Fan Clutch - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Larz · #1 11-08-2004, 11:36 AM

How do I get the fan clutch off of a 2.6L 190E? I tried putting some screw drivers in the belt to keep it from spinning, but I can't get it to stay still. Is there a trick to this?

A264172 · #2 11-08-2004, 12:24 PM

This is for a 124, I imagine It'll work.

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Originally Posted by psfred

Fan is easy, too. Unclip shroud and pull up, then lean back over the fan. Bend a 45 degree elbow on the the end of a piece of coat hanger wire. Slip down between the "bumps" on the fan bearing, insert 8mm Allen into the center bolt on the visco clutch, turn until you get the wire into one of the holes on the clutch, loosen bolt. Remove bolt and fan, then shroud. Makes the job so much easier.

ericgr · #3 11-08-2004, 12:59 PM

I don't know if this works on your car but on mine (a 380SL), I used a strap wrench to hold the pully system to which the fan clutch is connected still. So this may not apply to your car but I think this problem of getting something unbolted off of something that otherwise spins is a generic problem.

You can buy a strap wrench at any hardware store and Sears sells a nice collection of them. You slip it over the thing that moves and spins the fan clutch. You then hold it such that you are forcing the pully system in a direction opposite that which you need to use to get off the fan clutch belt. Strap wrenches are great things, they have proven helpful to me in many applications, from plumbing to cars.