Everytime I take the fan off, usually 6 times a week, I have found that the
easiest way is to start the truck, stand back, and throw a 1" steel pipe
into the fan. It'll come right off (its pretty neat too!).
Larry
""Chuong Nguyen"" <dester223@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:F192JhsgVy134IpLcEc00006d06@hotmail.com...
> If you have access to an air hammer, you can take it off easier. Just get
a
> bit that you can hold firmly against the side of nut and hammer it really
> quick. The force will be enough to jolt free that big bolt. It's much
> safer than putting a "stop" like a screw driver between the nuts then
> attempting to struggle and loosen that huge nut by hand. I did mine when
my
> truck was still fairly new so it wasn't rusted or just seized on there,
but
> I'd prefer the air hammer method rather than cutting my fingers. Just a
> suggestion.
> -Chuong
>
> <<
> >Kevin,
> >
> > Thanks I will be doing that tomorrow morning now, since my
friend
> >came over and took all the bolts out of the pulley. So once I get them
put
> >back in I will be able to get the nut off. Thanks again.
> >
> >At 06:20 AM 7/12/2001 +0900, you wrote:
> > >The nut has reverse threads. You need do go clockwise to get it off.
> Loosen
> > >two of the pulley bolts enough to get a large screwdriver between them
> for
> > >leverage, and turn the nut clockwise.
>
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