It's true, I don't have any idea how this car was treated before I got it, but it was immaculate and drove solid.

I'm in the process of checking the water pump but can't get the fan clutch off. I have the fan clutch tool from my E39 but it doesn't work on this one as the 10mm bolts on the hub are almost flush with the lip of the hub, making it impossible to hold the water pump hub while breaking the fan clutch nut free.

I am open to suggestions. In the past I made a tool that rested under one of the 10mm bolts and went all the way to the floor, so when I turned the 32mm wrench I had the weight of the car helping me break it free. This won't work on the X. I sprayed the nut as best as I could about an hour ago with PB Blaster and tried wedging a crowbar between the water pump pulley and the crankshaft pulley (using the belt as padding) and whacked the 32mm wrench with a 5lb hammer, but got no where.

I've been looking all over the internet for a 2001 BMW X5 4.4i specific fan clutch removal tool but they all keep coming up with the stupid flat generic all-BMW tool, which simply won't work on this vehicle.

The crude drawing I just made is what I need, and it needs to be made of steel. It has to recess into the pulley hub so the holes in the fork can fit around the 10mm bolts, but still have clearance for the 32mm wrench.

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Current:
2001 BMW X5, 4.4i, 138K miles, Black & Tan.

Past:
1984 318i
1993 318i
1993 325i
2001 325i
1997 528i
1974 Porsche 911 2.7
1976 Porsche 911s
1978 Porsche 911 Targa
1985 Porsche 924
1987 Porsche 944 S2 Cabrio