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excossack



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
Viscous fan removal
To remove the viscous fan, am I correct in thinking that as you look at the fan from the front, its a left hand thread?
I have the two spanners required. 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
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Post #754002 26th Jan 2019 9:25am
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DefenderJon



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Northern Ireland 2000 Defender 90 Td5 CSW Epsom Green
It’s a right hand thread. Anti-clockwise for removal.

Jon. Defender 90 TD5 CSW - The longer I own it, the newer it gets!!
Post #754003 26th Jan 2019 9:28am
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donmacn



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I bought a spanner off the web - what I'd have thought would have been a decent thing, and it was carp. The fan may not have been off in a while, so it was tight, but not excessively I wouldn't have said. The jaws just opened up and deformed.

I ended up taking a grinder to a 32mm spanner I had, to thin it down enough. Worked perfectly.

This was in a Tdi, and I've never had to do anything on a TD5, so it might be different.

Just food for thought in case it doesn't go as easily as you'd like. Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...
Post #754006 26th Jan 2019 9:43am
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excossack



Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
Cheers for the info chaps. 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
Post #754013 26th Jan 2019 10:20am
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roel



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Netherlands 2003 Defender 90 Td5 PU Caledonian Blue
I made my own special tool and use a hammer to kick it loose. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)
Post #754397 27th Jan 2019 9:03pm
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GREENI



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Glad you got sorted John, sounds like you're doing some work on her!!

Here's the spanners to go for, mine have the td5 and v8 logo stamped in them though.
Post #754403 27th Jan 2019 9:17pm
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excossack



Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
Not done any work yet. Ordered a new fan unit and service kit today.
Some jobs i have been putting off plus down time from motorsport events plus 2 weeks off gives me some time. 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
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Post #754408 27th Jan 2019 9:27pm
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GREENI



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Don't forget the plastic bag for when you're removing the main oil filter Thumbs Up
Post #754411 27th Jan 2019 9:34pm
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Procta



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Thanks greeni for that tip!! I always made that mess with the oil filters! I had to kebab defender and rover ones off, due to access. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it!
Post #754415 27th Jan 2019 10:01pm
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excossack



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
Good tip Greeni. 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
Post #754868 29th Jan 2019 8:56pm
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excossack



Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
Viscous fan off - with the help of a copper hammer. The fan spanner wouldn't budge, so a quick knock with a hammer gave enough to move the spanner.
All in all not a bad job with the right tools.

Philips screw driver for the fan shroud
Set of fan spanners (Flatdog in this case) others makes I am sure are available
Hammer to shift the spanner enough to get it started
A replacement fan
and coffee. 1999 Defender TD5 110

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John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
Post #755008 30th Jan 2019 4:15pm
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