Bent Spanner

[Snapperpaul]

Any one got for sale the bent spanner for removing the viscous fan from the pully.

I didn't want to bend a perfectly good one in the vice unless i realy have to, and it's the sort of tool i could do with in my special tools box.

[Guest chris brown]

Do what they do in most garages use a long punch and give it a sharp tap right on the end of one of the flats. Once it has moved it will easily spin off.

[Longboarder]

I cut one out of a bit of scrap 1mm sheet steel, folded double. The nut is not usualy very tight. Does it have a reverse thread? Vaguely remember it does cos the fan has to naturaly screw in and it turns clockwise viewed from in front...........er, just checked. LEFT HAND THREAD. No wonder it's a bit of a b to get off!

 

Nigel

[Guest Guy]

Hi Paul,

 

It's probably cheaper to buy a cheapo £1.99 spanner set and 'bend away' than to pay the postage to have someone send one to you.

[enforcer]

They're only a few quid - mine was 7 pound from Halfords. From the video you can see that RH have tooled themselves a hi-tec version by welding up some flat iron!

[Snapperpaul]

I'll bend one this weekend.

[Guest Petemate]

FWIW

For mine I took my old "crowfoot" plumbing tap spanner and ground the lugs off it. Perfect.

Pete

[Guest salty_monk]

Pete - I'm half your age but you're better at these text speak acronym thingies than I am

 

Must be the grandchildren....

 

What does FWIW mean??

[Andy Spencer]

I reckon its 'for what its worth' !!!!

[Guest salty_monk]

That makes sense... should have asked one of my nephews!!

[peter_m7uk]

Don't bother with all that! Don't you have some wrench pliers with the sliding

adjustable jaws? Set the jaws to the widest setting and it'll come off easy, or

mine did!

 

Pete

[Grizzly]

I've a spanner that'll do but you're too far away.

Beware though - LEFT HAND THREAD.

[Guest micky bigthumbs]

Thats how i bent mine