fan clutch

[BigTed00]

My car has been overheating infrequently lately, and I believe I have traced the problem to the fan clutch. I went to the local $tealer, and they told me it was $235 part. I literally laughed my way out the door. Anyways its on order from pelican parts, if anyone wants to give me any pointers or advice I appreciate it. I'm estimating around 1 hour for the repair?

[yaofeng]

Why do you even go tease the dealer?

Anyway, if you have the proper tool, you can do it in five to ten minutes. There is a water pump pulley locking tool which I don't have. I use a pair of 12" adjustable wide jaw pliers to grab hold of the pulley, standing on the driver side of the car. Then with a 32 mm open wrench I turned the fan nut clockwise to loosen it.

[632 Regal]

Why do you even go tease the dealer?

Anyway, if you have the proper tool, you can do it in five to ten minutes. There is a water pump pulley locking tool which I don't have. I use a pair of 12" adjustable wide jaw pliers to grab hold of the pulley, standing on the driver side of the car. Then with a 32 mm open wrench I turned the fan nut clockwise to loosen it.

Also want to make sure the auxillary fans are kicking on too.

[dacoyote]

because it's fun to go hang out at the dealership

[califblue]

about 15 min

the shroud needs to be lifted up...use caution and be careful with the clips
( use a small flat head screw driver)
first the clutch is a reverse thread, a pair of channel locks well loosen it up

just install the old one in reverse. tighten a little ...remember it is reverse thread so it well tighten itself

go have a beer

[yaofeng]

Also want to make sure the auxillary fans are kicking on too.

Is that made out of a lawn mower blade?

[califblue]

you don't need any special tools...make one if it make you feel happy but it is not needed

[Dave M]

I use a long skinny bladed screwdriver and thread it between a couple of water pump bolts. The handle rests on a........

OOps, wrong engine, may not work on a 535

[abdeweese]

Same issue here. e34, M50.

I have tried holding the pully with a #@ flat head screw driver. I now own a bent screw driver.

I have tried holding it in place with a pair of channel locks. I quit before rounding the bolts.

What I don't have is a 32mm wrench. I'm using a Cresent wrench [actually made by Cresent] but you can figure out how that reacts to a hammer blow.

What about PB?

Good for seized bolts but how does it do on belts an other plastic parts?

[Alexlind123]

The only wrench i could find around here was too thick to fit, so i used channel locks and gave them a good jerk. It appeared as if someone had used anti-seize before though, so that may have helped.

Edit: I took my fan off so that i would lower the tranmission a bit to replace a seal. I loosened the tranny and set it on a jack, then the engine rocked back on its mounts.