[Farmall] fan pulley and set screw

[Jim Becker]

Would a universal joint on the socket help?
Jim Becker

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From: "William Ransom" <wllmrnsm89 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 4:21 PM
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [Farmall] fan pulley and set screw

> I couldn't get a ratchet on the socket because one of the fan blades is
> right where the ratchet would go. The fan blade would also get in the way 
> of
> an extension -- for that matter, it also gets in the way of putting a 
> screw
> driver exactly where it should be to unscrew the set screw; when I tried 
> to
> unscrew it, I had to have the screw driver at a bit of an angle. I think a
> 3/8" drive breaker bar might work, although even that would probably 
> require
> bending the fan blade a little, and the only breaker bar I have has a 1/2"
> drive. It occurred to me that removing the fan would help, but I couldn't
> figure out how to remove the fan.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <szabelsk at gdls.com>
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 7:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] fan pulley and set screw
>
>
>> You're going to have to break the jam nut free in order to remove the set
>> screw. You don't have to totally remove the jam nut, just break it free
>> and then you should be able to remove the set screw. Have you tried using
>> an extension with the socket that is long enough to allow you to use the
>> ratchet? Maybe two extension might be needed.
>>
>> Don't quite understand how you can't get the ratchet on the socket, but
>> you can get the vise grips on it. I would think the vise grips would need
>> more space.
>>
>> Carl Szabelski