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Originally Posted by admranger
yes.
Get a 32mm open ended wrench and whack it with a hammer (protecting all items in way of wrench when it lets loose -- coolant system in particular). If that doesn't work, you can use a pry bar to hold the fan pulley in place. Screwdrivers snap, or so I've been told... 
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I have ONLY used a screwdriver. Wedge it between one of the small bolts that hold the clutch to the pulley, and the shaft, then loosen the nut. On the E36 and E46, this is pretty easy to do from the bottom. I have not done it on my X5 yet.