Removing the fan - the easy way

falcn · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:40 pm

Screw that 13mm socket in a blind hole trying to find a nut - that drove me nuts for a couple minutes until the light when off in my brain.

Holes in fan pulley + BIG BAR in the center pointing up to rest against = easy fan removal without dropping 13mm sockets, losing them in the pulley etc.

I used my motorcycle clutch holding tool and it worked a charm - no muss, no fuss. cheater bar on the wrench and the fan nut loosened right up.

*ANY* motorcycle shop should have these for about $15-25 or some version that will work.

flman · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:16 pm

I use my Channel Lock Big-Azz pliers on the part of the pulley with the belt does not ride to hold the pulley while I wrench it off.

falcn · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:23 pm

flman wrote:

I use my Channel Lock Big-Azz pliers on the part of the pulley with the belt does not ride to hold the pulley while I wrench it off.

I can see where that would work as well. Good alternative.

I don't have channel locks that big. With the clutch tool. it is a one hand operation - no need to hold the tool on the pulley.

flman · **Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2014 3:41 pm

falcn wrote:

flman wrote:

I use my Channel Lock Big-Azz pliers on the part of the pulley with the belt does not ride to hold the pulley while I wrench it off.

I can see where that would work as well. Good alternative.

I don't have channel locks that big. With the clutch tool. it is a one hand operation - no need to hold the tool on the pulley.

Yep, just another way to hold the pulley, and glad to hear you only have a hose problem rather than the rack and pinion.

TKB4 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 20, 2014 6:47 pm

I just changed my alternator and took fan off to make it easier. I used large crescent wrench with piece of conduit flattened on one end to fit over wrench handle and put a long heavy duty screwdriver in one of the fan pulley holes about 2-3 o clock and pulled toward battery on it while pushing on crescent and it came off fairly easily.

Also no need to take fan off with shroud first time. Much easier to take top part of shroud off by using oscillating saw to cut both sides.To gain room remove the screws work top of shroud back and pull shroud up as far as you can. Then I cut above the screw holes with oscillating saw and took top part shroud off. Then you can remove fan blade/cluth easily and either screw bottom half shroud in or take it out and reconnect to top half as others have outlined. I used aluminum strips bent to shape and stainless steel bolts.

mark2m · **Posted:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:09 am

That should work. I didn't like the 13mm socket idea either and just used the long end of a large allen wrench through one of the holes of the pulley to lock it. Worked like a charm.

Maver1ck · **Posted:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:00 am

I used an air hammer with with chisel tip. one trigger hit to make a dimple, then next hit at angle to break nut loose. Only took a few seconds, and didn't put it back on anyway.

ArmyChief · **Posted:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:05 am

http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-LI43300-Pne ... B000JFJLTC

papaindigo · **Posted:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:36 am

That Lisle tool is nice but a couple of comments from an owner of the kit:
1. you can save some $ by just getting the 36mm IIRC wrench and driver bar individually
2. it might or might not work alone to remove the fan. For me it removed one fan just fine but on another we had to use the allen wrench/13mm socket trick to hold the fan base; otherwise there was insufficient serp belt friction to keep things from spinning when using the Lisle tool.

ArmyChief · **Posted:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:39 am

papaindigo wrote:

For me it removed one fan just fine but on another we had to use the allen wrench/13mm socket trick to hold the fan base; otherwise there was insufficient serp belt friction to keep things from spinning when using the Lisle tool.

Pap, my pully moved too while using the tool (I have the whole kit). What I used was vise grip c-clamp around serp belt at alternator. It put enough tension on serp belt to allow the tool to break nut free.

dirtmover · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2014 10:32 am

Serpentine tool to hold the socket in place through the pulley hole. Spud wrench on the clutch nut with floor jack handle slipped over it to get about an additional 2' of leverage. That thing came off without any struggle whatsoever. Don't know what all the fuss is about.

SmashOgre · **Posted:** Sat Oct 22, 2022 1:33 pm

I’ve got the “universal” Lisle fan clutch wrench set from back in the day and guess what, it doesn’t fit the spanner holes in the pulley - the tool is not wide enough. The screwdriver at 3’o’clock and hammer beating on the big crescent wrench did the trick.

Removing the fan - the easy way

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