Replacing Water Pump on 1966 Massey Ferguson 165

WineMan001 · Jan 21, 2021

Hello! I am in the middle of replacing the water pump on this tractor. I've removed the four bolts on the cooling fan which I thought would allow the fan to be removed. However, it seems like the nut on the water pump shaft holds a cupped washer in place which in turn holds the fan on.
Do I need to remove the water pump shaft nut to remove the fan? I'll attach a photo at my next opportunity.
Would appreciate any input from those of you out there working on these machines! -

RustyA · Jan 21, 2021

Possibly reverse thread on fan but fyi

WineMan001 · Feb 14, 2021

WineMan001 said:
Hello! I am in the middle of replacing the water pump on this tractor. I've removed the four bolts on the cooling fan which I thought would allow the fan to be removed. However, it seems like the nut on the water pump shaft holds a cupped washer in place which in turn holds the fan on.
Do I need to remove the water pump shaft nut to remove the fan? I'll attach a photo at my next opportunity.
Would appreciate any input from those of you out there working on these machines! -

Hi again forum folks - I've attached a photo the fan/water pump assembly referred to in post above. I removed the four bolts on the fan; the fan did not come off like referenced in my shop manual. Do I need to remove the nut on the pulley of the water pump to remove the fan? Plus, I'm wondering if the nut is reverse thread?