getting to the center bolt of the fan clutch will be a pain - I use a standard 8mm hex allen key to loosen it on my W124 OM606 engine. Once loose I then use the MB socket by stahlwile to unscrew the bolt and grab it between the index fingers of both hands and withdraw it out.

For some reason the 2 piece fan shroud on my car does not like to come out with fan in place. Ergo the radiator cannot come out. Once the rad is out there is tons of room for servicing anything on the front case of the engine.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)