[mwaldrp]

Rather than using a long wrench and tapping it to remove the fan and fan clutch, a simpler way is to use the wrench on the fan nut and a socket wrench with a 24 mm socket on the alternator nut. Turn the two tools in opposite directions. This allows you to use friciton from the serpintine belt to make loosening the fan nut a bit easier. Doing it this way, I had the fan nut loosened and the fan/clutch assembly removed in a matter of minutes with very little trouble.