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Old 10-02-2009, 11:53 AM
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Search around, eBay has both the fan tool and a long (32mm?) wrench as a set. If you’re handy with power tools, you can seriously make your own since it’s really just a piece of metal with 2 holes and a notch. I bought a flat piece of metal from Home Depot, used a friend’s drill press and bench grinder and made one in about 20 minutes. It’ll save a you a lot of grief, trust me.

Here are fan removal instructions from a previous alternator DIY I did HERE:

This also will help you out with belt removal, etc., the water pump and T-stat are somewhat visible in the pics so it’ll give you a better idea of what you’re tackling. Once the shroud and fan are off, there is a lot of room to work down there and it’s actually pretty simple. That fan removal can be a serious b*tch though without the tool.

Remember that the large nut attached to the fan is right hand thread so turn CLOCKWISE to loosen. It’s also a good time to loosen the little bolts on the water pump pulley that it is attached to (10mm?) while the serpentine belt is on and it’s not free-wheeling. You’ll have to remove this pulley to access the bolts for water pump removal.
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