My problem was keeping the fan from turning. I had a piece of steel that I fashioned for holding it, but trying to hold it and apply pressure to the extension holding the Allen wrench and keeping it square so it wouldn't come out and round off the bolt proved difficult.
If I had a way of bracing the piece holding the fan against something immovable I would be in business. Dan On May 15, 2013, at 10:19 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I wanted to check and top off the oil in my fan clutch if necessary, but I >> simply could not loosen the Allen head bolt that goes through it. I had no >> problem holding it in place, but I just couldn't get enough torque on the >> little devil to break it loose. >> >> If anyone has a suggestion on how to accomplish this, I'm all ears. >> >> Dan > > I cut off an old tie rod where it was crimped in a hex inside the tie rod > end. That just fit over my long handle allen 8mm. That gives you a "handle" > that extends above the radiator top. Stick the allen in the bolt and whack > the end of the tierod with a 4 lb hammer. It makes a mexican impact wrench > that fits in the restricted space. > > HF sells a fan tool that is a couple feet long with a 3/8 socket drive. If > you have a very short 3/8 drive 8mm allen socket, you can use that tool. You > can make your own allen extension some other way too. 2' of 1/4" pipe and > duct tape? > > Otherwise you can take out the radiator and condensor and fans and have at it > with a real impact wrench. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
