Water Pump Replacement - E36 328i M52

[abels]

Morning all, the water pump went on my 328 Cab the other week and I will finally get round to replacing it this Weekend. I also thought that I would replace the thermostat and hoses at the same time.
Now the question is, I have seen in various guides that a special fan removal tool is required, do I really need one or is there another way of doing this? If not, any ideas where to get the tool from?
Any helpful tips / tricks welcome as I am sure that I am not the first person on this forum to tackle this job.
Thanks

[declasm]

I'm guessing the tool you need is one of these:

http://www.tools4trade.com/d-4506302-Sealey-Viscou...

used mine on both my E30 and E34 radiator fans - remember you have to turn it the opposite way from a normal thread!

[S3_Graham]

i did my thermostat with fan in situ

[abels]

Thanks for the responses guys. I will have a shop around today to see what I can find. Any ideas what a Viscous Fan Hub Tool is in German

[TheEnd]

http://cgi.ebay.at/Wasserpumpe-Visco-Kuppl-Welle-L...

mit freundlichen grüßen

[abels]

Thanks for all the great advice. I will report back next week to let you know how I got on or how I messed up..