[Farmall] fan pulley and set screw

[Dave Maynard]

Go to Harbor Freight and get a set of wobble extensions [about 5 or 6
bucks]. They will work at an angle and may clear everything.

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Jim Becker <jim.becker at verizon.net> wrote:

> Would a universal joint on the socket help?
> Jim Becker
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> 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
>
>
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