Guys on the hillbilly forum are doing replacement of the big o-ring... a longer timing port bolt is progressively turned in to hold the plunger guts in place as the pressure-head screws are progressively loosened, just until the seal can be removed. The o-ring is slipped around each screw one-at-a-time, to hold the head in place.Other seals will likely need replacing, so pulling the pump is worth the effort if you have the time.
If you can easily remove the delivery valves, you won't need to stretch the o-ring as much to get it over the HP head. For in-the-car procedure, I'd back out each screw 1/2turn and then turn the extra-long timing bolt in until it touches the plunger. (The goal is to not let the plunger washer/spacer fall from its recess between the camplate and plunger.) Out of the car, I clamp the IP with the HP head pointing up (no need for timing bolt removal).I get the HP head out only far enough to access the o-ring (~12mm), with equal tension on each bolt (bolt heads mostly just touching). Most folks report just snipping the old ring and peeling it out of the groove. Worked for me.I put the new ring over the stop solenoid and pull out one top bolt, get the new ring in the groove and replace that bolt (. Then I pull the next top bolt and get the ring in the groove and replace that bolt. I was able to stretch the o-ring over the HP head and R-R the next bolt without the o-ring getting snagged on the exposed threads of the last bolt, some guys protect the o-ring with some material between the bolt threads and the ring.R-R the last bolt to get the o-ring entirely around the groove... the ring should contract enough after stretching to loosely fit in the groove. This is a good time to flush any residual grime out with brake cleaner, then lube with oil or fuel.Loosen the x-long timing bolt 1/2 turn and tighten the other bolts in 1/2 turn. The idea is to avoid turning the timing bolt out too far, or tightening the head bolts too much, by loosening the same distance as tightening. That's another reason why out-of-the-car is my preference; no worries on that.
Quote from: TylerDurden on November 16, 2012, 05:05:23 amGuys on the hillbilly forum are doing replacement of the big o-ring... a longer timing port bolt is progressively turned in to hold the plunger guts in place as the pressure-head screws are progressively loosened, just until the seal can be removed. The o-ring is slipped around each screw one-at-a-time, to hold the head in place.Other seals will likely need replacing, so pulling the pump is worth the effort if you have the time.The time spent tediously doing this procedure i feel like its just as easy to pull the pump. Ive never taken apart and ip but i can have one in a out in less than 2 hours.