Ditch the bits we don’t need any more

Yesterday gave me three simple jobs – stop the leak in the top hose, remove the viscous fan and finalise the wiring. Taking off the fan would be quick – I’ve done it before – so I started there  The viscous hub on the fan attaches to the water pump shaft with a large 32mm nut, which is reverse-threaded (so that the normal rotation of the shaft causes the nut…