1979 930

all help would be appreciated. i have to remove the fan to spray it, and clean it, and replace the fan belt. how, and with what tool, do i hold the fan in place, while turning the nut off? i have 2 small holes to attach something to the fan assembly, but that's it. on that note, is the fan belt adjustable at all? mine's very loose. thanks...

ZCAT3

There is a special wrench that holds the fan while you remove the bolt. The wrench is shaped like a handle with a half circle on the end. The inside of the half circle has 2 protusions that fit into the holes on the outside of the fan pulley. The belt is adjustable by moving the shims from the inside of the pulley to the outside. More shims inside the pulley half means less tension and vice versa.

Steve Zitelli

They sell a tool with a handle that has a half circle with 2 pins in the half circle.It lines up with the holes in the pulley.I believe the nut is
21 or 22mm.Hold the pulley tool with one hand and turn the wrench on the pulley nut with the other,should come right off.I use a box wrench with
a slight offset with a fairly long handle for better touque.If you have the tool kit for the car the tool should be in there.One word of warning there are shims in front and behind the pulley for adjusting it,be careful you don't drop/loose them when you pull the pulley off.

1979 930

thank you. i appreciate the input. i'll be doing this tonight.

chris

HarryD

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Steve Zitelli:
<strong>They sell a tool with a handle that has a half circle with 2 pins in the half circle.It lines up with the holes in the pulley.I believe the nut is
21 or 22mm.Hold the pulley tool with one hand and turn the wrench on the pulley nut with the other,should come right off.I use a box wrench with
a slight offset with a fairly long handle for better touque.If you have the tool kit for the car the tool should be in there.One word of warning there are shims in front and behind the pulley for adjusting it,be careful you don't drop/loose them when you pull the pulley off.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">There are several tools to hold the flywheel, depending on the year.

In the early cars (1965 to 1974), it is a handle with two pins that lineup with some holes in the face of the flywheel. I got mine from Paul Wilding via e-bay. The Pelican Parts version looks like this:

<img src="http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/images/Tools_folder/tools_pulley_wrench_gen_P208.JPG" alt=" - " />

On later models (1975 and on), it is the half moon handle with the protursions. The Pelican Parts version looks like this:

<img src="http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/images/Tools_folder/tools_pulley_wrench_P209.JPG" alt=" - " />

Also, check your nut size. My 1973 uses a 24 mm wrench.

Hope this helps. <img border="0" alt="[byebye]" title="" src="graemlins/wave.gif" />

HarryD

Here's a link to a Tech Article at Pelican Parts on changing the Fan Belt.

<a href="http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_fan_belt/911_fan_belt.htm" target="_blank">http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_fan_belt/911_fan_belt.htm</a>

1979 930

that does help. i found a local source (black forrest racing), and he's hooking me up with both the tool i need and the belt, cheap. thank you all for the input...it's how i learn. lol.

chris

p.s. the tool i'm getting is the 2nd picture, the half moon. hopefully, this will help out my belt. it's pretty beat up now...lol. had to have my boost on saturday, and the belt suffered.

HarryD

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by 1979 930:
<strong>that does help. i found a local source (black forrest racing), and he's hooking me up with both the tool i need and the belt, cheap. thank you all for the input...it's how i learn. lol.

chris

p.s. the tool i'm getting is the 2nd picture, the half moon. hopefully, this will help out my belt. it's pretty beat up now...lol. had to have my boost on saturday, and the belt suffered.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Glad to help! <img border="0" alt="[byebye]" title="" src="graemlins/wave.gif" />

Mike F

The tool should be with the toolkit that came with the car. There should be 6 shims, and depending whether they are on the inboard or outboard side of the outer pulley half will determine how tight the belt gets.

HarryD

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by Mike F:
<strong>The tool should be with the toolkit that came with the car. There should be 6 shims, and depending whether they are on the inboard or outboard side of the outer pulley half will determine how tight the belt gets.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">FWIW. My car came with a pretty complete tool kit but did not have the fan pulley tool so I needed to buy one.