Gutting the Air Pump
#5
Team Owner
Pro Mechanic
Air pumps I've taken apart are basically a vane pump. Yeah, you could take the vanes out.
#6
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Getting the veins out is not an easy proposition. They are attached to little bearing rods. Now i know why that guy with the vert machined his pieces for a new unit. My rear bearing is good so i dont want to just start smashing around there.
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Not hi jacking but I couldn't post the pics you requested in the pm you sent me. Here's the top of one of my distributors. I would have to disassemble the other 85 for a pic of it. Aftermarket cap obviously. HTH,
Joe K
Joe K
#9
Race Director
I gutted the insides of my 84 smog pump almost 40 years ago. Worked fine as a dummy.
#10
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
Do you recall how you guys did it without ruining the rear or front bearings. Going at it with a chisel and hammer would be a bad way to do it. There must me a trick to do it without messing things up.
#14
Le Mans Master
Last edited by 86PACER; 02-17-2023 at 12:33 AM.
#16
Race Director
I'm thinking someone posted [years ago] that parasitic drain from the air pump was negligible. So, just leaving it as-is accomplishes nearly the same thing.
Fair disclosure: Before seeing the aforementioned post, I used the eliminator bracket/pulley on my 89. Glad I did because the appearance is much cleaner.
Fair disclosure: Before seeing the aforementioned post, I used the eliminator bracket/pulley on my 89. Glad I did because the appearance is much cleaner.