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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2414   
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https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic47382.html
except that you can get away without removing the fan (as far as I remember). Puma 110" SW ............................................................. Earth first. Other planets later |
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1st Feb 2024 12:36pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20331 
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You don’t need to remove the fan as mentioned, just the fan cowl.
Just one of those jobs to be careful of catching yourself on anything, but not too bad at all.  ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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1st Feb 2024 12:44pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 1997
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See this topic for more info https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic47382...elt+change
As above, you can do the belt without removing the fan, however if you have the tools removing the fan makes things far easier and only takes a couple of minutes. The tools are not expensive. Fan removal Process For the 2.4/2.2 Puma’s It’s a normal thread, so anti clockwise to loosen nut. For the 2.4/2.2 Puma’s the spanner is 36mm. I found the draper 37536 single ended open 36mm spanner ideal and about £6 on line. The nut can be very tight so spanner may need a sharp tap with a hammer to loosen the nut. I purchased a tool from Bell Auto Services (BAS) to hold the pulley in place while I used the spanner, even then I had to use half of a trolley jack handle on the breaker bar on the pulley tool and the other half of the trolley jack handle on the spanner to get sufficient torque to loosen the fan nut. BAS tool https://bellautoservices.co.uk/store/defen...y-spanner/ You can make one cheaply yourself, but as I was buying the BAS intercooler and silicon hoses at the same time it was a small additional cost compared to the cost of the IC, hoses and new rad I was fitting. |
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1st Feb 2024 12:57pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2296  
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It's a five minute job. No need to remove the fan. > 110 XS Double Cab
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1st Feb 2024 3:32pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20331
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There isn’t a need to remove the idler pulley either, simply slacken the tension off on it.
It’s worth noting to be extra sure there is an AC Serpentine belt, and a non AC. So be sure to get the correct one, the AC version is a bit longer. I replace them at 50k intervals, so far only one I have changed. but another due soon. The tricky part is just at the point of holding off the tension, and slipping the belt on the final pulley before re-applying the tension. An extra pair of hands can be helpful just to do that (being careful not to trap fingers), but can be done by yourself easily too. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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1st Feb 2024 4:24pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17363
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I replaced mine at around 200k miles but it really didn't need it. I carry the one I took off as a "just in case" spare.
As long as they don't get oil on them they seem very long-lived, it was the bearings on several of the pulleys including the fan hub that failed first on my Defender. |
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1st Feb 2024 7:07pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20331
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I kept the old one as a spare too, coincidental.
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1st Feb 2024 7:55pm |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2414
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Same. I replaced mine at 80kkm before a long travel. It was in perfect condition and it´s a spare now. Puma 110" SW
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2nd Feb 2024 11:22am |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20331
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They seem quite resilient and pretty well protected to be honest, you don’t tend to hear of common failures or a lot of wear with them which is good. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️
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2nd Feb 2024 4:58pm |
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