[bike kid]

ok so how do you get the fan off the engine when the m14 threads are stripped ?

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

Get some wood shims. Insert an opposed pair under each side of the fan hub, and gently tap them in keeping even pressure on each side.

 

[Deliverance]

Tap it to a larger thread?

 

[nolimitz]

curious how the 14 mm threads got stripped. Its not often they get used?

 

[CXPHREAK]

A.......X.......L.......E........?.......

 

[bahn88]

Given these fans often begin to go brittle with time....you may want to replace the fan especially is you see any "hairline cracks" in the blades or at the hub

 

[SirFoxx]

A.......X.......L.......E........?.......

lol he probably used his axle even though he was warned not to

 

[muzza]

Thats my guess - or a previous owner did the axle thing and then reinstalled the fan.

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

lol he probably used his axle even though he was warned not to

Or tried it before he was warned not to.

 

[bahn88]

As was pointed out in a previous thread Haynes and Clymer mentioned using the axle....who knows how many were done that way by "maggot word O' mouth" in the earlier years....
Fit a new fan....and keep the M14 bolt for future use...eg you may need to replace seals/gaskets behind the fan in future.....

 

[bike kid]

now sorted with adapted tow legged puller

 

[Randall-in-Mpls]

I had intended to warn against using a ball joint separator, or the like. Because it's a simple wedge, it can put a lateral force on the (very brittle) camshaft. the fan should come off straight, if at all possible.
Glad to hear it didn't bite you.