
High Pressure Pump Servicing Instructions – Page 6
Replacing the Packings
Overview
The purpose of the packings is to allow the pump to push water through at high pressure while also
preventing it from leaking out of the pump along the pistons. The hard high pressure seals contain the
pressure within the manifold of the pump, but some moisture slides out with the piston on each stroke. The
softer low pressure seals then prevent the water from leaking out of the pump. Normal symptoms of worn
packings is water dripping from the weep holes underneath the pump.
General Pump WMR packing kit