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Old 04-27-2016, 11:13 AM   #1
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Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

So I went to install my shroud, removed the bolts and the fan but the spacer is stuck on, to my knowledge there are no bolts holding it on and I could not find any, before I go to the rubber mallet does anybody think I need a puller or something? The spacers sell as an individual unit so I am perplexed, thank all! Pic below:


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Here is the spacer I think I have:

http://www.northernautoparts.com/Pro...ProductId=3178

Forgot to mention, shroud will not go in with the spacer there.

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Old 04-27-2016, 11:30 AM   #2
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

Just hit it........hard.
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Old 04-27-2016, 11:30 AM   #3
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

No bolts on any spacer I have ever seen. give it a wack
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Old 04-27-2016, 11:35 AM   #4
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

Nothing should be holding the spacer in seems to be a little froze up give it light taps , I'd use a light ball peen hammer flat side , be real careful when it breaks free it don't going crashing into you radiator .
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Old 04-27-2016, 12:12 PM   #5
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

On it, thanks all!
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Old 04-27-2016, 12:31 PM   #6
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

Rubber hammer, but watch the rad fins on the backswing and followthrough!
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Old 04-27-2016, 12:36 PM   #7
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

Yeah I have a thin piece of plywood I insert while doing this type of thing, its why my radiator is new now =)
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Old 04-27-2016, 12:43 PM   #8
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

As others have said, just hit it. The nose of the water pump shaft is just seated into the spacer a tad.
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Old 04-27-2016, 03:24 PM   #9
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

I didn't think clutch fans used spacers....
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Old 04-27-2016, 04:41 PM   #10
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Re: Please help-Fan spacer not coming off

Yeah Stocker, I was thinking same thing. I've never seen a spacer with a clutch fan, but it might be that he's running a short nosed water pump, or smaller shroud. I'd see if the fan fits the shroud better without a spacer. The blades don't have to be all the way inside the shroud. they actually flow more air if about half the blade is exposed outside the shroud edge.
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