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Old 01-03-2010, 03:29 PM
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sorry guys but ive been searching for awhile now and cant find anything on keeping the pulley from spinning. people say leave the belt on so i did but when i go to apply pressure with my wrench the belt doesnt keep it from spinning. anyone have any tricks on keeping the pulley in place so i can remove my fan clutch
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Old 01-03-2010, 03:34 PM
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tap the nut on the correct side of one of the flats with a punch and hammer
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I took a towel and wrapped it around the fan to secure it. Then I took a huge wrench I bought at harbor freight and took baseball swings at it with a hammer. Came right off.
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btw, efans really aren't worth all the hassle in my experience.
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so you held the fan is place but how did you keep the water pump pulley from spinning. everytime i try to wrench off the nut all my pulleys rotate
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I put the towel around the pulley
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ok ill try the towel method
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the towel did not work. when i go to apply pressure with my wrench everything keeps spinning. wth the **** sucks
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Originally Posted by sharpshooter
tap the nut on the correct side of one of the flats with a punch and hammer
when you did this did all of your pulleys move
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Originally Posted by siktruk
the towel did not work. when i go to apply pressure with my wrench everything keeps spinning. wth the **** sucks
You need to BLAST the wrench with a hammer. It needs to be a quick, massive force. Also, douse the nut in PB blaster.
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