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Viscous fan help - close to setting fire to the f thing

Hello wisdom mongers,

Guru Martin and I are having some problems with my D3 alternator replacing job.

Quite simply the viscous fan bolt is too tight.

We have tried Martins home made steel holder and the big spanner (not me) but that just buckled under pressure.

We have tried force, heat, WD40 by the gallon and it wont budge a millimetre.

I have a RRS eBay pulley holder (wont break or your money back) on its way but any tips would be very much appreciated.

Big thank you for Martins help so far, its not even his car and he's really fed up with it.

Im off to the local offy to see if my calorie free VAT of ale has arrived.

Keep eyes peeled for smoke.

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Dave I have to ask are you undoing it as a left-hand thread ie turning the spanner to cranking battery bay and not trying to tighten it.

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thanks Guys,

I will look into the oil grzesiul

DSL - were having a row at the minute!!

Flack - Yes Martins been doing the technical stuff ive just been snotting the bstard.

Geoff - thanks for the call mate.

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Row away but mine is behaving sweeeeeeetly so she can do no wrong. Apart from cost me money!! Big Cry Big Cry  
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Dave, have you got a very large adjustable wrench? If so attach it to the fan about 2 o'clock then take a large hammer and give it a sharp tap clockwise as you look from the front. Might take a few goes but I've undone a tight one like this before. Andy

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Like this, but hit it the other way!

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Cheers Andy - will try all ideas when the new doofer arrives.

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Martins home made pulley tool.

This was a 4mm of steel too.

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When you do get it off and subsequently put it back on, just spin it back on so its seated, but not actually tight - it will tighten itself in operation. Thumbs Up Mark.
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Yes I am trying to take it off correct way, tested the tool on mine and the fan came straight off Big Cry

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