Originally posted by C9x
Some of the older cars had water pumps that would disassemble easily so that new bearings and packing glands could be installed.

Any chance that the Delahaye pump is the same?

If so, a bearing house may be able to help you out with the bearings and packing gland material.
Take a peek at the picture above. I have this ready to go back together, but need clearance specs. I've been rebuilding parts like this for a good many years, but this was the first one of these that I came across. The worst part of this one was it came to me in pieces, and I had to figure out how it went back together, and have it come out perfect. It takes about 4 hours just to remove it from the car, so I don't want the customer to have any troubles with it. I'll be contacting Richard Gorman on Monday.