With the advent of the extremely hot weather some sections of Australia, including Sydney, have experienced, failure of water pumps, particularly 6.9's, have become an issue.
There has been confusion from time to time regarding the amount of work involved in order to remove the pump. Some have maintained that the crankshaft damper requires removal, others have suggested that it would be best to also remove the water pump housing that separates the pump from the engine block.
There is...