Is there any way to remove the vsicous fan without a pulley locking tool. Every time I turn the nut it just turns the pulley, and the only locking tools I can find are £40 plus - is there anything else I can use to lock the pulley??
You need a highly specialised tool known as a precision impact adjusting device. Available in either right or left handed types. They are used to remove the fan as follows;
Put 36mm spanner on nut
Sharply whack spanner with above special tool
whack again if it doesnt free up first time
Just done my TD5 its a standard thread so undo anti clock, looking at front of the engine.
Precision impact adjusting device worked a treat - now onto the fused solid drain plug and all the other lovely parts to drain the system and change the thermostat!!
Precision impact adjusting device worked a treat - now onto the fused solid drain plug and all the other lovely parts to drain the system and change the thermostat!!