Kawasaki ER5/KLE/EX500 - Episode 62 - Water pump fitting

[@MrCsubee]

Hello I need a little help for my Kawasaki er5 I need to replace the O ring on the water pump tube and my question is can I remove the water pump cover without the clutch cover? Thanks for your help your videos help a lot to get back to road one of this lovely bike!

[@apg4090]

yes you can, BUT bear in mind to remove first only the cover, NOT the housing. after the cover removed and if you want to remove the rest you have to loose the fan with span in a CLOCKWISE movement.

[@AlmostStrongAlex]

I have the same engine and i broke the pump cover and after replacing it the coolant has some oil in it and i have no idea if this is the same issue or is there something else wrong, please help

[@stijngun12]

i have to remove the left pipe off the engine. which is harder than expected. the pipe seems completely stuck on the engine :c i dont know how to remove that

[@sergioboccassini85]

Your videos will help me a lot. Thank you very much. I've just a question. I changed the gaskets and the oil seal, but I left the old mechanical seal that maybe it was broken. Now when I fill the radiator with coolant, it comes out from the drain conduit on the left of the water pump. Is this ( the mechanical seal broken ) the only possible cause of the coolant's leak? PS. I put silicone on the gasket... why you don't?

[@dirtygarageguy]

Hello mate, your going to have to be more clear, you say it comes out of the 'drain conduit' If you mean the water pump drain bolt then bolt it up and it won't. Secondly, I didn't use silicone becasue it doesn't need it - matt

[@sergioboccassini85]

The Workshop i67.tinypic.com/2rpv2o2.jpg The manual says that if it leaks there, maybe the mechanical seal is broken, and the mechanical seal is the only thing I didn't change and I left that old. I have to open the pump again and change the mechanical seal, and then I remove the silicone that I put and let only the gaskets without silicone as you did. So no silicone, right?

[@dirtygarageguy]

Yes no silicone. Your seal maybe knackered, you'll have to check like you said. Take some pictures if you can when you pull it apart, I'd love to see what it looks like - matt

[@apg4090]

can we remove the impeler shaft with the crankcase assembled like in the video above? someone told me that we cannot, to remove the impeler shaft we have to disassemble the crankcase. is that true?

[@stormsteer3676]

Nice simple video. Where did you purchase the gaskets from? Currently rebuilding mine and also need the impeller shaft and the impeller itself

[@dirtygarageguy]

From Fowlers - they're kawasaki OEM parts

[@boris2352]

Hi, how can i take off the shield from pump, bcs the metal pipe hold it and i cant move with it

[@ovb19]

be prepared to fiddle with the metal water pipes again.i painted them a while back but because of the heat i'm guessing the paint exfoliated and they all started to leak past the seals.all new seals mind you and surfaces cleaned. cheers

[@dirtygarageguy]

Good call, the paint is the same engine enamel as the engine, but still we'll see - matt

[@thomassmyth3825]

Hi have you got the part number for the seal please

[@ShogunAutoworks]

So how do you get it OFF

[@dirtygarageguy]

what off? The impeller?

[@kubussek3]

It should be Episode 62 not 61 ;)

[@dirtygarageguy]

What?! Do you know how hard I work on these, and then for you to criticize me?!!!!!! lol only joking thanks dude, another one slipped by me - matt