GPBox Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Hi all, trying the impossible to get the DS pump out of my 2003 R400K without removing Throttle bodies etc... Q1: which direction does the bolt holding the DS pulley UNWIND ? clockwise or Anti ?Q2: Is it possible to remove the upper and lower retaining bolts w/o having to remove the Throttle bodies ?.... thanks all Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 1 ordinary RH thread: Undo anti-clockwise.2 yes, but it's Remove the filter and remove the air horns. Be careful when refitting the horns. Use loctite and new bolts/nuts just to be on the safe side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEK Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 https://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/ds-gold-pump-pulley-removal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Recent thread....https://www.lotus7.club/forum/techtalk/ds-gold-pump-pulley-removal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPBox Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 ah ha....thanks, any bright ideas on how to stop the pulley turning when I try to undo the cap bolt ?...thanks all ! GrahamPS - managed to get the two rear bolts out...after, removing engine mount, steering column etc....painful !! G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM25T Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Does the pulley have any holes in it ? Tool with two pins on legs .... designed to poke through holes in cam pulleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Or put 1/2” bar through one of the holes? Socket extension would do it. It only M6 ish with some locktite so shouldnt take much to shift it! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted December 11, 2018 Leadership Team Share Posted December 11, 2018 From memory ... remove the pulley bolt by inserting a 6mm hex key through one of the pulley holes into one of the pump front mounting bolts, IIRC they're M8, and use this to lock the pulley. The pulley is only secured by a small M6 cap head bolt so should loosen quite easily (use Loctite when reassembling).Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Bassett Posted December 11, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted December 11, 2018 Having very recently completed this task, I did the following:1. Loosened the cap head holding the D/S pulley in place.2. Pulled the tensioner down and removed the belt (which was cracked in places) followed by the pulley. At first this was quite stiff, but some gentle taps with a piece of wood had it sliding off. Pulley was then thoroughly cleaned as was caked with dried old oil at the rear.3. Removed the front 2 M6 (I think) bolts - these were very easy to remove4. Undone the pump oil feed & return pipes - the top (metal) pipe I had to use a tie wrap to position it out of the way.5. Spent the next 3 hours swearing/cursing trying to remove the back 2 M6 bolts - I managed this in the end without having to remove steering column/TBs and other bits and bobs, but it was a job for an inexperienced mechanic like myself, but I learnt a lot in doing so.Once the final bolt was out, the pump just came away without any issue.Today the pump is being posted to Titan for a refresh with a view to putting it all back together again some time in January...I'm going to buy a 6mm flexible ratchet spanner as I think that might help with the back two bolts when used with correct 6mm hex bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPBox Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Thanks all, manged to get it off last night...heading to Titan for a service....cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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