# 2006 Lincoln Zephyr - pulley tightened too much **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** zephyr, lincoln\ **Created:** [May 23, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752 "2020-05-23T21:34:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PATRICIATAYLOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@PATRICIATAYLOR](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PATRICIATAYLOR)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/1 "2020-05-23T21:34:59Z")
i tighten the pulley(water pump) to tight and i can’t get it off my tools won’t fit. HELP sign lady mech ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 1:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/2 "2020-05-24T13:55:00Z")
Am I reading that correctly, the tool you used to tighten it will not fit to loosen it? As far as that goes, can you post a picture? Normally water pumps do not have removable pulleys. ---
**Author:** ![PATRICIATAYLOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@PATRICIATAYLOR](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PATRICIATAYLOR)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/3 "2020-05-24T18:04:00Z")
sure it sit’s on top of water pump the clap ![IMG_20200523_093401.jpg](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/d/4dad92d18284644104777a2bb66cfc790b2c8a00.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/4 "2020-05-24T18:24:32Z")
Why are you trying to remove the water pump pulley? If you’re replacing the water pump, the new one has a pulley on it. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/9/29e8c232a349995a638901f8b33e0d3ebdc1a663.jpeg) If you’re trying to remove the puller from the pulley, just remove the bolts and nuts that hold puller arms onto the puller. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/c/9/c97c7de4bc32e95b0aa9aa266f092317b87314be.jpeg) Tester ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/5 "2020-05-24T18:27:43Z")
Looks like you might have bent the ribs on the pulley. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/6 "2020-05-24T21:39:02Z")
No idea what’s going on here but I’ve never had to use a puller to remove a pump pulley. Any press fit pulley should stay on the pump and never need to be removed or installed. It’s a bit difficult for me to understand exactly what it is you were trying to do. Hopefully the pulley is not damaged because if so the belt will not last. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/7 "2020-05-24T22:13:57Z")
The water pump drive pulley must be removed from the camshaft before the water pump can be removed. There is a specific puller used that attaches to the hub, a jaw type puller will damage the pulley. ---
**Author:** ![kravenscroft1316\_165014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kravenscroft1316\_165014](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kravenscroft1316_165014)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/8 "2020-05-24T22:28:37Z")
I don’t know of any duratec that has a water pump drive pully run off of a camshaft. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/9 "2020-05-24T22:57:50Z")
This is a Duratec engine from a 2010 Ford Fusion, the water pump is on the left; ![2010 Ford Fusion engine](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/d/ddc2a31c86bf2d8a6eead09bd87a36015e52fbc3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/10 "2020-05-24T23:09:18Z")
> [@kravenscroft1316\_165014](#): > > don’t know of any duratec that has a water pump drive pully run off of a camshaft. That’s been going on since the days of the Contour, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![kravenscroft1316\_165014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kravenscroft1316\_165014](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kravenscroft1316_165014)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/11 "2020-05-24T23:12:17Z")
But why? What a cluster. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/12 "2020-05-25T01:02:17Z")
> [@kravenscroft1316\_165014](#): > > But why? What a cluster. You put the water pump where there is room for it. Sometimes that means at the rear of the engine, and you need a belt to run it. Every Northstar is the same way. Toyota V8 engines put the starter under the intake manifold. Sometimes it’s just about packaging. ---
**Author:** ![kravenscroft1316\_165014](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kravenscroft1316\_165014](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kravenscroft1316_165014)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/13 "2020-05-25T01:16:43Z")
That makes me feel nauseous. Forgive the intrusion though. I guess you learn new things here even without asking questions. Did a #3 coil and starter on a 3.0 and never even noticed the water pump. ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 3:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/14 "2020-05-25T03:25:10Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Normally water pumps do not have removable pulleys. Many Toyotas and Benzes have bolt-on water pump pulleys, just to name 2 manufacturers And that’s not the water pump pulley op is trying to remove . . . but I have a feeling it’ll get damaged because that puller will damage the pulley, while at the same time not even removing it Anyways, I have a feeling he needs a different puller/installer set. I suspect he needs this type of tool set to do the job ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/4/e/4e64abf8ca1602880ea3cdd18eec07224e819af0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-lincoln-zephyr-pulley-tightened-too-much/164752/15 "2020-05-25T04:38:06Z")
There is a puller set on Amazon for $115, there must also be pullers for less. A replacement pulley cost $12.25 plus shipping, since the pulley appears to be damaged I would cut pulley off and not purchase the puller. The real problem with a water pump in this location is that it only pays a technician 2.1 hours (1 hour factory warranty) to replace the water pump and I need a special tool. I can get paid 6 to 10 hours warranty time to replace a water pump on certain Toyota vehicles with no special tools.