Topic: Broken Fuel Pump Flange

Hi all,

Just joined today after being out of VWs for 2.5 years.  Now time to get the bug on the road.  Doing a minor tune up today and replaced the fuel pump and flange.  Well the flange broke off at the neck and is sitting about 1/16" below where the hole in the case narrows down.  How do I remove it?  Cut notches in it with a hacksaw and get the pieces out?, tear it into little pieces and flush the oil, put it back together with superglue and hope for the best? 

74 Standard Beetle
1600 DP
Will be my daily driver

Thanks for your help.

Chuck

Re: Broken Fuel Pump Flange

You can try to get it out, best option is probably an EZ-Out of some type, square or round, your call. I have had decent success tapping threads in the broken piece and running a bolt through it, then pulling the whole mess out.  You can also crush/mangle/drill it to pieces and flush the oil a couple times, this is also considered sort of acceptable due to it being a bake-a-lite piece, not metal, and thus the shavings and small bits that remain in the motor will be pulverized and not hurt the internals. (much...) If it were me and I wanted the car on the road soon, I'd just put the original broken piece back on top with a new gasket and call it good. Forget the superglue, it's all oily and it wont' hold anyway. The lower piece isn't going to fall into the engine due to the taper, and the stresses on this part won't really be affected by the break, it's just a bushing for the pushrod. Replace it when you rebuild the motor.

Good Luck,

Jordan

Re: Broken Fuel Pump Flange

Good advice Jordan

                                                                Yancey

Re: Broken Fuel Pump Flange

Jordon, Yancy,

Thanks very much, I will give the easy out a try and see what happens.

Chuck