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Pastor Bill

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I started to rebuild the water pump on my 29 Tudor and I am not able to remove the fan and pulley from the shaft. I see that Snyder's sells a tool for this but I wold like to get the job done and not wait for the tool to arrive. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Bill
 
It's time to get creative here! What kind of fan and pulley? Integrated, two piece, two blade, four blade, metal, plastic?

You can use heat on the pulley. You can turn the castle nut around bring it flush to the end of the shaft and give it a nice whack with a brass hammer. Depending on the pulley type and with risk to the pulley you could use a puller, or set it up in a press to push it off. Heat the pulley and quench it in cool water.

As you can see it depends on your abilities and resources available to you. Don't forget that there is a woodruff key in there.
 
If you are rebuilding it and replacing the shaft just remove the nut, hold the fan and give the end of the shaft a good hit with a hammer and it should pop right off.

If you are by any chance going to reuse the shaft you will have to use a more gentle method.

Pete
 
My recommendation:

Purchase a bolt about two inches long with the same threads as the pump shaft along with two hex nuts. Remove the pump castle nut and screw one of the nuts onto the shaft half way. Screw the bolt into the other half until it against the end of the pump shaft. Use the second nut to lock against the first nut. Place the fan blade across your knees while sitting down with the pump hanging freely. Smack the end of the bolt sharply with a hammer and the pump should come off without damage to the shaft.

Tom Endy
 
I thank each of you for Your suggestions. As you can probably tell, this is my first model A and I have a lot to learn! I have a four blade metal fan integrated with the pulley. Yes, I am going to replace the shaft with a stainless steel. I purchased the rebuild kit from Snyder's and did not realize the fan would be so difficult to remove, but no problem now! I am a pastor with limited mechanical skills, but I am not afraid to try anything! I have learned a lot just reading the posts on this forum in addition to a number of books which came with the car. The books just said to remove the fan, but did not say how!
Thanks again, Bill
 
You know what I would love to see is a thermal clutch style fan for the "A". I just hate the roaring fan when the radiator is cool or when going down the road at 35-45MPH.
 
Yes, that would be great. I reckon the A fan is only beneficial below 3mph above that it's a hindrance and a liability.
 
I hit my shaft ,and the pulley broke in pieces,must have been made of Cast .So ,ordered a new one .Never thought it was cast iron. Dumb me .
 
Tom Endy's method has worked for me every time with no damage to anything. I would never hit the shaft with no nut in place and hitting the shaft with a nut in place seems to ruin the threads from my experience.
 
Again I say thanks. I worked on it today, put it back on the motor and cannot start the car because I am waiting for a new sediment bulb gasket which is on its way, along with other parts, from Snyder's. I do not anticipate any problems. Next I will attempt to install a speedometer cable. There was no cable connected to the speedometer when I bought the car, but there was a new one with all the extra spare parts that came with the car. The previous owner has deceased and apparently was not able to complete the repairs he wanted to do.

Bill
 
I have no fan on my B engine and it never runs hot. NEVER, even with our heat and mountians to climb. Thanks to a Walker Rad. Iceman
 
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