1572 water pump
 

My water pump is seeping coolant right where the return pipe meets the pump body. In the parts manual, that return pipe is shown as being available as a separate part. How is it fitted to the pump body? Press fit? Anyone ever replace one? I really don't want to replace the entire pump as I believe that only the return has somehow gone bad. Thanks in advance... Bob

Guess no one has ever had this problem. Just for reference, I removed the water pump, drilled out the broken return pipe, threaded the pump body, inserted a threaded pipe, reinstalled the water pump. Tractor is good to go for snow plowing. I was told that the original (factory) method of water pump return pipe insertion was a hot pump body, cold return pipe. When at same temp return pipe was sealed to the body.