This is a video tutorial on how to remove a water pump mounted radiator fan! Instagram: / 2carpros If you have any further interest please visit www.2carpros.com *Disclaimer: Please use all safety precautions
Dude, don't take this the wrong way, but I love you right now! Its over 90 degrees, and I only have so much time before my patience runs out. I knew there was a logic behind it, but for some reason, I couldn't make it all the way there. Turn in the direction of the fan! Yes! Brilliant!
Relax guys. I got mine off with 1-3/8 wrench and a dead blow hammer. No pipe wrench required. It’s been on there for 20 years. It came right off with only a few hard whacks with the hammer. Simple job.
my water pump went out this mourning i was checking out vidios on how to do it,, and watched yours cause it was about fan cluthes,,, i have that same alum. pipe wrench,, i cant wait to try it thanks
man i tried everything to get my fan clutch off nothing worked till i watched your video and tried the pipe wrench worked like a charm thanks for the video
Nice. Let me add that if you don't have a Freaking Giant Pipe Wrench, you can use a 10mm bolt (one from that pulley the fan is on) and put in the hole next to it, to lock it against the water pump that is behind it. Then you can take the fan/clutch off as he shows later.
Does it matter what size 10mm bolt to use? I've been racking my brain on how to get mine off since I have to replace my fan shroud. I've tried the wrench on the idle puller but the belt just turns.
Reading how to remove in 2 minutes made me chuckle due to the time already spent getting the fan shroud (spelling) off of this 2008 Pathfinder. I read there's a way to adjust the clutch mechanism, so this loud noise might lighten up, thank you for clear advice regarding unscrewing the fan itself ! AAA+++
You say in the comments you got your massive pipe wrench at harbor freight, however you neglected to mention the inch size. Is it the Aluminum 36-inch one?
All of you complaining about the wrench he used and the fan shroud already being off, grow up! The title says "2 minutes to remove the FAN!!" I found the video very helpful. As for the wrench? He first shows the tools you can rent or buy from an auto parts.... And as an ALTERNATIVE says you can use the big pipe wrench! And demonstrated how! Oh and yes I already own one! So it worked great! Thanks for the helpful video!
How do you pull off the fan housing, I am getting ready to replace the clutch fan on my Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L V8 this weekend as soon as the part comes in
Did you mean black belt? I'm probably being dumb considering how much time I spent on this thing, lol. I wouldn't think you meant belt, but I've lost my mind at this point.
U put the big pipe wrench on and the thin wrench on the same nut??? So is the weight of that huge wrench holding the water pump in place and u hit the thinner wrench? Can't see of the big wrench.
Here's how I've been doing it for years. Air hammer with a pointed bit. Grind a bit to a sharp point. Put the point on the left side of the nut and tap the trigger to make an indentation. Then lean the hammer to your right with the bit in the indentation. Tap the trigger. The nut is loose.
How I've done it for 20 years works every time and I've showed 100s of people how to now on the new water pump box it says will void warranty lol I just bump the trigger not try to brake the dam thing off but some people got to show u how it's done I guess lol
My favourite part is "if you don't have the proper tool you can just use this" (as if anyone has a human sized pipe wrench available). Thanks buddy. thanks a lot.
@@2carpros So your telling me it's going to take 2 minutes to go hunt down this human sized wrench... hmm ok.. You think you are saving face but your not we all know that this video is anything except for what it says it is. Baby instead of coming at me you should rename the title.. there's a no brainer idea.
@@funkymonkey529 damn man calm down. He posted this video for free and our of the good of his heart. It ain't his fault that the radiator fan requires a pipe wrench the size of a golf club.
I have a dodge ram 2009 5.7 l and I replaced the clutch thinking it whas that and when I turned on the truck the fans still turned on even tho it was cold engine I could swear it was the clutch any advise?? I'm stressed out something so simple and I cant figure it out and I wanna be a technician;/
Not a bad method but I have a hammer drill and I put it on chipping mode and start chipping at an angle on the edge of the nut and it comes lose less than 10 seconds never failed on me I also use it on bolts with a stripped head
So funny that people think getting a 36" pipe wrench is some astronomical feat . Surprise..if you want to work on a car easily..you will need to have tools God forbid spending 23.99 on a wrench to do the job when it'll cost you 650$ at a shop. Man up, build a tool collection
What? Most Americanized pulley bolts will loosen in the opposite direction of the rotation of its pulley reason is so it won't tighten as it's rotating and not become a more of a problem removing it's mounting bolts
They are available at Harbor Freight for not a lot of money. And they are a heck of a lot more common than the tool meant to hold the water pump. Thanks for watching!
you can also rent specialty tools at advance, autozone, o'reilly's, or some other auto parts store. ...🤔 i dunno if they rent out gigantic pipe wrenches, though...
@@floatingmaples9649 aw, man....i don't remember what i did but i took 5 times longer than i had to taking it off because of the way the chain wrench was explained to me-- or actually, was _not_ explained to me. i dunno if yours is fused on, but it's not hard if the tools are set up in the right way. the setup is the hardest part 😂
I had some TNT that I had ordered from Acme, the same supplier Wiley Coyote uses...I think I used to much... Haven't been able to find my Yukon yet! 😁 Whoops...
This is of course if the dealers apprentice didn't do it up with a wrench like they do the oil filter and there favourite impact gun your wheel nuts on, maybe even cross threaded for you.... "What a service"
You are funny, I thought you have better solution how to open it without that Hulk wrench,, very funny,, thank you,, I have 10 of them in my kitchen ,, I never thought that usable,, I am used them to squeeze lemon,,Lol
How did you remove the shroud over the fan blade? I'm having trouble getting the radiator out of my Xterra bc the shroud is in the way (already took out the condenser fan), and I can't wrestle it outta there, so it's looking like the main fan is gonna have to come off, but trying to break and loosed those four little 10mm nuts in that tiny amount of space with a tiny little box end wrench is pissing me off and wasting time lol I like your alternative to get the fan off, but that can only work without the shroud in the way... So yeah... How the hell did you get that damn thing off/around the fan??
I spent at least hours with the special pulley holder thingy. Absolutely useless. Used the pipe wrench and skinny wrench. 3 love taps with the hammer and it came off like butter. I had a small burr on the pulley surface. I little file action and alls well. 7.3l ford e450.