I need to pick up a set of fan wrenches to take the fan off of my 02. I read several places that I need a 36 and 72 mm. What brand do you guys suggest? I have heard they aren't all created equal.
I used an air chisel back in the day, but it's too nasty looking if it doesn't break loose right away. Fan wrench with a 1/2" long ratchet does the trick.
I use a pretty cheap set. It's prob been used 30-40 times with no issues.
Air chiseled mine. No luck. Ended up sawzalling it off. Yes I know left handed thread. Tried fan wrenches with a 1/2 drive breaker bar and cheater pipe. No luck. Tried a air chisel again. Got PO'ed air chiseled the nut into a mutant ball of Steel then cut off the whole shaft and bought a new one. That's my horror story.
The truck was a complete virgin. Untouched and from Georgia. I brought it home and started to do the KDP and ran into that problem. I've done a few for my friend's trucks and never encounter such a stubborn nut untill then.
Big, long-assed chisel situated on one of the hex points, and a BFH.
I lay an old leather coat over the blades so I don't end up donating blood to the cause.
Always leave the belt on.
I used to use a vise grip chain wrench around the pully with a piece of fan belt and a wrench. Now I have the snap-on set with the wrenches and the pivot attachment to the air hammer like said above. But I haven't got to use it yet. Seems thats always the way it goes. Haha.