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Old 08-04-2010, 03:59 PM
connerm connerm is offline
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Originally Posted by w5sq View Post
Can someone tell me how the guy hand threaded the 8mm bolt into the water pump shaft to hold the fan on? I believe I can get the bolt out w/o too much problem but the thought of threading the bolt back on blows me away. It looks like there is less than 2 inches clearance. Does anyone have any suggestions? Is taking the radiator out bad news?
I've done it a bunch of times on my 95. Pretent like the bolt is a cigarette and pinch it between your pointer and middle fingers. This way, I can get it in the hole, and get it threaded almost all the way in - no problemo.
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