32mm wrench for fan clutch

[Brew]

What the fuck are you talking about?

[Schniddy]

I swear you guys are all fucking legally retarded.

You don't need the special tool, or any tool for that matter to hold the pulley.
Just hit the end of your 32mm wrench with a small hammer in a diagonal-clockwise direction. I do this EVERY FUCKING DAY, and have NEVER had one not come loose and have NEVER damaged a water pump. Yeah, really. You fucks.

You must have god like powers that allow you to levitate the wrench without it dropping down when you let it go to hit it with the hammer

[nando]

I swear you guys are all fucking legally retarded.

You don't need the special tool, or any tool for that matter to hold the pulley.
Just hit the end of your 32mm wrench with a small hammer in a diagonal-clockwise direction. I do this EVERY FUCKING DAY, and have NEVER had one not come loose and have NEVER damaged a water pump. Yeah, really. You fucks.

yep, pretty much what he said.

[fporro]

^ +1 Lol

[Brew]

I swear you guys are all fucking legally retarded.

You don't need the special tool, or any tool for that matter to hold the pulley.
Just hit the end of your 32mm wrench with a small hammer in a diagonal-clockwise direction. I do this EVERY FUCKING DAY, and have NEVER had one not come loose and have NEVER damaged a water pump. Yeah, really. You fucks.

[kowalski]

wow. just drill your tools hole bigger so it the bolt can go through it.

[Schniddy]

I'm thinking about using the blow torch to heat up the bolt... then again if its the holder that keeps slipping that might not help

[backtrail69]

Looks just like that. I ended up having to climb onto my intake manifold and kick the wrench on the fan clutch with a screwdriver holding the pully...

[Schniddy]

I just bought the factory wrench + fan pully holder.


SOOOO easy now

Does ANYONE know if the OEM BMW pulley fan holder looks like the one in this auction?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=250115632390

I bought it and its working like SHIT. Only one of the holes fit while the other doesn’t, no matter what I try you can't get the second whole in the bolt. Its either it wont fit at the angle(s) or it just is made poorly. I want to know if the BMW one looks the same.

I doesn’t matter how hard I hit the damn wrench, the holder still slips every time since only one bolt fits…

[KenC]

its 4 pages ;) . i just wanted to know i'd have everything to do it w/out buying the special bmw tools for $75 when i can do it for $14 just fine.

Buy the BMW tool. It fits on the end of an impact gun. It will remove a fan clutch in about 30 seconds with little to no effort.

[Schniddy]

Just called BMW, guy seemed confused and said I needed a pulley tensioner.. is that what its called?

[Schniddy]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-G...spagenameZWD1V

That looks a little superior to this one

http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/sch61600.html

I'll try calling around tomorrow if i can find one local.

[Schniddy]

well I'm up to the fan clutch part finally.. this striking down and across really isn't doing much when the bolt spins....

[Schniddy]

take the bolt off of the alternator that allows it to swing towards the engine. this removes tension on the belt and allows the belt to be removed. the alternator mightbe stuck though, so it will take some force.

I dont have a belt on right now, the old one snapped off while driving, but if i was removing one... wouldn't it be stuck on the very top pulley where the fan clutch is connected? I'm trying to figure out if the fan needs to be removed for a pulley to be slipped on

I'm having troubles with the other belts too.. I'll make a new tread.

[MikeE30325i]

ehhhh?

take the bolt off of the alternator that allows it to swing towards the engine. this removes tension on the belt and allows the belt to be removed. the alternator mightbe stuck though, so it will take some force.