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Here is how i changed my stock impeller and wear ring to a solas 12/17 and a riva racing ss ring.
If you dont have ibr, this will be alot easier.
1. remove the bolt with nut that secures the ibr rod to the ibr bucket.
2. Remove the 2 bolts holding the bucket to the venturi.
Right bolt:
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Left bolt:
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3. Disconnect the steering linkage
Now it should look like this:
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4. Now remove the 2 bolts on the inside of the steering nozzle and trimming ring.
Now it should look like this:
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5. Remove the two ibr/nozzle supports attached to the venturi. Three bolts on each support.
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Now it should look like this:
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6. Pull out the siphon tube (no need to take of the clamp) and remove the three bolts securing the pump to the pump support and pull rearwards to remove pump.
Now it should look like this:
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Support the drive shaft:
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7. Remove the three bolts securing the venturi to the impeller housing. TIP secure your impeller removal tool in a vice and place the pump on it. This will make it easier to work on it.
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With the venturi off, it should look like this:
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8. Remove the three bolts on the nose cone:
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9. Put this flat side in a vice:
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10. Unscrew the impeller boot. It has reverse threads:
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11. Insert the impeller removal tool in the impeller and unscrew the impeller. Its pretty tight so use some force!
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12. Wipe of the antiseize on the impellershaft threads and put new loctite 767 antiseize on it. If you dont have antiseize, bearing grease will work.
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13. Remove the impeller o-ring and put a new one in the new impeller. Lube it with some triple guard grease/ bearing grease or something.
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14. Screw the new impeller onto the impeller shaft and tourqe to 125 NM. Againg use some force and be aware of the loud click that comes from the tourqe wrench when its tourqed all the way.
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15. The solas impeller comes with a new impeller boot, it has no threads. Put loctite 577 on it and pop it in.
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16. Discard and replace the two nose cone o-rings with NEW o-rings. Make sure the new ones are nice and lubed with bearing grease.
17. Install the nose cone by wiggling it, secure it with NEW screws and tourqe them to 7,5 NM.
18. Transfer the neoprene seal from the old wear ring to the new.
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19. Lube up the new wear ring with XPS synthetic grease.
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If you dont have ibr, this will be alot easier.
1. remove the bolt with nut that secures the ibr rod to the ibr bucket.
2. Remove the 2 bolts holding the bucket to the venturi.
Right bolt:
Left bolt:
3. Disconnect the steering linkage
Now it should look like this:
4. Now remove the 2 bolts on the inside of the steering nozzle and trimming ring.
Now it should look like this:
5. Remove the two ibr/nozzle supports attached to the venturi. Three bolts on each support.
Now it should look like this:
6. Pull out the siphon tube (no need to take of the clamp) and remove the three bolts securing the pump to the pump support and pull rearwards to remove pump.
Now it should look like this:
Support the drive shaft:
7. Remove the three bolts securing the venturi to the impeller housing. TIP secure your impeller removal tool in a vice and place the pump on it. This will make it easier to work on it.
With the venturi off, it should look like this:
8. Remove the three bolts on the nose cone:
9. Put this flat side in a vice:
10. Unscrew the impeller boot. It has reverse threads:
11. Insert the impeller removal tool in the impeller and unscrew the impeller. Its pretty tight so use some force!
12. Wipe of the antiseize on the impellershaft threads and put new loctite 767 antiseize on it. If you dont have antiseize, bearing grease will work.
13. Remove the impeller o-ring and put a new one in the new impeller. Lube it with some triple guard grease/ bearing grease or something.
14. Screw the new impeller onto the impeller shaft and tourqe to 125 NM. Againg use some force and be aware of the loud click that comes from the tourqe wrench when its tourqed all the way.
15. The solas impeller comes with a new impeller boot, it has no threads. Put loctite 577 on it and pop it in.
16. Discard and replace the two nose cone o-rings with NEW o-rings. Make sure the new ones are nice and lubed with bearing grease.
17. Install the nose cone by wiggling it, secure it with NEW screws and tourqe them to 7,5 NM.
18. Transfer the neoprene seal from the old wear ring to the new.
19. Lube up the new wear ring with XPS synthetic grease.
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I know you should not start these on the beach, but apparently my idiot bother didn't understand that when I told him to only start in 4 feet or more. :crying: So now, I need some advice. Clearly the wear ring will need to be replaced. That being said, can you take a look at the impeller and housing from these pics. The impeller is beat up a little, but still seems like it will work. The housing is different. You see that chip in the metal down there, is that okay to wait on replacement, or does it need it? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
