# BMW E36 Cooling fan tool.
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813
**Category:** Classifieds
**Created:** [January 3, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813 "2011-01-03T16:31:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/1 "2011-01-03T16:31:04Z")
Anyone have one i can borrow for a hot min ? This fan has to go. LMK Thanks
(716)239-1928
-Ian
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/2 "2011-01-03T18:38:30Z")
I think I used a large crescent wrench when I removed mine.
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/3 "2011-01-03T18:42:33Z")
Yeah But you have to lock the WP from spinning thats what the tool does.
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/4 "2011-01-03T18:55:25Z")
? Leave the belt on, the bolt will come back off, if not wedge a screw driver into it.
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### Author:  [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/5 "2011-01-03T19:45:58Z")
That tool came in handy when I had my e36. Shot you text.
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/6 "2011-01-03T21:23:47Z")
just use a slim 32 and wedge a screwdriver in there. or buy the tool, convenient thing to always have.
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### Author:  [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/7 "2011-01-04T05:06:44Z")
Open end wrench and a hammer. Hit the wrench with the hammer, the impact is usually enough to break the fan free. Worked fine when I changed mine.
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### Author:  [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/8 "2011-01-04T07:03:52Z")
Screw driver, or if you have a long 10mm wrench you can wedge it against the idler tensioner. Just use a 32mm wrench. Remember it’s reverse threaded.
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### Author:  [@bracketracer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bracketracer)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/9 "2011-01-04T10:46:10Z")
Can’t tell you how many times I get BMWs in here with either: 1) A completely mangled center nut, sometimes with air chisel marks on and/or through it or 2) all 4 6mm bolts out of the water pump pulley and the pulley still chillin’ on the (mangled) pump shaft.
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 11:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/10 "2011-01-04T11:30:39Z")
> [@MPD47](#):
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> Screw driver, or if you have a long 10mm wrench you can wedge it against the idler tensioner. Just use a 32mm wrench. Remember it’s reverse threaded.
Something like this always worked fine for me.
I suppose you could make one of these pretty easy…
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/11 "2011-01-04T15:40:43Z")
they’re not expensive to buy and worth having. I can’t really be lending out tools but you’re welcome to stop by the shop and I’ll pop off the fan clutch for you. though it will be a slight pita for you to get it out since e36’s have that stupid shroud
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### Author:  [@Deathproof](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deathproof)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/12 "2011-01-04T16:14:02Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#):
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> Something like this always worked fine for me.
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> I suppose you could make one of these pretty easy…
> 
That’s what I did.
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### Author:  [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/13 "2011-01-04T16:49:32Z")
Got the proper tool, came off and out in under a min. Thanks pussies!!!
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### Author:  [@Dtown611](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dtown611)
#### Post date: [January 4, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/14 "2011-01-04T20:12:54Z")
> [@mike125k](#):
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> Open end wrench and a hammer. Hit the wrench with the hammer, the impact is usually enough to break the fan free. Worked fine when I changed mine.
This almost always works.
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### Author:  [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2011, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/bmw-e36-cooling-fan-tool/207813/15 "2011-01-05T08:29:37Z")
> [@IanK](#):
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> Got the proper tool, came off and out in under a min. Thanks pussies!!!
That thing came in handy so many times.