[s-cars] viscous fan bearing

[Tom Green]

Hey Rus,

Wait just a minute!  You need to have that bracket in good condition  
to receive the new bearing/shaft assembly, and it has to retain it in  
place during all sorts of
adverse conditions.  I would say nix on the heat on that aluminum  
bracket - same with a hammer.  If you don't have a suitable bearing  
puller or press to remove and
reinstall the bearing, I highly recommend you take it to someone to do  
this job.

The assembly needs to be pulled straight out and the new bearing  
pressed straight in.  If it cocks, it will likely deform the aluminum  
housing and give trouble with shaft
wobble that is magnified at the fan blade edge, and may not fit snugly  
enough to prevent the whole thing from walking out of the socket  
during operation.

I urge that you proceed with caution.

Tom

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> Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:40:54 -0700
> From: "Southerlin, Russell S" <Russell.S.Southerlin at ulalaunch.com>
> Subject: [s-cars]  timing belt service issues
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> I am having the same problem.  Apparently the guys over at QW did a  
> little research and found the bearing P/N 046 115 136 it is 187.20  
> at Genuine Audi Parts.
>
> I got my bracket out last night what a nightmare - took 2 hours  
> digging into the bowels of the engine.
>
> Now the challenge of getting the bearing out of the bracket - it is  
> in there pretty tight - a hammer did not do the trick am going to  
> try heat!!