fixing the water pump P gasket

On or around Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:27:58 +0100, "Paul" enlightened us thusly:

there's a cover bolt with a nut on it under the alternator.

I removed the fan, and the cowling. I also sawed the cowling in half vertically, so it can now be removed without removing the fan first. It goes back on OK like this. Fecking silly design, so it is - there's not quite scope for getting the cowling out without removing the fan.

austin did you have to remove the belt tensioner arm too or does it swing out the way.

On or around Wed, 20 Jul 2005 21:24:36 +0100, paul enlightened us thusly:

The whole belt tensioner comes off by undoing the 15mm nut. Not the one in the middle of the pulley - use a 15mm on that with a long bar to release the tension so as to remove the belt (having loosened those pesky pulley bolts first) then remove the belt and then the tensioner.

In message , Austin Shackles writes

There is a bolt behind the tensioner pivot that needs to some off.

On or around Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:08:48 +0100, Marc Draper enlightened us thusly:

Oh yes, so there is. I knew there was a reason for removing it.

is it dificult to remove the viscous fan using a normal spanner ? i have ordered a special spanner from difflock but will not get it until Tuesday.

Use a chisel, or a screw driver you don't like very much - remembering it is a left-hand thread. Once it is "cracked" it will undo easily by hand.

Richard

In message , beamendsltd writes

Ouch !!!

I love it when cars come in all chewed up by chisels !!!!

You shouldn't have to hit it hard enough to do anything other than mark it! Now people who use chisels on hub nuts........

Richard

In message , beamendsltd writes

Yes hub nuts and chisels !!! leaves them very sharp.

I have had people bring in tdi's with their viscous fan hub nuts so damaged that you cant get the fan spanner on.