Just replaced my defective "MTC" Fan Blade.

Those of you who have replaced water pump or done the cooling overhaul know it is a PITA to install the Fan Clutch onto the WP Hub: the space is tight, the thin 32-mm wrench does not have much room to move etc and etc. Sometimes it can take up to 15 minutes to thread this stupid 32-mm Nut!!!

Well, I just came up with this trick that makes the Fan Clutch Nut Install in 10 seconds! It was a breeze!

- Remember that this NUT is reverse thread, so turn it Counter-Clockwise to tighten it.

- Get a short section of a poultry cord (dental floss or shoe lace is also OK)

- Use a small piece of masking tape to tape one end of the cord onto the NUT.

- Wrap the cord around the 32-mm Nut 3-4 times in such a way that when you pull the cord, the NUT turns CCW (Viewed from FRONT of car)....See Picture.

- Apply a bit of grease or antiseize on the 32-mm Nut to make install easy (also making future removal easy).

- Hold the Fan Clutch snugly against the WP Hub, then Pull the cord upward. This will turn the NUT CCW. No need to tighten the nut. Engine rotation will tighten it.



Install takes less than 10 seconds!

THIS TRICK WORKS FOR ANY BIMMER WITH FAN CLUTCH.

HTH.

CNN-090
98 528i 5sp 98K

• Fan Clutch Nut Installation TRICK DIY! (pic) - CNN-090 2007-10-29 23:05:38 (511 views)