- Clean all of the parts with clean solvent.
 
| •  | Blow-dry the parts with compressed air. | 
 
| •  | Wear protective safety glasses and gloves. | 
 
- Inspect the system for the following conditions:
 
| •  | Damage to the pump body and cover | 
 
| •  | Improper fitting of the drive gear and the shaft within the pump
body | 
 
| •  | Wear to the spacer plate that would permit oil to leak past the
ends of the gears | 
 
| •  | Wear to the spacer plate bushing | 
 
| •  | Wear to the driven gear bushings | 
 
| •  | Wear to the idler shaft | 
 
| •  | Damage to the pickup screen and the tube |