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5.7L Engine

Fig 1: 5.7L WATER PUMP
GC0082794Courtesy of CHRYSLER LLC
1 - GENERATOR
2 - A/C COMPRESSOR
3 - WATER PUMP
4 - HEATER BYPASS TUBE
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
  2. Drain the cooling system. See Cooling - Standard Procedure 
  3. Remove the fan/viscous fan drive assembly from the water pump. See Cooling/Engine/FAN, Cooling - Removal . Do not attempt to remove the fan/viscous fan drive assembly from vehicle at this time.
  4. If the water pump is being replaced, do not unbolt the fan blade assembly from the thermal viscous fan drive.
  5. Remove the two fan shroud-to-radiator screws. Disconnect the coolant overflow hose, windshield washer fluid hose and washer pump electrical connector.
  6. Remove the fan shroud and the fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly from the vehicle.
  7. Remove A/C compressor and generator brace.
  8. Remove idler pulleys. See Cooling/Accessory Drive/PULLEY, Idler - Removal 
  9. Remove the belt tensioner assembly. See Cooling/Accessory Drive/TENSIONER, Belt - Removal .
  10. Remove the upper and lower radiator hoses.
  11. Remove the heater hoses.
  12. Remove the water pump mounting bolts and remove the pump.
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