During routine maitenance on my pump today, I was changing out all the o-rings and gaskets, shaft seal, ect. I put the pump back together and started up the pump/filter. About 3 minutes into running, heard bang inside my pump. Tore the pump down again and discovered that the impeller had seperated from the shaft. Now my question is how do I get the remaining piece off the shaft. I have held the one end with a wrench but I cannot get enough leverage to turn the old remaining brass fitting off. Any suggestions.
Thank you in advance.
Thank you for contacting Inyo. I would suggest using a small strap wrench. That should allow you to get the brass fitting off of the shaft.
Didn’t help. Tried everything. Now resorting to using a cut off on the dremal to remove this. Will follow up to let you know how that went. I did order a replacement pump.
Thanks for the update. We have seen some pool owners resort to the dremel. Good luck!
Just a follow up to this issue. I bought a new motor as the process of trying to cut off the old piece was proving to be very time consuming and difficult. I will delay cutting this off until the late fall when the temperture decreases. I installed the new impeller and motor with new seals and gaskets. Pump is back and running smoothly. As always, Inyopools rocks in getting parts when needed.
Thanks
Jim
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