Water pump question - m100

[OlFerguson]

Hello,

I just got a water gasket and some o ring replacements for my water pump on my m100x. Is there a trick To getting the hard coolant line with o ring to set in the pump ? Having little difficulty. Any tips appreciated. Thank you

 

[Mark_BX25D]

I don't know your machine in particular, but with hard lines it's usually a matter of alignment. You'll need to move the line around until the fitting threads in by hand. Sometimes it takes just wiggling the line whille keeping some turning pressure on the fitting. Fingers, not tools, unless you like stripping threads. Save the tool for the final partial turn to set it up.