Help with Mechanical Fan Removal
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The 4 small (10mm I think - 21082C in the pic) nuts at the back of the clutch boss (20182) hold the fan onto the bracket and pulley, but it also has a bit of an interference fit - it's tight. You need to prise it off.
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The nuts are small nuts - 10mm - that bolt the clutch onto the end of the shaft on the bracket. They look large in the picture but they are very small. I think when I first pulled mine off it was quite tight too, but I pounded and prised.
Your best bet if you don't want to pound it is to remove the bracket. There are three bolts that hold it onto the block, I think a 14mm socket and a short extension would take them out.
Did you take off the plastic fan blades? That should give you some more room.
Your best bet if you don't want to pound it is to remove the bracket. There are three bolts that hold it onto the block, I think a 14mm socket and a short extension would take them out.
Did you take off the plastic fan blades? That should give you some more room.
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Just the 4 10mm nuts hold on the fan. These were difficult to remove though, as the fan wants to spin. I used a prybar to keep the pulley from spinning while I used a 10mm open ended wrench to get the nuts off. It was a batch, but once the 4 nuts were removed, the pulley just slides off easily.
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