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  • Nautique Fan
    • May 2016
    • 136

    • Utah

    • 2007 SANTE 236 ZR6
    #1

    Prop Puller and Impeller Puller

    Looking at getting a prop puller. I have a 2007 236 with the ZR6. I like the size of the harmonic prop puller but does it work as well as the C-clamp style? I'd rather have the one that works the best. Also on the C-clamp style puller I've seen one with a flat washer on the end of the screw and one without the washer. Is one better than the other?

    I just got my boat last year and haven't changed the impeller. Is an impeller puller necessary? Any tricks to changing it out?

    Thanks for any advice.


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  • charlesml3
    1,000 Post Club Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 2453

    • Lake Gaston, NC

    • 2022 G23
    #2
    I've changed out a lot of impellers and never needed a puller. You'll need to find a socket wrench the right size to swing the idler pulley over enough to get the serpentine belt off. Make sure you really know how it routes around to get it back on.

    Once it's off, you need to loosen the three bolts holding the front of the pump on. The pulley has holes in it. Line those up and your socket wrench will pass right through to the bolt. Note that these are almost always "captured" bolts. They don't come all the way out. Anyway once they're loose, grab the pulley and pull it off the front of the pump. 90% of the time, the impeller will stay in the housing. You'll have to fish it out with something.

    Shove the new one in. It doesn't matter which way the vanes lay over. As soon as the pump turns, they'll flip around if they need to. Sometimes it can be tricky to get the new gasket to stay in place while you're pushing the front part of the housing on and trying to align the bolts to the holes. If it's annoying, put some grease on the housing so the gasket sticks to it. Once you get one bolt started, the other two are fairly easy to get started as well. Tighten them down evenly. You don't need to really crank down on these.

    Put it in the water, start the engine, check for leaks, and make sure it's cooling properly before you head out.

    As far as prop pullers go, I've only used the C-Clamp style. It always seems to work fine.

    -Charles

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    • Nautique Fan
      • May 2016
      • 136

      • Utah

      • 2007 SANTE 236 ZR6
      #3
      Thanks so much for the info.


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      • DaveNH
        • Oct 2010
        • 94

        • Concord, NH

        • '63 CC American Skier '98 Sport Nautique
        #4
        C-clamp puller is pretty compact, and works extremely well.

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        • Evening Shade
          1,000 Post Club Member
          • Apr 2015
          • 1295

          • Martinez, GA/Lake Greenwood, SC

          • 2017 GS20 Previous: 2011 SAN 210, 2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200
          #5
          My experience with a Malibu and a 2011 210 is different than what Charles said. The impeller is always hard to get to and hard to pull out. I tried needle nose pliers and anything else I could think of to pull the impeller out. All I got was busted knuckles and bruised arms and elbows...until I got an impeller puller. Now it's no problem. The puller only costs about $50-60. Money well spent IMO.
          2007 Malibu Wakesetter 23 LSV, 1995 Cobalt 200

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          • DaveNH
            • Oct 2010
            • 94

            • Concord, NH

            • '63 CC American Skier '98 Sport Nautique
            #6
            I don't know if the clearance in those boats allow this, but I've had good luck with a pair of screwdrivers, jam them into opposite sides of the impeller and lever it against the housing to force the impeller out. Only thing is make sure to pad the place where the driver hits the housing so you don't put a dent/divot in it.

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            • charlesml3
              1,000 Post Club Member
              • Jan 2008
              • 2453

              • Lake Gaston, NC

              • 2022 G23
              #7
              Originally posted by DaveNH View Post
              I don't know if the clearance in those boats allow this, but I've had good luck with a pair of screwdrivers, jam them into opposite sides of the impeller and lever it against the housing to force the impeller out. Only thing is make sure to pad the place where the driver hits the housing so you don't put a dent/divot in it.
              Exactly. It's just a malleable rubber piece in a metal housing. I can't imagine why anyone would need a $60 tool to pull that out. On my brothers SV-211, we bent a "hook" in the end of a coathanger and pulled it out.

              -Charles

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              • JayG80
                • Dec 2006
                • 206

                • Santa Fe, TX

                • 2007 Ski Nautique Sold 2002 Ski Nautique
                #8
                Two paint can openers work well for pulling out the impeller on some models.

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                • charlesml3
                  1,000 Post Club Member
                  • Jan 2008
                  • 2453

                  • Lake Gaston, NC

                  • 2022 G23
                  #9
                  Originally posted by JayG80 View Post
                  Two paint can openers work well for pulling out the impeller on some models.
                  Yep. Usually just a pair of needle-nose pliers works fine too. Grab a vane on one side and scoot it out a little. Move 180 degrees, grab a vane and pull. Repeat until it slides out.

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                  • H2O
                    • Jul 2006
                    • 247


                    #10
                    When putting the pump cover back on make sure to orient it so the word "top" is up!

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                    • charlesml3
                      1,000 Post Club Member
                      • Jan 2008
                      • 2453

                      • Lake Gaston, NC

                      • 2022 G23
                      #11
                      Originally posted by H2O View Post
                      When putting the pump cover back on make sure to orient it so the word "top" is up!
                      Good to note! On my old boat, the pump cover would only go on one way. Any other orientation and the bolt holes wouldn't line up.

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