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Re: Viscous coupling / Fan clutch removal

To: Andrew Beck <abeck@ica.net>
Subject: Re: Viscous coupling / Fan clutch removal
From: Alan Lemen <ralemen@cableone.net>
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 21:37:01 -0600
You need to drive the shaft out with a drift ( read small socket) I did 
mine a few years back and it took quite a force as I hammered it out  ( 
and back on the new one. Now I have a small shop press that would do a 
nicer job.

Alan

Andrew Beck wrote:

>Ok, so I am in the midst of replacing the water pump (my brake parts haven't
>arrived yet).
>
>So the Haynes manual tells me:
>
>"Press off the viscous coupling and remove the tolerance ring."
>
>Like hell!  I have not been able to get that thing to budge off the water
>pump shaft at all.
>
>Any suggestions????





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