Viscous Fan Removal?

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AlexxLush

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Could someone please help me; I am unsure how to remove the viscous fan - I have got the right sized spanner but no matter what I do I cant manage to stop the fan from fan pulley from turning whilst I am trying to undo the nut. Is there are special way? :confused:

Many thanks for any help :)
 
Thanks datatek, I thought it was left hand thread but I was searching the forum before I posted my question and it had a post saying that it was a normal hand thread..... now I am unsure..... Wondering if it differs between Thor and Gems...??
 
I was told that if you look at the fan from the top, the way the blades are pointing - towards you and left (drivers side) on my engine - is the way to hit the spanner!
 
Mines a V8 RHD - still not got the fan off yet as I dont have a long enough screwdriver to hold the water pump pulley in place.
 
get a long bit of metal to use as a drift and give it a good tap then it should undo... couldnt shift mine until it had a whack..
 
As i said much earlier put spanner on nut and give spanner a sharp tap with an hammer. In correct direction of course. Works 11 times out of 10.

Aha so you did wammers! I had missed that one - sorry. Direction = minor detail really ;)
 
Aha so you did wammers! I had missed that one - sorry. Direction = minor detail really ;)

Yeah sorry about that, mines a diesel you see. Can't think why anyone would have anything else. Not rocket science to look which direction fans turns and undo in same direction.:).
 
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So after reading all that, I still can't get the friggin' fan unit off -

300Tdi and I made a tool to lock up the water pump pully and the whole belt slips when I tw*t it with a hammer.

Two questions -

Which way should I be tw*tting the spanner (I assume to the right:rolleyes:)

Where do I go if it won't come off:confused:

Cheers all

Rob
 
So after reading all that, I still can't get the friggin' fan unit off -

300Tdi and I made a tool to lock up the water pump pully and the whole belt slips when I tw*t it with a hammer.

Two questions -

Which way should I be tw*tting the spanner (I assume to the right:rolleyes:)

Where do I go if it won't come off:confused:

Cheers all

Rob

All viscous fans undo in the same direction that they turn.
 
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