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On 21 Sep 2002, at 11:06, Garret Trask wrote: > Is there any way to remove the fan pulley while the engine is still in the car? > I've removed the muffler and air intake housing. Now I'm trying to remove the > fan pulley but I can't figure out a way to prevent the engine from turning as > I'm trying to turn to 30mm nut that holds the pulley on. If it's an MT car then put it in gear. The clutch may slip but you may be able to use a combination of that and cylinder compression to keep it still. If that doesn't work, turn the engine to where it is in firing position for # 4 or 2 cylinder and then continue CW 1/2 turn. Remove that spark plug and stuff in a length of rope, keeping out enough for you to pull the rope back out. Turn the crank back and you want it to stop about 1/4 turn back. Remove the big bolt. To tighten the bolt, do the same thing but turn the crank CCW 1/2 turn from that cylinder's firing point. > The reason I need to remove the pulley is because I need to check my fan > housing for debris that's causing my engine noise (a message from about 3 > weeks ago). If it's just debris, this seldom hangs around in the fan housing, although it can sit in the bottom of the steel pulley shroud. If you have a constant noise from that area your fan housing attaching bolts have probably come loose and are rubbing. You need to get to them to fix this. You will probably need a steering wheel puller to get the fan off. DO NOT PRY on the edge of the fan to try to remove it, but you MAY be able to grab it with both hands and kind of gently rock and pull and get it to come off. DON'T BEND IT. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/