If it came off that easy I wouldn’t be on youtube looking for ways to get that off
@OTT-JV5 ай бұрын
Ikr shit didn’t work that was already loose
@aprilbates63214 ай бұрын
Worked for us we just had to hit it a few times
@lobokris28972 ай бұрын
Lmfao I hit it twice and it broke loose
@moesautoАй бұрын
I know this a yr old comment but I’ve had to hit it way harder than him 10-12 times before. He might had been working on it before the video started
@katrielfrench73596 ай бұрын
I've got a '01 Chevy Express with a 305 I 'had' a huge crescent wrench for the water pump but couldn't find it... 1 1/2hr of trying to get that nut lose I found your video using a old 18" breaker bar & a 3 1/2lb sludge, it came lose...!!! HalleluYah!!! You saved my day!!!!
@mylesevans2443Ай бұрын
I spent 30 minutes messing around until I saw this video thank you!!
@smokum0Ай бұрын
Thank you, almost bought the spanner wrench
@dreamseeliveАй бұрын
You saved me a lot of headache and worry. I was ready to spend forever on this!!! Thank you!!!
@hubertyoung1938 Жыл бұрын
Thanks. My water pump just blew. That'll work great our here in the country. Sweet....😮😊
@hashbrown67021 күн бұрын
All the other videos I was watching wasn’t doing me any good I couldn’t get the fan off but once I tried your method with the hammer and the extension it worked first try🤝🏼🤝🏼appreciate the vid!
@Buddyman12253 ай бұрын
I had almost given up until I saw your video! Worked like a charm! Thanks man !
@wildwelder87 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I just changed the water pump on my Dad's '07 Colorado and I've never removed a fan clutch like this before.
@donovanmccallum39342 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Quick and to the point. I'm gonna go try it now
@jean-pierrehall29142 жыл бұрын
Dude is on point. When I changed my water pump I used an impact driver. Press it on the same spot on edge and hit it once with impact and it spun off easily. Vehicle 2011 E150 w/230k
@lancebaxter381912 күн бұрын
Use the compressor to clean the area. Hit it with some penetrating oil. Sat down, drank some water. Used your technique, came right off. Thanks!
@Don-gq9sf Жыл бұрын
This works! Had it off in under 30 seconds thanks !
@912dgm2 жыл бұрын
🤯🤯 i cant believe i haven't thought of this before. Definitely going to try this out tomorrow. Ive got to do a water pump on my truck
@david97832 жыл бұрын
Hey me too, on a Dodge dakota. I like this trick!
@alonzowiisdom67962 жыл бұрын
Me too 🎯💪🏾😊
@LynxStarAuto2 жыл бұрын
I'm a professional mechanic and this is how I have always done it. All the special tools do is remove some skin off your hands, and gum up the heads of the water pump pulley bolts. The trick is to make sure you hit it right on the edge of the fan clutch nut *in the direction of loosening rotation* Not all of them share the same thread pitch so make sure and verify if yours is standard or reverse thread. Otherwise you will be tightening it 😵💫
@enriquemartinez162 ай бұрын
Absolutely positively outstanding! Thank you!🇺🇸
@mike_t_0074 жыл бұрын
Why hasn't anyone commented?! That looks so easy. I'm going to try this when I replace my fan clutch
@marwanmohseen Жыл бұрын
I've done it a lot and works well, but if you do it a few times in some cars it will maybe damage the water pump
@jamesstambaugh1027Ай бұрын
Dude your video rocks!! You saved my ass, thank you!!
@BobbysDubstep2 жыл бұрын
This worked perfectly and was the difference between us giving up or getting the job done because we were going to give up!
@aprilbates63214 ай бұрын
Thank you so much that worked. He had to hit it a few times but it came off
@edg31911 Жыл бұрын
Thanks man. Just took it off. They wanted $70 at oreilys for rental tools.
@kavak134410 ай бұрын
Just rent the tool from them, you get all your money back when you return it
@danfoleyjr59993 жыл бұрын
Can it be put back on in the same way?
@jamessmith-bw4nb Жыл бұрын
In a perfect world!
