please help with fan clutch

[cjriojas]

lets start from the beginning:
tools - socket set, flat head, vice grips, ratchet strap and a 36mm wrench. you can borrow the wrench from an auto parts store if you dont have one.
take off the cover, top half of the fan shroud, all hoses

you can do one of two things
1.you can use the strap to hold the pulley in place then turn the 36mm wrench counterclockwise as you see it from the front of the vehicle looking toward the engine.

2.take the water pump off the engine. use a set of vice grips to hold the pulley and turn the fan in the same direction as stated before until the vice grips catch on the pump. should be able to break it this way but you might mess up the pulley in the process.

[6stringer]

trust me bud, sawzall is a easy quick fix if you just want it off. just make sure you have a new blade and go slow with her

[fubutx]

Take a air hammer with a chisel bit and about 5 seconds later its off. Catch the edge of the nut to the left and down and it will spin loose.

thats the same way i do it, if not i just use a chisel and a 5lb hammer just a couple of hits and its off

[RedHeartbeat]

take an abrasive saw to the nut and split it. You may have to do it on two sides to relieve the tension. It should spin off easier that way.

[robznob11]

well guys i got it off but i don't know how long my water pump will last. i cut into the pully a little. so i hope its not out of balance . i ended up cutting it compleatly off cause it still would not budge even with reliefe cuts and a back up still broke the spanner. that idea gm had sucked lets go back to 4 bolts. anyhow if any one has a spare pully i will buy it out right for the future or i have a complete ac bracket/compressor,belt and tensioner we can swap it wont clear my frame so im gonna have 2/70 ac 2 windows down and 70 mph lol... thanks for all the help

[acechevy]

i always use a punch and a hammer to pull and put mine back on works great.

[cjriojas]

well guys i got it off but i don't know how long my water pump will last. i cut into the pully a little. so i hope its not out of balance . i ended up cutting it compleatly off cause it still would not budge even with reliefe cuts and a back up still broke the spanner. that idea gm had sucked lets go back to 4 bolts. anyhow if any one has a spare pully i will buy it out right for the future or i have a complete ac bracket/compressor,belt and tensioner we can swap it wont clear my frame so im gonna have 2/70 ac 2 windows down and 70 mph lol... thanks for all the help

i have my entire waterpump, that i replaced. turned out the seals were bad and it should still be good.

[robznob11]

well i found out yesterday that a new or reman water pump comes with pully so when it goes out ill just swap the whole thing thanks again for all the help guys