[s-cars] Removing Fan Clutch

[Tom Green]

Nice coverage of the issue, JC.  Now, we hope it does not deteriorate  
into the coverage of those individuals who could not remove the nut at  
all.  : )

This topic was started by Tony Curran asking how to remove his fan  
clutch.  Tony has an S6, which he has clearly noted.

Anything to do with how it works on an S4 had no place in the  
discussion.  Hopefully, Tony is also smart enough to recognize bad  
information.  The pull the radiator advice with the bumper still on  
was the real indication that your entire post was counterproductive,  
not just wrong, David.

Tom '95 S6
          '95.5 S6 avant
Knoxville, TN

On Sunday December 9, 2012, at 6:29 PM, John Cunningham wrote:

> Often it is and seems the early S cars are. On my bimmer the  
> alternator is LH thread like that. But on some cars its not. And is  
> not on the later UrS cars. I could mail you the nut from mine, I  
> have it lying around somewhere... Trust me. RH. When mine was frozen  
> I killed myself trying it both ways wondering if I was tightening or  
> loozening. Great topic of debate since anybody who's done it is  
> convinced they all are like his... But seems there was a changeover  
> at some point.
>
> Sent from iPad
>
> On Dec 9, 2012, at 16:06, "David Giannandrea" <david.giannandrea at sbcglobal.net 
> > wrote:
>
>> Look at the way the fan blades work: fan resistance should be  
>> locking the  nut against spindle rotation. I' m  certain the urS4  
>> is LH.

>> On 12/09/2012 20:12, JC Cunningham wrote:
>> not necessarily.  later cars aren't LH. mine certainly wasn't.
>>
>> On 12/9/2012 12:19, David Giannandrea wrote:
>> Remember, it's LH threaded. As I recall, you will have to loosen the
>> radiator supports to make some room...maybe even pull the radiator.  
>> The
>> bumper can stay on. Good luck.
>>
>> David G.