Handy tool to extract seals from water pump

[mcclen]

All,

As usual, the scenario is DIY, mess things up, go to the forum and either find the answer or by reading trigger a better thought from all the advice.

In trying to rebuild my Oberdorfer 202 water pump, I was at wits end trying to remove the "inner water" seal. It was coming out in pieces and I was sure the pump walls were getting marred in the process.

I even started to design an extraction tool and was about to make it, when looking for my tin snips I found the solution at the bottom of the toolbox. Several good souls had mentioned bending a heated screwdriver to a right angle. Why that had not triggered the recollection is not clear, but when I saw the Sears Craftsman Offset screwdriver, the solution was in hand. I was able to "walk" the remnants of the seal up the cylinder wall until it popped out.

I have no idea why I've owned this tool until this point, but it goes from the general tool box to the boat tool box now.

I highly recommend it - Sears Item# 00941315000 | Model# 41315 - at just under $3.

Chris