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On 3 Jun 2004 at 22:05, daveb wrote: > Behind the fan I thought I had a loose screw or two that hold the fan > housing to the engine block. The rattling is awful and I cannot put off > fixing it any longer. However, upon further inspection (I disassembled the > fan housing, removed the pulley and began pulling off the fan), the screws > appear to be secure, but I've found that the rivets that hold the fan to the > hub are loose. Has anybody experienced this? Is it possible to reset the > rivets or should I look for a new fan? How difficult is it to get the fan > back onto the crankshaft? I wouldn't call this a common problem, but it happens. Berg can weld the fan to the hub and rebalance the fan, but it's probably cheaper and easier to just replace the fan. It's fairly easy to replace, but you need a 1-3/16" socket to undo the crank bolt, and a steering wheel puller to pull the fan hub off. Make sure to torque the bolt to the Type 3 spec when you are done; the type 1 spec is lower and will let it all come loose again. You may need to remove a spark plug and stuff a cylinder full of rope to keep the crank from turning while you R & R the crank bolt. I have good used fans available. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org