Info needed: Ford V8 water pump rebuild kits

[Mike Gurr]

An update on my experiences to date. I bought a Jeep pump repair kit and while the bearing is the same size the end of the shaft which passes through the various seals into the impeller is larger than the Ford one so would need grinding down to fit or the impeller boring out, in either case the carbon disc, rubber seal and circlip are not the same as the Ford parts and do not fit. I then bought 2 repair kits from Gotham Auto parts being the correct truck pump repair kit shown on the pic below. My pump bodies needed the inside refacing as they were scored where the carbon disc seals against the casting so it all went to an engineering shop near me who specialises in vintage car water pumps, steering boxes etc. Unfortunately they have come back to me saying that the kit is good for all parts except the rubber bellows (Part 8551). This is poor and even when compressed does not seal around the shaft. I have emailed James at Gotham Auto parts but so far no reply, I guess they are not working at the moment. Unless anyone has a source for this part separately I am at a temporary halt. Any more info and I will update.