Water Pump. • Remove the engine guard (see Engine Guard Removal in the Frame chapter)

Water Pump Removal

• Drain the coolant.

• Remove the engine guard (see Engine Guard Removal in the Frame chapter)

• Loosen the clamp and remove the radiator hose [A] from the water pump cover [B].

• Remove the four cover bolts [C].

• With the water pipe [D] attached, remove the water pump cover.

• Install the right footpeg assembly.

NOTE

○The impeller and water pump shaft have a left-handed thread, therefore they must be turned clockwise [A] to remove.

• Shift the transmission into 1st gear.
While applying the rear brake, remove the impeller [B].

• Pull the water pump housing [A] and gasket out of the right crankcase. Turn the water pump shaft [B] clockwise, and remove it.

Water Pump Installation

• When installing the water pump shaft or impeller, shift the transmission into 1st gear and apply the rear brake.

• Apply silicone sealant to the area [A] where the mating surface of the crankcase contacts the water pump hous­ing gasket.

Sealant - Kawasaki Bond (Silicone Sealant): 56019-120

• Apply high temperature grease to the lips of the water pump housing oil seal.

• Turn the water pump shaft or impeller counterclockwise, and tighten them.

Torque -Water Pump Shaft: 25 N-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 ft-lb)

Water Pump Impeller: 9.8 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 87 in-lb)