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  1. 6th February 2013, 11:51 AM #1
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    Viscous Fan (tools)

    A while ago I read a thread showing "home made" tool(s) for the removal of the viscous fan. Checked The Good Oil and fifty back pages of threads without success.Eyes starting to go,any help please
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  2. 6th February 2013, 12:10 PM #2
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    It's a 36mm flat spanner,for a td5,if thats any help
    32mm for a 200/300 tdi

    left hand thread aswell

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    It's just a normal metric spanner (sizes above), except it's thinner to fit in the space needed.
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    I bought a tow ball spanner from Supercheap, cut the end out and slightly widened the gape until it fit perfectly. Cheap spanner and plenty of room between the pulley and fan hub.
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    Had an old spanner that hadn't been used for years that fitted the nut perfectly but was too fat. Ground the sides down until it fitted.

    Failing that, they are around $40 to buy IIRC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jboot51 View Post
    It's a 36mm flat spanner,for a td5,if thats any help
    32mm for a 200/300 tdi

    left hand thread aswell

    check here for pic
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    Left hand thread for Tdi

    Right Hand thread for Td5.

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  7. 6th February 2013, 01:37 PM #7
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    One I made up, I dont leave home without it!
    And a 36mm spanner.

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    Pretty sure if you go to a MALZ, they have a 36mm as a Ford fan spanner.

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    I removed my viscous fan last week to remove alternator.

    Removed one bolt from fan pulley , using a 12" shifter gave a decent short tap with a hammer . ( If really tight hold pulley with a long square shafted screw driver using bolt heads.)

    Undo fan counter clockwise TD5
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    Quote Originally Posted by northiam View Post
    One I made up, I dont leave home without it!
    And a 36mm spanner.

    If you make the spanner the "right" length and drill a couple more holes, and using either M6 or M8 bolts (about 25mm IIRC) the spanner can be bolted to the crankshaft pulley with the other end resting above the chassis rail. Then with the correct socket and a decent breaker bar, you can undo the pulley without having to jam a rod into the ring gear or some equally suspect manouvre to hold the crank in place. Placing end of said spanner under chassis rail enables the pulley to be adequately tightened.

    Likewise, the same holes with a couiple of bolts as above also make said spanner a suitable tool for retaining diff flanges so flange nut can be removed/replaced... All in all a very versatile piece of kit!
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