Here is an updated video using the proper tool! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/htWGhNOT0KnapJc.html Thanks for watching!

Dude, don't take this the wrong way, but I love you right now! Its over 90 degrees, and I only have so much time before my patience runs out. I knew there was a logic behind it, but for some reason, I couldn't make it all the way there. Turn in the direction of the fan! Yes! Brilliant!

Been looking all morning for the easiest way, saw these big tools and came right off no problem

That wrench is ridiculous... Absolutely ridiculous.

Kool, now I just have to go out and get the largest pipe wrench anyone sells

my water pump went out this mourning i was checking out vidios on how to do it,, and watched yours cause it was about fan cluthes,,, i have that same alum. pipe wrench,, i cant wait to try it thanks

I always thought those pipe wrenches where for knocking somebody upside the head with, you learn something new everyday! 🔧

I just happen to have my gigantic pipe wrench in my tool kit set. I use it just about everyday too!!

Dear god, quick and to the point !! Awesome

nice tip about the fan and thread directionality 👍🏼👍🏻

I used my chain Vise Grip to wrap around the pulley to prevent it from turning while loosening the fan.

You say in the comments you got your massive pipe wrench at harbor freight, however you neglected to mention the inch size. Is it the Aluminum 36-inch one?

Do you take that wrench with you on date's too

Nice. Let me add that if you don't have a Freaking Giant Pipe Wrench, you can use a 10mm bolt (one from that pulley the fan is on) and put in the hole next to it, to lock it against the water pump that is behind it. Then you can take the fan/clutch off as he shows later.

Many videos on this issue they tell you what to do but don't show you it can be done.you showed me it can be done. Thanks

Reading how to remove in 2 minutes made me chuckle due to the time already spent getting the fan shroud (spelling) off of this 2008 Pathfinder. I read there's a way to adjust the clutch mechanism, so this loud noise might lighten up, thank you for clear advice regarding unscrewing the fan itself ! AAA+++

What about a screwdriver placed between the bolts on the actual pulley

Thank you for being so clear you helped us tremendously

How do you pull off the fan housing, I am getting ready to replace the clutch fan on my Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L V8 this weekend as soon as the part comes in

man i tried everything to get my fan clutch off nothing worked till i watched your video and tried the pipe wrench worked like a charm thanks for the video

great and to the point, thanks and fuck all the negative commenters. they are here looking for help and you gave them one direction to go anyhow.

Thank you espcl. for the right/left thread tip.

All of you complaining about the wrench he used and the fan shroud already being off, grow up! The title says "2 minutes to remove the FAN!!" I found the video very helpful. As for the wrench? He first shows the tools you can rent or buy from an auto parts.... And as an ALTERNATIVE says you can use the big pipe wrench! And demonstrated how! Oh and yes I already own one! So it worked great! Thanks for the helpful video!

I had to remove the fan, pulley and pump as a unit. Fan nut tool slipped around the nut due to age and open end very thin wrench.

Ended up using a large crescent wrench and elbow grease on my 96 zj fan clutch, at 269000 miles, hoping for at least 10000 more .

What size is the adjustable wrench?

U put the big pipe wrench on and the thin wrench on the same nut??? So is the weight of that huge wrench holding the water pump in place and u hit the thinner wrench? Can't see of the big wrench.

Thanks. Now all I have to do is go out and buy a GIGANTIC pipe wrench.

A Rigid TXV wrench works very well and they are about $30.

For those without a massive pipewrench use locking pliers on the black bell so it doesn't move

Will this method scratch or damage the pulley?

Great mate, I learnt something from you. Thank you very much.

So with the belt off how would you know if your fan is in good working order. Mine moves freely in both directions?

My shroud is one piece on 93 ford e150 with 5.8L. This is going to be fun. Thanks for the vid.

Here's how I've been doing it for years. Air hammer with a pointed bit. Grind a bit to a sharp point. Put the point on the left side of the nut and tap the trigger to make an indentation. Then lean the hammer to your right with the bit in the indentation. Tap the trigger. The nut is loose.

Finally someone addresses the right way to turn the nut!

Cool but what is the brand of the actual tool you need showed in the picture ?

I was out here struggling 🤣🤣🤣🤣 good tip bro 🫡💪🏽💪🏽

What size wrench would sure be helpful. Mercury's suck .

People on this video : JuSt LeT mE GrAB My GIANT pIPe WrEnCh Me on all the other videos on this topic: JUsT lEt me gRAb My iMpaCT tOoLs

Thank you! this is exactly what i needed to know!

