Some people like owning tools that they will be using more than once, plus I prefer this design as it holds the pulley tight, is long, and USA made . With a DII you will be using it multiple times. What does the universal pulley holder in the AAP look like, this?

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I think there are a few special tools all DII owners should own besides the basic socket sets and combo wrenches: a fan pulley holder, 3 legged puller, impact wrench (electric or air), 42" breaker bar, large strap wrench, 9/16 ratcheting wrench (for driveshaft), 36mm wrench, cable hose clamp pliers, multi-meter, ABS scanner, ODBII scanner, interior body panel clip pry bar set, magnetic pickup tool, damaged bolt extractors, 3 ton floor jack, 6 ton jack stands, kroil. There are more but those are really handy.

 

Water pump came in today I bought the more expensive deutsch parts one from ebay, the castings look great, the impeller is metal and turns fine, and the sealing surfaces are smooth. The gasket looks a bit dodgey so I will buy one from advanced when I get my fan clutch removal tool kit. Remove and replace water pump is a go for this weekend. I might do it all pro-like and do a good write up with pictures and a video demonstration of the operation of the advanced auto fan clutch removal tool.

 

write-ups are nice, it's the least you can do to give back to the forum that helps us all so much.

 

I'd LOVE to see your results, as I'm about to tackle this very project NEXT weekend

 

Same size. I switched to the Imperial fan clutch on mine. Sticks out about 1/2" further but doesn't rub against the fan shroud. The best part is if you need to take it off again, there's enough room to get on the nut with a big crescent wrench.


Exactly! I rented the tool from Advanced Auto and it was so worn out, I couldn't get on the nut.

Spike is right in his write-up. Just put the spanner on there and give it a good whack with a hammer and it will break free. (really helps if you leave the serpentine belt on while doing it)

Eric

 

As soon as I pulled the top radiator hose and top fan shroud off and looked at the nut I knew I was in for a rough day. The previous owner had apparently tried to do this job before me and screwed up the nut big time, my brand new tool couldn't get a hold on it. I eventually had to take the water pump off with the fan clutch and fan attached. After getting a pair of vise grips on it with it held firmly in my bench vise I finally managed to tear off the impeller. I then had to notch the steel shaft of the water pump and fix it in the vise again, still could not get the nut to budge and I'm not a small guy. It took an oxyacetylene torch to cut it off. The fan is a bit singed, but usable for now. The important part is that I saved the pulley. I hate my previous owner.

 

Hitting it has never worked for me (an many others), I would rather use the proper tool instead of sending a 36mm wrench careening across the garage or cracking a radiator hose.

 

Ok I finally got her up and running again, the cooling system bleed procedure in the RAVE manual worked like a charm. I will have a writeup done sometime this week. I ran into one final problem in getting this repair done. My previous owner apparently stripped out the bleed screw on the top radiator hose so when I went to fill it as per the manual I found that there was no allen head screw to be taken out just some sort of epoxy filling the hole, which I had to drill out, so I've got it plugged up for now. A new top radiator hose as well as a new fan is on the way and will be changed out as soon as the mail man drops them off. I hate jack-leg shade-tree mechanics. One other tip when using the imperial viscous clutch fan, elsewhere on these forums it says to drill the holes on the fan out using a 3/4" drill bit, this is a typo. Using the M10 1.50 x 20mm screws as per the previous post you should drill the holes out with a 3/8" drill bit. I used a 7/16" myself but thats because it's all I had available and it worked just as well. Land Rovers are awesome, Jack Legs suck!