easier to change water pump with drive off or on?

forgedin78

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Alpha one drive, took the drive off for storage last year, time to reassemble. I plan to replace the water pump, will this be easier as it is now, with the drive off the boat on the garage floor, or would bolting it back onto the bell housing before I split the lower half be the easier method?
 

Don S

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Re: easier to change water pump with drive off or on?

Replace the impeller before installing the drive. Much easier to line things up that way.
 
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