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Counterclockwise
It depends on the vehicle, some are clockwise thread others counter clockwise. Either way it takes the correct wrench and a holding tool.
To loosen it, counterclockwise.
The fan clutch on a 2007 Dodge Ram is turned clockwise to tighten, counter clockwise to loosen.
Summer = clockwise Winter = counter-clockwise
First remove the accessory drive belt- then loosen the large nut that attaches the fan clutch assembly to the water pump pulley being careful to loosen the nut clock wise not counter clockwise (It is a left handed thread)-now you can remove the fan to clutch bolts so you can separate the clutch assembly from the fan.
You will need a special tool which you can borrow from AutoZone. One part slips over the bolts on the water pump pulley, while the other goes over the clutch bolt. Note that some people say that they are reverse thread. Look at your fan blades. While looking at the fan and engine from the front, if the fan turns counter-clockwise, then the bolt has normal threads and you turn the bolt counter clockwise to loosen. If your fan has right hand rotation, then your threads will be reverse thread and you will have to turn it clockwise to loosen. The fan on my 1998 Expedtion (5.4l, 4x4) turns left (counter-clockwise), so to take the clutch off, I turned the bolt counter-clockwise (left), which is the same as most bolts. It doesn't take much to loosen the clutch bolt.
Answer turn the nut in reverse of the clockwise rotation, also known as counterclockwise (CCW).
36 mm wrench and a spanner to hold the pulley. Turn counter clockwise to loosen.
I suppose it would depend on which side of the planet you are on. If it's clockwise on one side then it's counterclockwise on the opposite side.
Gas engine is counter clockwise to loosen. Diesel engine is clockwise to loosen.
Turn the large nut loose (1 7/16") by turning it counterclockwise then spin the fan and fan clutch off as an assembly. Separate the fan from the clutch on the bench.