ive not looked at the tools but I suggest a firm pressure will undo it as apposed to a shock from a mallett

I found the opposite. A firm pressure, just causes it to slip on the belt, or tools to bend.
Where as a wack undid the thing.



To assist another way is to hold the one half tight, is to remove 2 of the 3 small fan bolts.


You either use the holes to put 2 prongs in to secure.

or use a metal bar with 2 holes in it and re-secure with the bolts.

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Lol, I tried being nice and applying pressure but didn't have any joy, I was reading on disco3 that a few people had fan nut trouble and give it 1 good hit to try and shock the nut, it worked for some and not for others, so I went out to car and said to it loosen or I'll trade you in for a disco but that didn't shock it, that was when I give it a love tap with mallet but still no joy. Will give it another bash over weekend (not litrely)

Gilly1 wrote:

I have been looking at the tools on the link provided but can't understand how they will undo the fan as they look quite hard to get any leverage on them, if holding pulley with pry bar and large adjustable on fan nut being shocked with a large rubber mallet didn't work. (But that's why I'm probably not a mechanic) keep us posted how you get on with the recommended tools and how tight your fan was. 👍

The things are bloody difficult to undo after 100K miles of motoring

Using something solid steel like a blunt chisel , try hitting the flats on the fan. This will make it less comfy ..


When I said pressure I didn't mean gentle , I meant " give it some welly "

Is that what happened to your idler..lol

Yes, you don't really expect it to be made out of chocolate ... .

Was only trying to help...I will keep my mouth shut from now on.

Lol, please don't, there's nothing more valuable than first hand experiences, good or bad. That's how we learn

.....and believe me I have had both good and bad

That's alternator sorted. 👌 But yes I must confess I chickened out and called a mobile mechanic they went to my home wile I was at work and completed the job, don't like admitting defeat tho. 😡 But on the plus side got the car for the weekend. Happy days. 😋

......mines still in bits until daylight

Gilly1 wrote:

That's alternator sorted. 👌 But yes I must confess I chickened out and called a mobile mechanic they went to my home wile I was at work and completed the job, don't like admitting defeat tho. 😡 But on the plus side got the car for the weekend. Happy days. 😋

It started with battery light randomly coming on and going out, then finally car cut out wile driving, called aa and they put a battery on car for me to get home approx 10 miles and by time I got home the special program was inactive, parking sensors were all out of whack and my airbag light was on, all seems back to normal now (airbag light had to be reset as didn't just go out once repaired)

Ok thanks ours did similar but we didn't have a battery to put on so needed recovery