Sadly, the repair is an "engine-out" job, but all the parts that you will require are available (Van de Laan for example) but beware, thereare TWO styles of the "driving key-way"
Sadly, this will be an "engine-out" job to repair, but all the parts that you will require are still available (Van de Laan, for example). BEWARE--there are TWO slightly different styles of the "Keyed-spacer"----make sure that you obtain the correct one ('dynamo' if you have the original 500 engine). You will need a new fan, the 'keyed-spacer', the friction washers and a new nut. Depending on its condition, you might also need the big, shaped washer that the nut tightens up against
A number of reasons why normally it would be an engine out job---(a) it is a lot easier to get at all the shroud securing bolts at the back of the engine with the engine out, (b) Dave (Toshi) has had a lot of these engine 'in bits'and therefore knows where all the securing bolts at the back of the engine are, (c) you won't drop the Woodruff 'key', (d) it will be a lot easier to undue/do-up the large nut at the end of the dynamo---these nuts are (from the factory) VERY tight and often require the use of an 'impact' drill. From experience I have found that trying to undo this nut by having a spanner on the nut at the pulley end of the dynamo often ends up with the wrong nut undoing!I changed the fan with the engine in situ on my 500L then to my “delight” when I drove the car out of the way there on the floor was the small woodruff key that fell from the Dynamo spindle during fitting so I had to do the whole thing over again
Did not take too long though but a spot of grease to secure the key would have been an idea in the first place.
Yes, a REAL 'bodge' job! You will require,and I am giving you "van de Laan " part numbers purely as a "this is what it looks like" reference:---
Yes, it is a 10mm 'fine'. As Dave (Toshi) has all the parts that you need, get them from him----think what you will save in postage!
