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On 15 Jun 2005 at 6:36, Louis Brooks wrote: > Is there a trick to getting the fan housing apart? I followed the > instructions in the manual, removed the pully and the 8 screws holding it > together but I can seem to get the halves apart. Tried gently prying with a > screw driver but stoped when it started to score the mating surface. Yes, these usually come apart hard because there are 2 steel dowel pins which align them and hold them together. Look in the "armpits" on each side of the housing and you'll see a larger boss on each side where there was space for a bolt as well as a pin, which is still there. I use a cold chisel as a wedge and drive it into the crack between the housing halves in the space between the bolt hole and the dowel. This will pull the halves apart. Work slowly and walk the halves apart gently with the wedge and they will come apart with minimal damage. Don't try to pry the halves apart anywhere other than at these 2 bosses or you will probably break something. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~