Wondered why I hadnt heard any updates from the old thread....didnt realize there was this new one! lol I'll add my thanks to you guys for your time and energy pursuing this. Even through my disagreement with the "pump engineer" at the end of the other thread I knew banging the plate wasnt the solution and that the impeller needed to be properly positioned on the shaft. I've moved one to the proper position myself, but obviously it would be nice to just buy one that is correct.
On another note.....if you get one of the new pumps before the plate situation is addressed.........you could probably press the impeller very slightly to get the clearance you need with the SS repro plate. Unless it is severely interfering this shouldnt open up the plate to impeller distance more than a few thousandths more yet should clear it for use. We arent talking the 1/4" gaps we had before. GT182..........can you verify this? How much clearance would you need?
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