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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:13 pm 
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Does someone know the trick to removing the fan from the water pump. I know its left hand thread but i cant loosen the nut without the pulley moving. Ive tried tried clamping onto the pulley but it still wont budge.
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:35 pm 
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Get a large flat blade screw driver lock it between on the pulley housing bolt heads, you'll need to find a spot that it will hold fairly well.

Then get open ender - (preferably with ring on other end) - mine is about 20" long, make sure that the spanner is upright. Then use a 5lb hammer preferably short handle to shock the thread lose once it has done this you can easily wind it off by hand.

Hope that helps.

Ps. remember to put a touch of loctite on when putting back on .... or better still replace it with thermal fans from EL if it's an X series.

 

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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:21 pm 
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EL Grrrr wrote:
Ps. remember to put a touch of loctite on when putting back on .... or better still replace it with thermal fans from EL if it's an X series.


there is a special tool in the ford manual that you make that goes over the bolts and you hold to lock the pump

and dont loctite it its left hand thread for a reason - that way it will do its self up! not loosen off!

 

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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 6:10 pm 
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This is probably a bit late now, but for anyone else who is having trouble...

If you aren't too worried about scratching the pulley, a locking chain clamp works nicely.
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