Chevy TrailBlazer 5.3L Water Pump Replace Under 1 Hour - Time Saving Trick 

I just changed out my water pump.. my first time. Replaced it in 2 hours. Your tip helped me out a lot. You have saved me $400 in labour cost in exchange of 2 hours of life experience. Much appreciated for the tip

I have always said that my computer is my best tool in my whole shop. Thank you, thank you .. for this video. It saved me so much time. I always watch several videos of the same job before tackling them and your video popped up. I did my job but this was the 4.2L Envoy but I used your process and had the job complete in less than 1 hour. Great tip.. thanks a lot.......

Great idea...that is what RU-vid is all about... thanks Tim

Im curious. Why did u have to use the longer bolts. Couldnt u just use the 2 of the original bolts?

Thanks man! I followed your instructions, never done a water pump before. Total swap with your tips took 1.5 hrs on a 05 tb 5.3l. Longest part of the job was burping the system. I prefer ac delco but needed the truck running asap so went with the carquest lifetime warranty water pump from advance auto, they also stock the M8-1.25 X 30mm bolts that worked perfect on the fan clutch. Dorman part # 981-430D $4.99 for a pack of 6. Thanks for saving me some busted knuckles. I "should have" filled the upper rad hose and water pump with coolant before running, that would have saved some burping time

God damn it I just spent 4 hours doing one of these at work. I finished like 5 minutes ago. Had to take out the radiator and a/c condenser. Great trick for next time. You're a genius.

Love this tip! Great job, thank you!

Thank you for this tip! You saved me hours, You are the best!

Nice work you make this look easier, and much less intimidating!!!!!!!!

Great time saver, thanks for the video.

Thanks, wish I had looked before I wasted so much time yesterday. Maybe I can finish it this evening.

Great video, I only wished to have seen it before my repair. I already replaced the clutch on my 02 GMC Envoy, the removal process is extremely straight forward and did not have an issue. But, when it was time to install the new clutch it was hell... getting the nut to tread onto the water pump was extremely difficult to say the list. I had to improvise, I used the rubber handle on my clutch removal tool to support the clutch as I was treading it, because my hands were to big to fit between the blades. At the time of the repair I did not have the water pump and by the time I got it, I started dreading the fact that I will have to go thru that process again. I have been procrastinating about installing the new water pump, your tip will definitely improve and speed up the process, thank you...

Top notch tip Tim.

Good tip Tim ! Great video.

Thanks for the video. I was getting ready to change my water pump and thought I bet someone has a trick for it... and bam! Thanks for taking the time to show how to do it. On a separate note.. you people that are nothing but smartasses with the replies... you don't appreciate the time it takes to do a video like this that are made to help who? Us! How about being a little more appreciative? You just can't fix stupid sometimes. :-)

OK, I get the shroud and the pump itself. How do I get the upper radiator thing out? I guess i need special pliers for the other ones, which I'll pick up today. Upper radiator hose? How do I remove it like that?

That’s a very great tip thanks

Sweet tip I'll try it next time... Thanks

Nice time saver!

Do you have a video on how to replace the fan assembly on the 4.2 L Chevy trailblazer?

Nice one Tim, thanks so much!

I put a hole in my fan shroud to fit the stupid radiator hose inlet through, because that thing didn't wanna let go of my fan shroud. Best decision of my life

How do I stop the pulley from moving when trying to get the main nut out?

I managed to get mine out using the original bolts threaded in a few turns but it was tight, I have the 4.2. If I couldn't have got it I would have gone and got some longer bolts but I honestly forgot to stop at parts store so I gave it a shot.

I know I should have looked at this first before I did my water pump on my Envoy. This would have help me greatly as well as save me some money.

nice tip il try it next time i get one although they are pretty rare

I have a better hack... unscrew the 3 of 4 bolts of the fan and leave one bolt screwed in a few threads... pop the fan of the clutch assembly and I will be enough room the do the water pump... don’t have to take the Shroud off at all

thankssssss!

Flippin genius

You got a video on replacing the power steering pump

Nice!

Whats the reason behind putting the longer bolts in.

Wait I'm lost. How did you get the fan clutch to spin off the water pump??? All I see is you putting the longer bolts in and then it looks like the fan clutch is already loose!! Help!

I'm confused, what do the 2 longer bolts do?

2:54 was my problem.

how do you keep a positive attitude with 2 hrs of cloudy daylight a day? it's awesome in the summer when you stumble out of bars at midnight and see the sun. but now, it's rough.

I don't get it!

no wonder the dealer charges so much lot of work

nice trick. I didn't notice until I started the video it was for the 5.3 trail blazer. I've done a lot of water pumps on the 4.7 trailblazers, and they are always a pain with the fan and shroud. but as I was watching, I thought to myself that the fan shroud and rad should be the same in the 4.7, I wonder if this trick would work, it always seems that getting the shroud pas the upper rad hose spout is always the hardest part.

Under an hour my ass!! What did replacing those bolts exactly do?🤔

I'm believing this is some sort of scam. Video doesn't at all show how the nut was loosened to get fan off! I understand the clearance for the longer bolts. But, my pump just turns inside of belt.... so, help and post a video of how it comes loose. Instead of what appears to be a magic trick.