If the Bus is moving forward and it is in a forward gear, then you are
tightening, not loosening the bolts. You need to remove the 3 outer
bolts. The inner holds the adapter to the crankshaft. You will need a
puller to remove it.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jake Beaulieu
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 5:22 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: removing cooling fan from an '82

Howdy,

I am pulling the cooling tin off of my air cooled 1982 Westy with the
engine in place.  I am at the point of pulling the fan (not the fan
attached to the alternator, but the big one in the fan housing) and am
not sure how to proceed.  The bolts are pretty tight and when I put the
wratchet on them the engine turns over and i can hear a lot of noise
coming from the tranny when the bus tries to lurch foward.  I am afraid
that I am damaging something.  What is the best way to remove this fan?
Thanks,
Jake

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