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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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So here's the story...

I lost my belt Saturday on the way to our company's holiday party. Once I got the truck back home I noticed that the Fan had a lot of wobble in it. So after cursing and throwing a lot of stuff around the garage, I set myself up to replacing the Water pump.

I have now been trying to remove the fan for about 8 hours over two days time. I got a loaner fan wrench kit from Autozone and it's just not helping. Most of my problem is trying to use the correct wrench size.

If anyone can help I have:
76mm
68mm
83mm
72mm
54mm

These are for the pulley side. The wrenches in the kit for the nut are too big so I am using something else. Anyone have experience using the above on a 97 Dakota?

Thanks in advance,
 
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Old Dec 15, 2008 | 08:09 PM
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i don't use a a specific wrench. I used a 1" adjustable wrench on the max and it fits like perfect a little more snug but works, than I take some vise grips onto the pulley and wrench it off, a hammer helps to hit the wrench to break the seal.
 
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