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Re: [T3] fan pulling, long


On 28 Apr 2003 at 6:50, Vlach, Joe -CKHS wrote:

> Well, I was going to drive the 69 square to the Puyallup show. I had been
> having trouble with the car not wanting to start after being hot. So, I
> thought I'd adjust the valves and torque the head bolts I could reach. When
> I pulled the valve cover I noticed there was a washer sitting in the bottom
> of the cover. It had been partially obliterated. It is not a rocker assembly
> washer. I have never totally disassembled an engine, so I am not sure of its
> origin. 

Give us the dimensions of this washer. 

> Everything went fairly well (except trying to get the muffler off). I cannot
> get the fan off, however. I made a homemade puller (like the one they show
> in Bentley), but it still won't budge. Any suggestions?

So you're using 2 M8 x 1.25 bolts into the fan hub and pushing down into the 
center of the crank? If so, this should pull right out. No matter what, DON'T 
pull from the outer edge of the fan.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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