Disco 2 TD5 Cheaper Viscous Fan Coupling Wrench? Do they exist?

JoyB24 · Apr 23, 2016

We are replacing thermostat on Disco2 TD5 and need to remove viscous fan. The official tools for this job(LRT-12-94 & 93) are £160inc Vat! Does anyone know a cheaper option to achieve our aim? Any practical suggestions much appreciated.

wammers · Apr 23, 2016

Yeah a spanner that fits it an an hammer to shock it with.

z1000st · Apr 23, 2016

When i did my sons fan i just found an old large open ended spanner and attacked it with an angle grinder till it fitted , then as wammers says .... hit with a hammer

neilly · Apr 23, 2016

http://www.flatdoguk.com/td5-/-v8-viscous-fan-spanner-set~1002

will this do ya?

Cheers

JoyB24 · Apr 23, 2016

Hi Neilly
You have just made my husband's day

Many, many thanks for that, will order at once. I really love this Forum and the way members offer help

Joy

mikescuba · Apr 23, 2016

http://www.paddockspares.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=viscos+fan+tool
Bought mine from Paddocks a couple of years ago. Works fine.

JoyB24 · Apr 23, 2016

Thanks for that, have already ordered from Flatdog on Neilly's advice but will bear in mind Paddocks should there be any problem

listerdiesel · Apr 24, 2016

36mm a/f open ended spanner and a copper mallet to shock the nut undone as mentioned above.

A decent spanner is better that one of those laser-cut things.

It undoes in the direction of the fan rotation.

Peter

biolandy · Apr 24, 2016

Got mine from Halfrauds-one of those 36mm x32mm off set spanner things

raywin · Apr 24, 2016

Bought one from eBay bit like this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVE...hash=item3a7f0645b6:m:miVFKIlO8m-ywvlm1BJK-hg
By the way it's a standard right hand thread, seems to be some confusion about this.

JoyB24 · Apr 24, 2016

Hi All

Really appreciate all of the very helpful advice. Am keeping all of the sourcing details just in case

Will let you know how we get on with the Flatdog tools recommended by Neilly

biolandy · Apr 24, 2016

raywin said:
Bought one from eBay bit like this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVE...hash=item3a7f0645b6:m:miVFKIlO8m-ywvlm1BJK-hg
By the way it's a standard right hand thread, seems to be some confusion about this.

Think the confusion occurrs as the D1 is left hand and D2 is right hand

Disco DJ · Apr 25, 2016

http://www.jgs4x4.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=Fan+spanner
Why pay more?
This one worked fine for me!

gazman · Apr 25, 2016

I use a old style pushbike head set spanner. about 5 quid.
last time I needed it off though I use a hammer and a bar and taped it on the corner of the flat and got it off.

JoyB24 · May 16, 2016

Quick update. The spanner and backing spanner set arrived very quickly from Flatdog as recommended by Neilly. Husband has now replaced the thermostat and the sensor and the connecting pieces of tubing which connect the thermostat back into the cooling system. Sorry if that's not a very technical description

Thanks again everyone

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