air-compressor-pump-replacement_250806_03

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 05:52:55 -0600

So, I went ahead and installed the pump and It took me the better part of the day on Monday to get everything mounted and connected. But, after my previous screwup, I asked my good friend, Rene, if he would stop by and double check my work.

He was happy to do so and came yesterday morning. I think Rene thought that he would be doing most of the install as he was surprised it was ready for testing when he arrived.

He did note that the flywheel on the pump was just barely grazing the outer cage but since it's position wasn't adjustable, we decided that it would eventually wear enough metal away to stop rubbing. Otherwise, it all looked good and we fired it up.

I was relieved when the unit sounded normal again and pressure began building up immediately. There was just a slight ticking sound from the metal against metal rubbing but it obviously wasn't causing a problem with the pump.

Rene left and I put all the tools and crap away after which..