Thrust washer & bearing

[Edwinh1234]

Hey guys, installed a new jet pump recently. New bearings and all. Got to reading and got paranoid so here I am. What are signs of a pinched bearing? Took a bit of force to put my cone on but my impeller is spinning freely. Should I be good?

 

[mikidymac]

If the bearing is pinched the impeller will be very hard if not impossible to turn by hand.

 

[Poormanracing]

What year ski as most pumps will be hard to turn but the older pumps with the smaller thrust bearing will spin free and when it's under a l8ad will destroy the pump.so when you spin it pull as much as you can and spin the impellar

 

[Uncle_Tone]

I have replaced a few pumps last year and realized the thrust washer that comes in the rebuild pack is not the same size as the oem, its actually a touch larger. When I put the pump back together the prop would be extremely difficult to spin if not spin at all. I had no choice but to clean up the old thrust washer and use that. It doesn't seem like they get much wear. I have spoken with shop where I buy the kit from and they had known about the problem already and were supposedly fixing it. I think they get the parts from another place. Btw, the skis were from 98-02 951's.