How do you remove viscous fans?
put spanner on viscous fan, hit with soft mallet in clockwise direction and it will eventually loosen. When you whack the spanner and the water pump just turns – curse a bit and tighten the fan belt. Then when it does nothing – whack it harder.
Do you need a fan clutch wrench?
A fan clutch pulley tool comes in handy whenever you want to remove the cooling fan and clutch from the front of an engine. This tool is designed to go around the nuts that hold the pulley to the water pump, holding it still while another wrench removes the fan clutch itself.
How do you free a seized water pump?
Seized pumps can be freed by applying penetrating fluid such as ‘WD-40’, or ‘PB Blaster.
How do you remove a water pump fan?
Remove the top radiator hose by using a screwdriver to loosen the clamps. Hook the ends of the water pump pulley lock on the bolts on the outside of the water pump pulley. Remove the large nut on the fan with the 1-1/16 wrench by turning counter clockwise. Once loose, turn the fan in the same direction and it will come right off.
How is a fan clutch attached to a water pump?
This large nut is directly attached to the fan clutch mechanism. The water pump pulley has about 1-inch long threaded post on the end of the pulley. The nut is screwed onto the post on the water pump pulley. This requires a large wrench and a tool to lock the pulley from moving as the nut is broken loose. Remove the fan shroud.
How do you remove top of radiator fan?
Remove the top radiator hose by using a screwdriver to loosen the clamps. Hook the ends of the water pump pulley lock on the bolts on the outside of the water pump pulley. Remove the large nut on the fan with the 1-1/16 wrench by turning counter clockwise.
Is there a way to remove a clutch fan?
EXCEPT for the clutch fan removal. & getting the air out of system. In the write up I have seen where he used a fan Clutch tool? will this work? Or is there another way to do this. Also how do i go about making sure i have all the air out of the sysem?