Fuel Pump Installation

[Sipes]

Hello all, new to the forums but could use anyones help. I own a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. My fuel pump went bad and therefore decided to buy a new one. I bought an Airtex Master/Fuel Pump with the Part Number: E3973M from O'reilly's Auto Parts. Which has the new harness along with the whole pump assembly. They carry the same pump at AutoZone and Advance Auto only a little cheaper. Now to my problem I cannot for the life of me push the pump far enough down to get the snap ring back on. It'll go in just fine without the "O" rubber ring on it but I'm sure that is needed on there to keep dust and particles out. It's not clearing it by maybe 1/8-1/4 of and inch and is incredibly frustrating. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

-Josh

[andrewgp2000gt]

i had the same problem on same year car and i just made sure it was as straight up and down as possible and i also lubed the oring with some petroleum jelly and tapped it firmly while pushing it down but i also had help with another set of hands i dont see it being possible doing it alone

[TheOtherNick]

Yeah lube the O-ring and have a fat guy push down on the pump.