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Old 06-08-2007, 09:26 PM
dwoloz dwoloz is offline
My hood can go higher?
 
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
The chances of the water pump as the culprit are slim. If you must waste your time with a removal and replacement, you'll definitely need a 10mm box wrench with a nose rounded off in a grinder. Otherwise you'll use a 10mm open end wrench to remove the four screws holding the fan and you'll quickly round the fasteners. It's a horrible design that won't allow a standard socket or a box wrench.

So, consider sacrificing a cheap box wrench and rounding the nose on a grinding wheel before doing the job. Otherwise, you risk being in a world of hurt if you round off those fasteners.
I believe you're describing what's called a flare nut wrench or sometimes called a line wrench

Harbor Freight has a set for a reasonable price. Work great for hardline fittings where a crescent wrench would round it off
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=5126
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