Thread: tips on v8 removal

Ahhh sorry, I still see it as an overflow tank, yes!!!! simple thanks No I have the black one, I guess the new ones address this issue?

thanks bee utey!!!!

Left hand or right hand thread on the viscous fan boss? Hate to se you attempt a do-up undo.

Pete

I'm sure I read somewhere that you undo it anticlockwise, have to check Rave again. I'll just hide in a corner for a few hours sucking my thumb if this isn't right lol

Its a left hand thread and undo is clockwise, at least it is on mine.

OOOOOOOOOO, I knew that Because I carefully followed Rave eeeeek. Forget that I even mentioned having troubles.

Originally Posted by milld

OOOOOOOOOO, I knew that Because I carefully followed Rave eeeeek. Forget that I even mentioned having troubles.

:-) you aint the first so don't feel like a nong, Its a bit like harmonic balancer bolts and some gearbox extension housing bolts too.

We've all done it once

Cheers,
Tony

The viscous fan on my 88 model was a LH thread, and the one on my 94 model is a RH thread. The mongrels are hard enough to undo when you're turning them the right way!
Another helpful trick I remember is this- Take out the transmission cross member as suggested above, then re-hang it from the bottom holes- i.e. the top holes in the cross member are bolted to the bottom holes in the chassis rails. That way you can jack the transmission off the cross member rather than the floor, and you can move the car around once the engine is out with the transmission still supported off the x-member.

Also I have 2 different viscous fans. 1 has the 32mm nut (93 vbelt) and the other has the 36mm nut (94 serp) ahhhh. Rave states left hand thread but Rave also is refering to the latest 95 model softdash.