timing belt cover question

[Corey]

I am changing the timing belt, front crank seal, and CPS. I want to know if you have to take the water pump out to get the entire cover off. I have a fairly new water pump, and I would rather not break the seal if possible.

Thanks
Corey

 

[Wildstar]

Nope. You have to take the cover off to get to the pump, but you don't have to take the pump off to remove the cover.

 

[Yamaha V6]

Take the waterpump pulley off (4x 12mm bolts), not the pump itself.

 

[svtC_and_SHO_Owner]

if your changing the cps then the lower timing cover has to come off. however the whole water pump does not have to come off. but i just did my water pump, and i made my job huge when i didnt need to. my replacement pump (47$ at napa after 4$ core) was only the front bearing but i had already taken off the whole pump, timing belt, dampner, lower timing cover...turned a 2 hour job in to a 2 weekend job (lots of cleaning acounts for my slowness) anyway my sujestion is if your replacing the water pump dont put in a used part, just get a remanufactured one for about 50 bucks.