Your Flojet water pump has a 2 year warranty. If you disassemble the pump, you'll void your warranty. While you won't get a replacement through Flojet "tomorrow", you might consider buying a new pump, filing the warranty claim on yours and when you get the replacement, you'll have a new one "for next time"... If your "good/bad fortune" is like mine, as long as you have a replacement on hand, you'll never need it.