Yeah I just so happen to have one of those monster pipe wrenches in my back pocket

What is that tool called? The one before the giant pipe wrench

thanks the direction of the blade pitch was a big help

I have a dodge ram 2009 5.7 l and I replaced the clutch thinking it whas that and when I turned on the truck the fans still turned on even tho it was cold engine I could swear it was the clutch any advise?? I'm stressed out something so simple and I cant figure it out and I wanna be a technician;/

What is the name of the tools shown in picture ?

It's better if you adjust the deflector dish to emit a tachyon beam.

what size is the nut????

My favourite part is "if you don't have the proper tool you can just use this" (as if anyone has a human sized pipe wrench available). Thanks buddy. thanks a lot.

Wouldn't the fan unscrew itself when it spins, since the direction it spins is the same direction you turn the nut to remove it?

That is a glorious pipe wrench

How did you get the shroud off 1st cause poor design on a lot of vehicles make that impossible

Thanks let me just grab my massive pipe wrentch from my tool box and im ready 😜

Would this work with a 2002 Ford Ranger? Don't want to break anything it's my first car.

I was going to make a comment but,everyone beat me to it.I wouldn’t let these guys work on my wheel barrow.🤪🤪🤪

Put a piece of thick cardboard between the radiador before starting to remove that parts

So you have a reverse rotation engen?

Thanks. That was much needed!

Really?.. does the pipe wrench need to be that big?

Not a bad method but I have a hammer drill and I put it on chipping mode and start chipping at an angle on the edge of the nut and it comes lose less than 10 seconds never failed on me I also use it on bolts with a stripped head

So is the pipe wrench on the pulley itself or the bolts that holds the pulley to the pump?

Helpful to the point

How do I get the fan shroud back on in 2 min

What part are you holding with the big wrench?

Is that a 32 or 36mm nut?

Tfw you actually have one of those wrenches

How hard to change w pump 1996 jimmy

Wow.. I'm already half way done breaking through my radiator getting to the engine fan 🙃

But how did you remove the shroud without first removing the fan?

thanks man, you saved my day !!🍺

Like to see you use your method on 02 to 09 envoy/trailblazer...it just dont work !!!!!

Is it hard to remove the fan from the clutch on a Ford E250 2007.

What car was this done on

Thanks I hope this will help me.

Thank you

How did you remove the shroud over the fan blade? I'm having trouble getting the radiator out of my Xterra bc the shroud is in the way (already took out the condenser fan), and I can't wrestle it outta there, so it's looking like the main fan is gonna have to come off, but trying to break and loosed those four little 10mm nuts in that tiny amount of space with a tiny little box end wrench is pissing me off and wasting time lol I like your alternative to get the fan off, but that can only work without the shroud in the way... So yeah... How the hell did you get that damn thing off/around the fan??

Very nice showing ,And simple

Why didnt u use the BIG pipe wrench ? 😄

Great video, now give Thor his wrench back.

What? Most Americanized pulley bolts will loosen in the opposite direction of the rotation of its pulley reason is so it won't tighten as it's rotating and not become a more of a problem removing it's mounting bolts

What if 90% of the fan isn't there anymore?

Good Job making Look Easy, where there is a Will there is a Way "

I'm SURE that we ALL have a gigantic pipe wrench in our toolbox just like yours because we use it for everyday fixes. smh

You are funny, I thought you have better solution how to open it without that Hulk wrench,, very funny,, thank you,, I have 10 of them in my kitchen ,, I never thought that usable,, I am used them to squeeze lemon,,Lol

I had some TNT that I had ordered from Acme, the same supplier Wiley Coyote uses...I think I used to much... Haven't been able to find my Yukon yet! 😁 Whoops...

Thanks for sharing my friend

So much for the fan shroud being in the way

Thank you. Great video

how about putting it back on ?

So funny that people think getting a 36" pipe wrench is some astronomical feat . Surprise..if you want to work on a car easily..you will need to have tools God forbid spending 23.99 on a wrench to do the job when it'll cost you 650$ at a shop. Man up, build a tool collection

Looked good to me, thanks

Pipe wrench of holding +5000

This is of course if the dealers apprentice didn't do it up with a wrench like they do the oil filter and there favourite impact gun your wheel nuts on, maybe even cross threaded for you.... "What a service"

you got that wrench from Chuck Norris??

GREAT EXPLANATION.

thats a big pipe wrench

How you talk the fan clutch on a1996 mazda 4.0 l

C-clamp worked well

What fan shift clutch

Everybody is missing something here, if the nut has notch on it it is a reverse thread, the newer Hemi's are reverse thread so you turn the nut clockwise to remove the fan, if doesn"t have a notch it is normal thread and you remove the fan counter clockwise. look at the video of the newer Hemi"s VS older Hemi"s.