Honda CX500 ---- how to remove this damn fan?
Chris Pollard
>remove the fan which is behind the water heater. trouble is that i
>couldn't get it off, and seem to have dammaged it by using a gear puller
>type of device. the clymer book says use a 'fan puller' and shows me an
>almost black picture, which is not helping me decide what to do. this
>must not be that hard, but i can't see how to get the plastic and metal
>thing off without breaking it, which i may, in fact, already have done.
>
Ha... If you got a Haynes manual, it would have told you the secret.
The 'puller' described is just a threaded thing which screws into the
large thread in the centre of the fan. (I presume you removed the bolt).
You screw it in until it touches, give it a bit more, then GENTLY tap it
with a hammer. If it doesn't come off, repeat the process, tweak, tap.
The fan is actually held on with a taper lock. Once it's moved a little,
it's off.
The puller? Where do you get it? Well the CX500 comes with this fitted
as standard equipment. Where is it fitted? It's the front wheel spindle!!!
No, really, it's true. Just make sure the thread is ok before sticking it
into the fan, or you'll strip the fan's soft ally thread and you're really
stuck.
Chris.
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David L. Bergart
o The puller? Where do you get it? Well the CX500 comes with this fitted
o as standard equipment. Where is it fitted? It's the front wheel spindle!!
The front spindle is held in by special locking retainer bolts. Luckily,
Honda provided the keyed wrench to remove them. It's part of the cooling
fan. Just remove the fan and use the socket molded into it's back side to
loosen the retainer bolts. Then it's a snap to get that spindle out.
Those Japanese engineers think of everything.
David
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Arold Reinders
>>I am attempting to fix an oil leek, and to get to the source i have to
>>remove the fan which is behind the water heater. trouble is that i
>>couldn't get it off, and seem to have dammaged it by using a gear puller
>>type of device. the clymer book says use a 'fan puller' and shows me an
>>almost black picture, which is not helping me decide what to do. this
>>must not be that hard, but i can't see how to get the plastic and metal
>>thing off without breaking it, which i may, in fact, already have done.
>>
>Ha... If you got a Haynes manual, it would have told you the secret.
>The 'puller' described is just a threaded thing which screws into the
>large thread in the centre of the fan. (I presume you removed the bolt).
>You screw it in until it touches, give it a bit more, then GENTLY tap it
>with a hammer. If it doesn't come off, repeat the process, tweak, tap.
>The fan is actually held on with a taper lock. Once it's moved a little,
>it's off.
>The puller? Where do you get it? Well the CX500 comes with this fitted
>as standard equipment. Where is it fitted? It's the front wheel spindle!!!
>No, really, it's true. Just make sure the thread is ok before sticking it
>into the fan, or you'll strip the fan's soft ally thread and you're really
>stuck.
So, this part must be clear. But even with this tool, my CX500
protested. When I felt the tread of the fan-conus deforming during
tightening the puller (with a lever), I stopped. Gave a few kicks
with a hammer, noticed no movement of the fan and went to bed.
Next day, I could take the fan off without a problem. Probably the
metal deformed very slowly under this constant force during the night.
After taking off the compete fan, I noticed a little gap between the
metal conus and the plastic fan. In this case, buy a new fan!
( Mounting the old fan again will give a nice ratteling noise). Don't
tighten the central bolt too much when mounting your (new) fan,
otherwise you will break the metal conus. I had to buy two fans for
fixing the water-leakage (it's better to put some grafite powder in
the water container to solve this well known problem of the CX).
Any other questions about the CX500 are welcome, since I overhauled my
engine twice, and drove this angel more than a 150.000 km's.
succes,
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