At this point I'd drain the coolant and pull the radiator. It's a PITA but really only takes a half hour to remove. These 40 series always seem to take a few extra steps than you plan anyway. There should be plenty of room to leverage it out...
The photo may not make it clear but the grooved pulley that the belts run on has completely detached and can be moved by hand. It is behind the water pump fan mount. Not sure why. Maybe someone attached it to the back side of pulley water pump...
Well, I have beaten the crap out of the clutch with no success. As you can imagine I have beaten it up pretty good. At this point I realize I need to just remove the radiator and replace the clutch and water pump. At the same time I will get the...
I will keep trying to get the right combination of BFH and leverage. I have hit the "snout" (good description) of the pulley. At this point I am not too concerned about denting the clutch base because it is probably due a replacement.
I will...
When you say at the base of the fan clutch, could you describe where you mean. I have hit every where I can get too with out hitting the actual back of the fan clutch.
I do have a shroud but have never really had a problem with over heating. I have one that I had modified to fit the aluminum radiator but the fan I got was too big for the radiator opening. I have always intended to get the smaller size fan, but...
I do not think I could get anything between the radiator and the fan. Even if I did get the nuts off, the fan does not have enough space to come off the clutch without the radiator being removed.
I do not see how I could get a wrench or socket between the radiator and the front of the fan to remove it from the clutch. Even if I could remove the nuts, I do not think I could slide the fan out from between the clutch and the radiator.
I am not sure if I understand how you would remove fan from clutch with out removing the assembly from the water pump first. I will look tomorrow and see if I can get to the screws with it still on the front of the motor.
I need help getting the fan and clutch assembly off of my 1980 FJ40. I know it should be dead simple but it will not budge. I have removed the 4 bolts, sprayed it with Kroil (for two days) and used the BFH as best I can. There are not a lot of...