Cheapest place for Fan Removal Tool?

[///M3Augy]

Pelican Parts is $32, any other place cheaper?

[purduinaM3]

I used a Stanley adjustable wrench that I bought at Walmart for like $3. It worked perfectly!

[purduinaM3]

http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=WRENCHES+HT&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUMBER=90-948&SDesc=8%26%2334%3B+MaxSteel%26%23153%3B+Adjustable +Wrench

It was either the 6" or the 8"

[trimegatron]

Get a 32mm wrench from Sears and a long thin flathead.

3 minutes of de-installation

But, could be many years of headaches from here forward so enjoy!

[savage217]

I remember trying to take my fan off before with a regular open end. It was a PIA, I would just get the tool from pelican. Did you try european automotive?

[trimegatron]

I remember trying to take my fan off before with a regular open end. It was a PIA, I would just get the tool from pelican. Did you try european automotive?

a 32mm wrench is so much longer than the reach required to get past the fan. It is as easy as taking off a lug nut. Paying for a special tool is pretty silly.:nono

EDIT: plus you get to pay for a tool that is completely worthless. Hmm, yes, go that route.

[purduinaM3]

a 32mm wrench is so much longer than the reach required to get past the fan. It is as easy as taking off a lug nut. Paying for a special tool is pretty silly.:nono

EDIT: plus you get to pay for a tool that is completely worthless. Hmm, yes, go that route.

yeah seriously...... it took 3 minutes to get the entire thing off with the walmart wrench lol

[slopokdave]

Do you guys have any cyclist shops up there? They use those thin wrenches to work on their cannondales and crap. A local shop sold me one for $10.

[Mtastic]

Ah doing this job is a PITA but once you get that nut off your golden. I ended up taking my water pump out with the fan on it just cause my fan was seized up and would not come off.

[///36M]

Pelican Parts is $32, any other place cheaper?www.zdmak.com


a 32mm wrench is so much longer than the reach required to get past the fan. It is as easy as taking off a lug nut. Paying for a special tool is pretty silly.:nono

EDIT: plus you get to pay for a tool that is completely worthless. Hmm, yes, go that route.

Mine would not budge, even with the tool, which i broke. Its painfully obvious now it was overtorqued at some point, but nevertheless, the tool may be necessary.

[Zach C]

I picked up a 32mm bike wrench this weekend, and the guy who sold it to ma actually asked whether I was using it for a bike or a BMW. Apparently, they've sold a few for fan nuts lately. Apparently there's a lot of us replacing our cooling systems.:)

[01S2]

Just did my water pump replacemnet. I used a craftsman 32mm wrench and a long screwdriver to hold the fan. Just remember, the fan nut is reverse thread....so Righty Loosey!!!!! If you did not know that,...then you will be there forever!

[Balthazarr]

Leave the belt on and tight.
Take the wrench 1¼" and hit it with hammer.
Try that a few times.
If that doesn't work, resort to lodging a screwdriver or allen and vise grips as cheater between two of the fan pulley bolts after backing them out a thread or two and scissor the nut off with the wrench.
You can do it the way I do when I have trouble and wedge the driver or allen with cheater against something and hammer the wrench rather than bare hands.
If no hammer, use mechanics or gardening or m-cycle gloves for protection.
Just remember to try using the belt for resistance tension first.
Makes life easier.

[Theodore]

Give it a shot first before spending any $. Mine wasn't tight at all and came right off w/o any special tools.

[slopokdave]

I picked up a 32mm bike wrench this weekend, and the guy who sold it to ma actually asked whether I was using it for a bike or a BMW. Apparently, they've sold a few for fan nuts lately. Apparently there's a lot of us replacing our cooling systems.:)

Nice!! 32mm bike wrench mod ftw!!! :D