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    The document discusses improper use of sealants during water pump replacement which can lead to premature failures. It provides examples of water pumps that were supplied with gaskets that do not require sealants but had excess sealant applied anyway, contaminating seals and causing leaks. Technicians are advised to only use sealants as needed and avoid overuse to prevent customer quality issues and returns.

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    The document discusses improper use of sealants during water pump replacement which can lead to premature failures. It provides examples of water pumps that were supplied with gaskets that do not require sealants but had excess sealant applied anyway, contaminating seals and causing leaks. Technicians are advised to only use sealants as needed and avoid overuse to prevent customer quality issues and returns.

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    The document discusses improper use of sealants during water pump replacement which can lead to premature failures. It provides examples of water pumps that were supplied with gaskets that do not require sealants but had excess sealant applied anyway, contaminating seals and causing leaks. Technicians are advised to only use sealants as needed and avoid overuse to prevent customer quality issues and returns.

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    TECH TIP

    COOLING SYSTEM

    BULLETIN TT006-16 Automotive Sealant Use During


    › PART NUMBER: Water Pump Replacement
    Water Pumps
    The improper use of sealants can contribute to premature failures of the water pump. Below are
    › MAKE: examples of improper use of sealant.

    All
    Both pumps were supplied with a cellulose / rubber binder gasket. These gaskets do not require
    › MODEL: the use of any sealants. However if the mating surface is damaged a small skim coat of sealant is
    allowable with these types of gaskets.
    All

    › YEAR:

    All

    › ENGINE:

    All

    Both pumps were supplied with a rubber / O-ring style gasket. These types of gaskets do not require
    the use of any sealants.
    TECH TIP | COOLING SYSTEM

    Both pumps to the left were supplied with a metal gasket with a rubber
    lining the interior perimeter. This type of gasket does not require
    any sealer. It is clear that over use and misuse of sealants occured.
    Installation practices of this nature will lead to premature water pump
    failures. Premature failures lead to product reliability / quality concerns
    from customers when in actuality the failure arose from miss-installation
    / improper use of sealants.
    In the examples below one can see where sealer material has been found
    within the cartridge seal and has led to premature leakage of the water
    pump and the customer returned the pumps as an alleged manufacturer
    defect.

    To the left are examples of Dynamic and Static seal contamination /


    filming caused by over use of sealants. When sealant particulates /
    residue get trapped between the Dynamic and Static seal faces it causes
    a separation of the two surfaces which leads to a seal leak.

    Residue

    WITH OVER 100 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE,


    GATES PRODUCTS ARE TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONAL
    TECHNICIANS AROUND THE WORLD.

    For more information, please contact our Technical Department Follow GatesAuto
    at 303.744.5651 or [email protected].
    © 2017 Gates Corporation. All rights reserved.

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