300E water pump replacement part 1/3

Jumping right into the water pump replacement! So far I'm in for about $650 on top of the $1k purchase price
Removing pulleys, belt, belt tensioner, etc. Got 3 of the 4 bolts on the water pump taken out - but the last one I stripped. I'll be borrowing an extractor kit from my friend Bud to get it out properly and then I can finally start putting everything back together
I took the tensioner off after the video - once the water pump is off, it's going to be amazing spraying brake parts cleaner all over the metal parts to get rid of the caked on oil
Should be able to wrap this up in a week - stay tuned for an update. Once water pump and belt are replaced, car should be good to go. Still need to do valve cover gaskets - but will see how things go

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