Cant get the bolt loose fromthe fan that is attached to the water pump in my ford ranger. need to remove bolt in order to remove water pump.
You need a special tool that grasps and holds the water pump pulley by the four bolts that secure the pulley to the pump, while you loosen the fan by using the correct size of wrench to turn it CLOCKWISE to remove. The hex of the fan clutch is LEFT-HAND threaded on this particular vehicle application. You may need to heat the hex of the nut slightly with an oxy/acetylene torch if too much force is required to crack the hex loose. Once loosened, simply spin it off with your hand by the blade until it is removed. Hope this helps.
you're taking a wrench which will greater healthful at the back of the fan, and knock with a hammer on the wrench to interrupt the nut loose. you turn the nut to loosen it an identical way the fan turns while the engine is working
You take a wrench that will fit behind the fan, and knock with a hammer on the wrench to break the nut loose. You turn the nut to loosen it the same way the fan turns when the engine is running
