1.6 td waterpump replacement??

[mtnman]

1990 Jetta 1.6 td water pump is leaking at the spindle seal. Can't seem to get at wp as stated in Bentley due the huge accessory drive bracket.
My car has ac and it looks like to remove the water pump I have to;
remove the alternator
remove the ac compressor
remove the ps pump
remove the diesel pump
remove the ac, ps, alternator idler and alt. bracket.

or
remove the crankshaft pulley and sprocket
remove the upper and lower timing belt cover
remove the timing belt
remove the intermediate shaft sprocket
Can anyone confirm if all of this is necessary or is there a trick/shortcut?

[LeeG]

I did my '91 jetta TD by the 2nd route you describe, past timing belt.
You have to take the timing belt off in the first option you describe anyway...to get the injection pump off.

think of it as a chance to renew your timing belt!

[mtnman]

Thanks Lee, I figured as much. I'll probably just keep adding coolant until I'm ready to change the belt anyway.
Anyone else with a simpler approach.

[chrissev]

Thanks Lee, I figured as much. I'll probably just keep adding coolant until I'm ready to change the belt anyway.
Anyone else with a simpler approach.

not sure about the A/C but I've removed the water pump on my 1.6TD jetta without removing the injection pump.  Is the A/C compressor attached to the alternator bracket?  If so you will need to remove the A/C, because the water pump is behind the bracket.  But you don't need to remove the injection pump.

There is also the ultra trick method of removing only the pump without removing anything else, but that depends on the amount of clearance you have behind all the stuff and how big your hands are.  If you can get at the alternator bracket bolts, and there are four of them, two top and two bottom, it is possible (though difficult) to remove the bolts then slide the water pump out from behind the bracket by lifting the bracket a bit while the A/C and everything else is still attached to it.  This is because all four water pump bolts go through the alternator bracket first, so once you remove those four bolts, the pump is free and will move.  You can remove the top two alternator bracket bolts without even removing the alternator.  The left one can be removed with a long extension with a swivel head inserted down into the hole between the bracket and the injection pump.  The right one can be removed with a ratcheting box end wrench.  Both are very difficult bolts but you can do it.  I did it so I know.  The bottom ones are easy once the alternator is out.  Not sure again where the A/C is located on that car because mine doesn't have it, nor does it have power steering, but if you can remove them by shifting stuff to the side or loosening stuff, then you will be able to slide the pump out once you lift the bracket a bit.  So that is the rather dexterous method, but I don't recommend it unless you are really adept with your hands.  

Chris