Been investigating this water in LU for a couple of weeks now. Cant figure out where, since it holds pressure. Since I have a new water pump kit, figured I'll go ahead and swap that out.
When I removed the pump base, found more milky fluids. Cleaned it up and notice all this rust. The bearing rollers look fine from this angle, but who knows. Rotates freely. No odd sounds.
This is after letting the LU drain for a couple of days too. I put in fresh fluids. Shook the LU around. Let it sit for a couple of days. Then drained again. The fluid came out green/blue. Looked as fresh as could be, unlike the previous fill and drain.
Is it as easy as it appears to replace this bearing? Remove that cross nut and the shaft pulls straight up?
*edit* Also, how do I remove that retainer nut? I don't see a tool listed for it.