Water pump removal suggestions, please.

So I discovered that the drivers side water pump is leaking coolant/water and I need to remove them both for rebuild. Does anyone have any suggestions on doing this ? This is my first time and I'm wondering about what's the best way to support the motor so I can remove the pumps ? Also, do I need to remove the radiator in order to remove the pumps ? Any input will be great.
BTW it's a '36 coupe with a 59ab flathead.
Thanks in advance.
 
Hank, Run a jack under the car with a 2x4 under the engine pan for support.
The radiator does not need to be removed.
Remove the motor mount bolts. Engine will need to be jacked up slightly to fascilitate this.
Lower radiator hoses will be easier to remove while jacking the engine also.
Lower the engine to stabilize on the mounts while you break loose the pump bolts.
There is a hidden bolt inside the water hole. This bolt should be a stainless bolt, but in case it is not, use a 6 point socket rather than a 12 point, just for the safety of not rounding over the head. After loosening the bolts, go no farther until you raise the engine to be fully supported on the jack.
In replacing the pumps, make sure the stainless bolts go in the water holes.
Use a bit of grease of any kind to hold the new gaskets in place during assembly. Do not use sealant of any kind, the paper gaskets seal very well without, and in fact there are a couple of good reasons to not use sealant.
Use new water hoses, and again, no sealant, but rather, silicone grease to fascilitate assembly and preservation of the rubber. The hoses will almost install themselves with this method: Guide the hoses on while lowering the engine to the mounts.
(Note: You will get other opinions from those who fear the hose will come off or will leak. My answer to that opinion is that the hose and the clamp know what to do if the installer knows what he's doing.)
Use new motor mounts, and snug them down till they just begin to herniate.
 
38 has got it right,except i coat the rad. hoses with WD-40 as it evaporates instead of grease which stays there.ken ct.
 
The engine only needs to be raised 1/4" or less, this isn't going to help much getting the hoses on or off. Try to twist the hoses to break them loose or slice them with a razor knife. put a SMALL amount of Indianhead gasket cement in the hoses and on the flanges to help slide on and seal the hoses. Install new hoses and bend them in the middle to get them on. Check your motor mounts, if the rubber is soft or crushed now is the time to replace them. G.M.
 
I've found that removing the fan and radiator makes the job a lot easier. You get more space, can see better, and there's less risk of damaging the radiator. It also makes removing/installing those lower hoses easier.
 
Having just put my radiator in - I found that removing the generator gave me a lot more tipping room to get the radiator outlets into the hoses already mouted on the pumps.
 
Well the job is done and the water pumps are all boxed up and ready for the USPS. All in all it went well, I can see that whoever installed the pumps used a crap load of blue gasket sealer. I will scrape off all of the crap on the block and be ready for the rebuilt unit's. The impeller's are in really bad shape, kind of amazing that they pumped anything. I did notice that the bottom of the radiator is all mucked up so I will pull the hood off and remove the radiator. Any secrets to removing the hood ?
Thanks again for the input.
 
Like I mentioned a few days ago everything went well, I removed the waterpumps and shipped them to Skip for rebuilding. After removing the waterpumps I noticed the bottom of the radiator is pretty mucked up (mashed fins and crusty water damage) so I decided to remove the hood and radiator last night. My NEW question is: when everything comes back from the rebuilder's what's the order they should all go back in ? Does the waterpumps go back in first or the radiator go in first, and what about the generator ??? I don't want to mash the radiator fins (I will protect with cardboard).
I had a hell of a time getting the generator out with the radiator in the way. I even had to get my wife to help me remove the hood. LOL
Any suggestions will be great.
 
Hank, I usually try to put the radiator back in as late as possible. It's so much easier to get at the front components without it. I'd recommend getting everything back together and then putting the radiator in last.
 
Thank you Nellis003, that sounds like good advice. Your 100% about the WP's going back in easier without the radiator in the way. Every thing is out being rebuilt so now all of the scratch's on my arms and hands can heal.
 
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