Can't get fan clutch loose

[JamesLond]

OK, I've got it removed.

It turns out clearance is too tight to comfortably attach a ratchet to the spanner wrench and use the 36mm wrench. I ended up having to go to O'Reilly and rent their serpentine belt tool kit (P/N 67061) since it's a slim profile. It was a little awkward but after a few whacks with my deadblow (trying to limit damage for easy returns) hammer everything came loose.

If you want to avoid having to rent the serpentine tool like I did you can probably get Lisle's spanner wrench with a longer handle (P/N 44180).

 

[Rocket Man]

Or use a c-clamp. Seriously it works great.

 

[JamesLond]

Or use a c-clamp. Seriously it works great.

Oh yea, totally. I don't really have one and going this route I can get all my money back with no fuss.

 

[Rocket Man]

Oh yea, totally. I don't really have one and going this route I can get all my money back with no fuss.

That’s cool. I just hate buying one-time-use tools if I can get away with using something I have laying around. If a guy does disc brakes he probably has a big c-clamp to collapse the cylinders in the calipers.

 

[SnowDrifter]

Air hammer works awesome, just hit the nut on the flats with the belt still on

Shoot if you have an air hammer, they make a wrench tool that installs into one. Takes any of 'em off