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How I removed my fan

Old Jun 17, 2012 | 08:10 PM
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Just thought yall might like to see another way to remove a fan without the special Land Rover tools. I know I was looking for some pictures and couldn't exactly find what I was looking for so here is what I did.

Grip the water pump pulley with vise grips.
Position it so that its between the two pulleys.
I put a shop rag over the pulley when I did this, but for picture purposes I did not show that. I actually did it the first time with out a rag and it didn't mess anything up but I would cover it up so I don't mangle the pulley. It held great for me and my pulley bolts were not hard to break free at all! Worked for me!!!
 
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 08:16 PM
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You got lucky.
The vice grips usually chew the pulley.

I do it this way:
1) Get a large crescent wrench; adj it to fit the large fan nut exactly.
2) Wedge a large screw driver behind the crescent wrench and catching on one of the 4 nuts holding the pulley to the water pump.
4) Hold the screw driver with the left hand.
5) Get a short stubby 5 pound hammer and whack the top of the crescent wrench counter clock wise which is from right to left.

With any luck - the fan MAY come off.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2012 | 10:11 PM
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we usually use an air hammer on any stubborn ones at work...granted this is mostly on bmw's
 
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Old Jun 18, 2012 | 05:44 AM
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or you could use 37MM fan wrench
 
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Old Jun 19, 2012 | 08:09 AM
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention...I used a crescent wrench on the fan nut, it spun off pretty easy. Guess I got lucky, hope I can stay lucky with this truck!!
 
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