Bitin' the Bullet...

[TOMMY RICH]

Well after Rule sending me a NEW pump Saturday and looking at the situation of replacing my livewell pump a little closer...I gave up and made an appointment to have it replaced. I cannot get to the bottom hose...don't know how they'll do it but, I'm sure it's doable.

I would recommend anyone with a 2001 to 2002 175 or 185 (if replacing pump) to replace it with one of the new ones with the replaceable cartridge. Rule industries went way beyond what I would call great service and that's what it's all about.

TEE

 

[Jim Jackson]

What's your's look like, Tee?? Mine is a mid-year 2002 PT175 and it has the replacable cartridge pump. I just replaced the motor/impeller cartridge last week. I did take the entire assembly loose including all 3 hoses because I had trouble getting the cartridge to unlock. It's not easy to get too, but once I removed the mounting screw that holds the whole assembly in place I was then able to remove the hoses. Moving the cranking battery out of the road helped, but it's still mostly a one-handed operation...

Not fun...

 

[TOMMY RICH]

You've got the newer one...that's good. My mount is welded and removing the battery helped to get two hoses off but, the one on the bottom far-side is unreachable and I don't have huge arms either.

I heard the guy at the service center tell me,"they had to eat a lot of warranty work", thus the change.And of course...mines outta' warranty.

Well at least it'll be replacable now....

TEE

 

[Jim Jackson]

I see your problem. Welding isn't always a good thing. The bottom far side hose is hard enough to get on and off on mine, let alone on yours.

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Dang it!!! I can't win for losin'....I just got off the phone with Tracker SC and they can't get me in til' July 9th....@$$oes...Now I gotta' see if someone else can do it. Any takers?

TEE