Oil Pump Drive assembly?

[hilltopfarm]

Hi all,

I got my re-manufactured engine today and finished taking the odds and ends off of the old one. I have a question about the gear mechanism that drives the oil pump: Should it be replaced while I have everything apart? It feels alright, has some slop (moves up and down, side to side a tiny bit).

Picture of drive assembly:

Thanks

 

[hilltopfarm]

I have decided that I'm going to re-run the original oil pump drive assembly. Any thoughts? Good decision?

 

[Road Angels]

Why cheap out now you have concerns just replace it, please say your not using your old oil pump

 

[hilltopfarm]

No, I'm not using my original pump. I'm using the new Melling one that came with the re-man engine.