This is a perfect time to invest in a pneumatic impact wrench.
Looking at replacing water pump on a 1996 Crown Vic, 460 engine. >
> Fan clutch screws onto water pump as if it were a single large bolt. >
> Question, how do I hold water pump still so I can "unbolt" the
> fan clutch? Leaving belt tension on the pulley doesn't seem to
> be enough, and I don't see the small bolts attaching the belt
> pulley to be a match for the 36mm size clutch "bolt".
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> Hmmm... maybe get some longer sacrificial bolts into the
> pulley holes...
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> Any other/better ideas?
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> Thanks,
> Lowell
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