rvd Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 (edited) Hey guys, Long time lurker here. Love the site as it has provided a lot of great info thanks! Question about my bike. I just did and overhaul on the waterpump on my 2012 raga, and have a question about the impeller. I had to press the assembly out to replace the seal and shaft, but I think I damaged about half the threads on the impeller being a monkey with it. I re-assembled, and I feel like there is still some good bite there. Until I get a replacement impeller, would I be foolish to run the bike? As the impeller is moving water, and the crank shaft doesn't spin very fast, I imagine there isn't a lot of force on the impeller. It felt pretty solid to me still. Should be good provided a to-spec fit and all the bits are where they should? Also, I used 10nM. does that sound right for torque? Thanks! Edited March 20, 2017 by rvd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 You might ask Gas Gas questions under Gas Gas to get a better response. Unfortunately the best video to replace the seal was removed from the internet by stupidity. A screwdriver and an allan wrench was all that was needed. I would fix it proper, as a spinning impellor could cost you in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyc21 Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 One of the few items that's just best to be 100% sure about from my point of view. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvd Posted March 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 ok guys thanks. I will swap it out. are the aluminum billet units of any value? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyc21 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 On 3/20/2017 at 6:54 PM, rvd said: ok guys thanks. I will swap it out. are the aluminum billet units of any value? My wife's Gas Gas is still running fine on its plastic one. I haven't ever seen or heard of issues with the plastic ones on Gas Gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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