Certainly quite a coincidence! - I'm one step ahead of you but litterally "stuck" . Got the allens off but having a terrible time trying to get the pump out of the pully.   Didn't know if there is a special tool or how hard to convince it with a rubber mallet or whatever to get it out.  It looks like it goes in pretty deep when comparing it to the replacment. 

11 minutes ago, hmh800 said:

The housing is secured to the crank pulley with four bolts.  May be easier to remove the whole pump assembly and change impeller on the bench.

That’s kind of what I’m thinking. Grabbing allen wrenches as we speak. 

The housing is secured to the crank pulley with four bolts.  May be easier to remove the whole pump assembly and change impeller on the bench.

I’ve only changed the impeller in my “new to me” 2004 LSV once. Ran it 2 seasons, about 75h total since. I recall that being a multiple try 3-4 hour ordeal, but got it done. One of the challenges is that the pump face is touching the muffler and if you’re looking at the muffler from the port side it hits about 6:45-7 on the “clock”. In the pic I have the exhaust “jacked up” with a 2x4 wedge to get the top screw out. IIRC last time I used paint can openers, but I’ve been at it for more than an hour on each occasion this season without success. 

I’ve tried the “starter bump” method without success. 

I don’t want to redo the exhaust pipes this year to give me more room, and I’ve tried to remove them, but they are glued on there pretty good and I’m afraid of damaging the piping. 
 

Looking for advice. 
1. Get exhaust hose and move the exhaust “up”. 
2. Continue to remove the raw water pump and use an impeller puller? 
3. Any other ideas. 
 

Thanks all! 

We put my 2009 Malibu 20 vtx on the ramp. Starts up fine and goes into gear. But when we tried to launch, it took 3-4 seconds to move a little bit and stopped. 
If anyone has an idea what it could be, please let me know. Thank you