fan clutch nut (QUICK QUESTION)

[panzershreck]

in the process of replacing all the belts and water pump, have really run into a wall... Bentley manual explains it as this:

(170-12)

"1. Place a 32 mm wrench on the fan clutch nut. Strike wrench quickly in a clockwise direction (working from the front of the car) to loosen nut. Spin fan off pump."

now... what exactly is it saying? is there some trick to it?

 

[jrt67ss350]

Nope, no trick. Just stick a 32 mm open-ended wrench on the nut and turn it clockwise (it is reverse-threaded). If your belt will keep the pulley from turning, then you'll be fine. My pulley kept slipping on the belt and turning, so I think I had to have another person help me by applying counter pressure from the other side of the engine using a wrench on one of the bolts that attaches the pulley to the pump.