Raw-water pump impellers are difficult to remove without the proper tool and should never be pried out as you risk distorting the sealing surface.

Rather than purchase an expensive impeller puller, make one using a water faucet handle remover available at hardware stores for less than $10.

Grind the finger ends narrower to fit between the impeller blades and add a couple of screws between the fingers to clamp them to the impeller.

– Ron Polomski, Grand Portage, Minnesota