Replace 960 water pump without removing the timing belt

[tjts1]

I replaced my leaking water pump today without removing the timing belt or serpentine belt. I had to remove and reset the timing belt tensioner and tensioner pulley. I used a bungee to keep tension on the belt and a some whiteout to mark the belt and pulleys. Its not exactly by the book but it saved a lot of time and effort. The timing belt and associated pulleys are only 10k miles old. The water pump was the factory original with 170k miles.

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[93Regina]

I replaced my leaking water pump today without removing the timing belt or serpentine belt.

YMMV, but I prefer to replace both at the same time on redblock engines.