fan clutch removal

[whitehorse]

Can anyone tell me what size wrench fits the nut to take the fan clutch off. I want to make me a wrench for it....

 

[riotwarrior]

1 7/8" IIRC

 

[franklin2]

I couldn't tell you, but I used a piece of cardboard and kept trimming it till it fit around the nut and used it as a pattern. I also then took a piece of 1/4 steel plate and used the torch to cut a wrench out. I then cut another one big enough to lay on top of the waterpump bolts, and then drilled holes in that piece to match the studs to I could hold the waterpump still while I loosened the fan.

 

[icanfixall]

And the threads are left hand so you loosen it by turning it the opposite direction to normal. Righty loosen.. Lefty tighten..

 

[Ruger_556]

Air hammer + long chisel... Done

 

[whitehorse]

Thanks guys...I started the engine removal process tonight....hopefully i will have mine back and turboed in a few weeks....

 

[Mulochico]

try as I might I couldn't get mine to loosen the last time. It was about gone anyway so I cut it off so I could use the pulley on the new water pump.

 

[riotwarrior]

Air hammer and chisel...***....no way...Air hammer and pneumatic wrench for fans YES! Chisel just makes mess on flats.

Use the right tool for the job! The pneumatic setup I have has NEVER failed me!

A tool to hold the fan bolts or stop the wp from spinning is essential BTW!

Install with LOCKTITE BLUE BTW

JM2CW

 

[whitehorse]

Air hammer and chisel...***....no way...Air hammer and pneumatic wrench for fans YES! Chisel just makes mess on flats.

Use the right tool for the job! The pneumatic setup I have has NEVER failed me!

A tool to hold the fan bolts or stop the wp from spinning is essential BTW!

Install with LOCKTITE BLUE BTW

JM2CW

Yeah i think the po done that cause the nut is skint up on the edges....no way im using a chisel....

 

[4x4manonbroke]

O too have had a few that were junk, I used a torch to just cut the nose of the hub off, then I was ablt to get on the big chunk that was left with a gun ..

 

[Black dawg]

Air hammer and chisel...***....no way...Air hammer and pneumatic wrench for fans YES! Chisel just makes mess on flats.

Use the right tool for the job! The pneumatic setup I have has NEVER failed me!

A tool to hold the fan bolts or stop the wp from spinning is essential BTW!

Install with LOCKTITE BLUE BTW

JM2CW

everybody has a method, and air hammer and chisel works great for me. Done correctly, you wont make a mess of the nut.

 

[mf7lakes]

new method -- fan clutch removal

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1180651-fan-clutch-removal-a-new-trick.html

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1180651-fan-clutch-removal-a-new-trick.html

 

[chris142]

i have the matco fan clutch set and a snapon air chisle. ive broken the tool that goes in the gun 2x. i have a 18 inch blunt chisle that goes into the gun for the hard to get loose ones.