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Wanted to change my impeller today but broke 2 of the 4 bolts off its a 2000 5.7 volvo any ideas how to fix this not sure if the hub were the bolts treaded into comes off or not. Help!

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2000 vista 268 in Mass.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Those original 4 brass/ bronze screws are a PITA (hey, I finally picked up an American abbreviation !). Replace them with Allen/ cap head stainless screws.

if the originals are sheared off, what's left in the backplate should be easy to remove as the backplate' screws are the same material; no corrosion. The pump is held on to the pulley by 3 bolts; easily removed if you can't work on it on the boat.

Thanks just went and got some SS bolts and some new drill bits and a tap time to start drilling

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2000 vista 268 in Mass.

Ah, the joys of boat ownership. I'm glad you're fixing it correctly and not just throwing money away for a new housing.

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1981 Columbia 8.7
2015 Yamaha FZR - 87mph - sold
2006 Yamaha GP1300R - sold
2003 Chaparral 215 SSI - sold
2009 Stingray 195CS - sold
2000 Four Winns H180 - sold
1976 O'day Daysailer II - sold
Rick's Four Winns H180 Mods/Upgrade Thread

Gonna stop and work on something else , i picked up a new steering weel at the big defender sale last week 250$ found it in the bargin room for 50$ installing this will make me feel better . Iam also sitting on three big boxes from mermaid a/c iam starting to feel like Ric.

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2000 vista 268 in Mass.

Check to see if you have a splined steering shaft or the taper shaft with the woodruff key. Splined you probably should use a puller, taper, you remove the nut holding on the wheel mount to the shaft, spray penetrating oil on the between the wheel mount and shaft, screw the nut back on just to cover the threads, take a piece of wood, cover the nut and tap with a hammer while pulling back on the wheel. Reason for re-installing the nut using this method, so the wheel does not fly off and smack you in the forehead
Look for the woodruff key (will look like a half moon shaped piece of steel and will probably fall out when you remove the wheel).
Coat the key with grease to keep in the slot in the shaft.

When re-installing a wheel always lube the steering shaft with a water proof marine grease so if you ever have to remove it again its not a bad job.

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88 Four Winns 200 Horizon
4.3 OMC Cobra-4bbl
2002 Walker Bay 10/2012 Suzuki 2.5
2008 Walker Bay 8

1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0/Selectrac
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Hemi/Quadradrive II

Steering weel was a piece of cake new one looks great it was a quick high ,turned the batteries on and tried some stuff out and relized my remote spot wont turn on- gonna be a long mounth till it goes in the water

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2000 vista 268 in Mass.