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Flotec pump fp4322 08
Try putting news print below it, be sure it is dry, then check later and you will shortly find the area the leak is located.
I have a 5KC36MN2573 BX 3/4 hp motor with a
Hi,
Take the four bolts out that hold the motor to the pump body...then carefully so that you do not ruin the gasket, get the motor the impeller and the pump face plate off of the pump body...it may take a bit or prying and tapping to get it apart...
Then comes the fun part...the impeller spins off of the motor shaft in the opposite direction of the rotation of the motor...so check the motor rotation and then you have to spin the impeller off of the motor shaft...a strap wrench works sometimes and sometimes you need to beat the impeller with a hammer and screw driver to get it off... holding the motor shaft at the same time can be a problem...sometimes you can get to the shaft and other motors have a screw driver slot or a nut at the back ot the motor to allow you to hold the shaft...this is best done with two people...
Once the impeller is off then the plate can slide off of the shaft... however you should replace the ceramic seal with a new one when installing a new motor...usually the old seal will leak if you do not... of course if you do not install the new seal very carefully it will leak also...
then place the plate on the new motor and spin the impeller on again....
For me... I usually always but a motor, impeller and seal when doing a job like this...
Good luck!!
heatman101
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