dantd5 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Dear fellows...(Lend me your ears ) I have been poking head and tail into the LR defender 110 td5 99 mod to get the cooling fan out or better still to change the fan belt. I have followed the 3 oclock to 9 oclock rule and feel like the fan is coming off.. By the way I am using the Kennedy Spanner 36mm. The last touches to get it off isn't working. IT feels loose though but is there any trick as to getting it finally out? I need to get the belt changed since it has gone almost 180.000km....Just do not want to apply force . Any one been into this?All suggestions welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 It should come off easily when it is loose, just unscrew it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 You normally have to keep whacking the spanner with a hammer until it comes loose. Remember this one is a normal right-hand thread, not like a Tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantd5 Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Ok I will continue whacking it..... Thanks for the tip..... .. In the world of Landies,,, there is no rest.... I wonder if there is ever a time when this car goes problem free.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 i use a difflock spanner kit to do mine, works a treat. as Jim says remember its RH thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebdesignDEFENDER Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 does the viscous fan pasts from another car here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 does the viscous fan pasts from another car here? Errrrr.... could you rephrase that question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litch Posted April 10, 2008 Share Posted April 10, 2008 "Errrrr.... could you rephrase that question?" At a guess I am assuming he is asking if the viscous fan spanner from another vehicle fits? It is a standard industry size and as there are generally only two sizes used (32mm & 36mm) many spanners are double ended & cranked so you can pick one up from any motor-factors or car assessory shop for around £10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 "Errrrr.... could you rephrase that question?" At a guess I am assuming he is asking if the viscous fan spanner from another vehicle fits?" My guess is that he was asking if Fan VCs from a different car can be used, which, like getting a spanner from a nearby store, can depend on where in the world he is living. Looking at his previous posts, he is in Germany, and has a 110 Tdi 1997 Station Wagon HardTop. So, answering my own interpretation, I'd say he could try a fan VC from a BMW or Merc, although I know little or nothing about them. From my previous experience the 'new' VC must come off a Diesel engine, not a petrol engine, as the VC from a Diesel will be designed to work at lower engine speeds. Is there a future in this - Write your own questions, then answer them? :-)) I suppose it could be worse, we could start arguing about the answers!! Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101sean Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 You don't need to take the fan off to do the belt but helps to have a second person to hold the tensioner back with socket on a long bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 he may find, even in Germany, that the BMW/Merc viscous fans are expensive. I do know the BMW M52 fan (as was fitted to Defenders here) costs double that of a Tdi unit and is a bit more than a TD5 unit. The TD5 one is expensive because it comes with the plastic fan, unlike the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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