@joel-cg4rv3 жыл бұрын
plasma cutter works also
@QuailPratt318 Жыл бұрын
May be a old vid but thank you 🙏🏿 quick and simple
@anthonymax63952 жыл бұрын
Thanks.. This worked like a charm. Subscribing now
@Filterfinder7 ай бұрын
Mine needs to go clockwise to loosen be careful
@ontheedge4life3 жыл бұрын
Well...goddam 👏🏻
@LilElfinmajk2 жыл бұрын
My pulley turns when trying to remove it. All of these videos I'm seeing must have fan clutch that doesn't rotate both ways while mine does. I'm going to go get the tool
@JRRGimli2 жыл бұрын
This is the problem im currently having. I have the 36mm wrench that fits my fan nut, but i cant take the fan nut off because the pully keeps turning with it. Did you ever figure it out?
@LilElfinmajk2 жыл бұрын
@@JRRGimli yeah I rented the tool from O'Reilly
@deangelohayes90502 жыл бұрын
@@LilElfinmajk what tool?
@hongmihnhahn7081 Жыл бұрын
Or these is a hole upper side on fan shaft cover. Once put pin inside it, it will not rotate freely
@danielgrover20802 жыл бұрын
This technique does not work on a 2002 dodge ram.
@alanbetancourt487511 ай бұрын
Wouldn’t you still need the tool to put it back on?
@leonforte71392 жыл бұрын
Wow i'm impressed,
@heatherpaker46492 жыл бұрын
No freaking way. I have to try this. I'm stuck can't even drive to get a tool. I'm gonna try but my luck it will be like welded on lol
@corpuschristi6149 Жыл бұрын
well how'd it go
@Sketchmedic Жыл бұрын
Idk wth I'm doing wrong but I tried this about 50 times on my 4.7 and only thing that moves is the water pump oully with the clutch still intact 😅
@cheeseburgers82 Жыл бұрын
Are you hitting it the right way
@samuelthecalled6899 Жыл бұрын
Same here. I can't get the nut to move without the pully moving too
@mikesaltman Жыл бұрын
Mine doesn’t have a but it smooth round, the belt is already off
@sumnertime3518 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@brianwillumitis83932 жыл бұрын
Yea it may work if your car is 1 year old. It will never work on a 10nyear plus vehicle
@gasketmasters2 жыл бұрын
This is a 2004 Silverado. That’s 18 years
@exploration4 Жыл бұрын
I just got it to work [after much frustration and multiple other ways/videos that were no help whatsoever, before finding my way here] on my 2005 Ford Explorer 😉👍 Big thanks to op!! 🙏😊 I swear, I was just about at my wits' end! 😅
@emilydavila42192 жыл бұрын
awesome ,I almost went to buy the tool
@jonesy4588Ай бұрын
top of the fan cover needs a removable cover
@evanstover4374 Жыл бұрын
How do you remove it after this?
@JHenry-tt5mp2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@dennisstark72183 жыл бұрын
Yeah, except when it is a hex nut this doesn't work
@gasketmasters3 жыл бұрын
This isn’t needed then
@shakeswigglez37462 жыл бұрын
@@gasketmasters 🤣
@MrTonyubaldo Жыл бұрын
noo shit. it work!
@smokeyrameriz478 Жыл бұрын
I'm beating away on the clutch fan on this Explorer and nothing is moving
@Filterfinder7 ай бұрын
lol you have groves in the wheel for the belt directly in front of the fan you loosen clockwise. Bet that was a pain to get off
@Filterfinder7 ай бұрын
Loosen clockwise if there are groves my ford ranger is that way
@congajoel5 ай бұрын
No... It didn't see that
@Theansilgregoryshow3 жыл бұрын
2 years.
@jefferyk.spellerberg1762 ай бұрын
No pdidn’t see that
@andychrystal6909 ай бұрын
Hahahahahahahah yeah right
@thiccboi69328 ай бұрын
Wow that worked beautifuly!
@sbuberry479310 ай бұрын
i will try this tomorrow...because i gave up today....