I hope these are no more difficult to replace than the 1st gen. Biggest problem with the 1st gen was snaking the pump around the fan and shroud, but it was doable.

 

Just as easy a job.

 

Just 2 bolts IIRC..

 

Easier (almost) than the 1st gen. I didn't have to snake the pump out between the fan blades. The harder part was the new belt. Seemed like there was less room to get my big arms down in there. Finally got it though. The worst part was all the oil from the breather, and the leaked antifreeze. I hate getting dirty working on anything!

 

The oil breather catch bottle is just a mess waiting to happen.
Lots of people I know extend it down into their frame rail as a automatic oil undercoating system.
You can even switch frame sides every once in a while to scare off the rust on the other side of the frame.

 

I wear cattle insemination gloves when working on mine, found a box in an old barn and figured they come in handy.....

 

I don't think I will ask the crew down at Napa to order me a case of those...

 

My wife could change the pump in less than 5 minutes,

pulling the fan belt and re installing a new one takes would take her 10 minutes.

A guy good with tools, less. Without question the easiest thing to fix on our trucks.

 

You must have skinny arms. You want to come up and change the lift pump on my 1st gen?

 

I had a first gen (my 1992) for 14 or 15 years, the second generation (my current 2001) is just as bad.