OEM 2004 Chevrolet SSR Water Pump

2004 Chevrolet SSR Water Pump Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to replace a water pump on 2004 Chevrolet SSR?

  A: You need to drain the cooling system and take off the electric cooling fan to start Water Pump replacement. Detach the inlet hose at its Water Pump connection while opening the hose clamp. Then let the accessory Drive Belt slide off. Remove the outlet hose through its two clamps by first repositioning one clamp then the other. Take off the outlet hose on the heater inlet along with its clamp when you slip off the outlet hose. Unscrew and remove all Water Pump bolts to take out the pump assembly including its gaskets. Then discard the old gaskets. Keep oil and foreign materials away from all gasket surfaces before assembling the Water Pump. Install the Water Pump using new gaskets and follow this sequence when tightening the bolts first apply 15 nm force then boost to 30 nm. First place the heater inlet hose clamp then hose and repeat the same with surge tank outlet hose and water outlet hose before reinstalling the accessory Drive Belt. Put on the accessory Drive Belt and inlet hose together with its clamp. Then add the electric cooling fan at the end. The process ends when you fill the cooling system.