fan clutch removal from water pump?

[Mr.PFloyd]

i cant figure it out guys, what exactly do i have to do? do i need to open up the fan clutch itself? if so i stripped one of the bolts and im gonan be angry, countersink ftw! any help is appreciated.
oh and i checked tsrm and searched, doesnt show it..

 

[IJ.]

No you don't need to open it.

4x nuts on the pump nose then you may need to give the clutch a tap to release it from the pump. (plastic hammer or a piece of wood)

 

[pimptrizkit]

i found if you are spining the pump on the belt and cant break them lose, grabe another 10mm and use i across from the one your breaking lose, go all the way around, and by the time you break the last one lose it takes alot less effort to untighten one of the lose ones you had to put the wrench back on to break the last one lose..

hope that made sense..

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

No you don't need to open it.

4x nuts on the pump nose then you may need to give the clutch a tap to release it from the pump. (plastic hammer or a piece of wood)

are you god?_? :biglaugh:

 

[IJ.]

No

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

are you god?_? :biglaugh:

Of supras.

 

[IJ.]

Of supras.

Not even close!

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

wow 2 of the bolts are stripped, so i got 2 off... any advice for the 2 stripped ones -_-

 

[IJ.]

Rounded nuts?

 

[WeDgE]

If the nuts are rounded try a pair of vice grips on 'em.

 

[3p141592654]

Before you do that vice grip thing, try using a 10mm box end wrench. It's a tight fit but you can get one on if you jiggle around the wrench. If you use an open-end wrench you will round the bolts 50% of the time.

 

[JENNY!]

use your teeeth?

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

kk update guys. car is runnign again woot woot! But the pump is leakign a bit from the top cause my torque wrench is broken and ill go buy one tomorrow. whats the torque raring 0on the bolts for the water pump? Thanks in advance.

 

[Doward]

kk update guys. car is runnign again woot woot! But the pump is leakign a bit from the top cause my torque wrench is broken and ill go buy one tomorrow. whats the torque raring 0on the bolts for the water pump? Thanks in advance.

You lost me here... how is your pump leaking because your torque wrench is broken?

If it's leaking, just tighten it a hair more. My torque rating on water pump bolts (after cleaning ALL THE THREADS OUT <-- important step people ignore) is hand tight + 1/8 turn.

If everything is clean between the gasket mating surfaces, with a new gasket, it does not take much preload to hold everything together nicely.

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

You lost me here... how is your pump leaking because your torque wrench is broken?

If it's leaking, just tighten it a hair more. My torque rating on water pump bolts (after cleaning ALL THE THREADS OUT <-- important step people ignore) is hand tight + 1/8 turn.

If everything is clean between the gasket mating surfaces, with a new gasket, it does not take much preload to hold everything together nicely.

im sorry, the pump is leaking between the gasket and the block, and i dotn ever overtigtne my bolts because i am never sure and i do not want to break a bolt inside there. It is leakign a bit because of this. Not a big issue but im sorry i have to exzplain better sometimes >_<

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

okay, so now my belt is sweaking somewhere inside the bay. does it mean i put it on too tight, or can it be because of my bearings being old or the pulley being unbalanced for some reason? Any help is appreciated..

 

[IJ.]

Might be squeaking from the coolant on it?

 

[Mr.PFloyd]

Might be squeaking from the coolant on it?

from wen it was previously leaking?

 

[IJ.]

yep

 

[djordan97]

or it could be a worn belt or not tight enough