[s-cars] Viscous Fan Bearing Replacement

[Wylie Bean]

No help, but i will be watching with interest as mine is toast too and will  
be getting swapped shortly when i do the timing belt.

Wylie Bean
theringmeister at triad.rr.com
90 cq
91 90q20v
91 200q20v
92 urS4
08 Q7

-----Original message-----
From: racingiron at comcast.net
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 22:04:43 EST
Subject: [s-cars] Viscous Fan Bearing Replacement

I've got a growl from the engine bay that's getting progressively worse.   
I've pinpointed the source as the viscous fan bearing.  I was hoping to  
replace it tonight, and everything went fine until I tried to get the clutch  
off.  I've got a 32mm bicycle headset wrench and I made a pin wrench to  
secure the pulley.  I applied massive force in both directions with no hint  
of movement, except from the entire engine.  I destroyed my pin wrench, so  
I'll go rent a real one from the FLAPS.  I'll probably also buy a longer  
32mm fan wrench to get more leverage.  The '93 popped right off with little  
drama.

My question: What's the most likely thread direction on a '92?  My '93 was  
normal righthand.  Bentley says flatly that they're lefthand (obviously  
sometimes untrue).  I've seen reports of each in the archives.  The pulley  
(and probably the flange it rides on) and the clutch are slightly different  
between my '92 and '93, so I'm wondering if I should expect reverse threads.  
 Any tips for breaking a stubborn clutch free?

Eric R.
'86 urq
'92 urS
'93 urS
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