2003 3.0L - To Those Who Still Have Fan Clutches & Have Replaced Yours Already (pics)
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2003 3.0L - To Those Who Still Have Fan Clutches & Have Replaced Yours Already (pics)
Was the shaft portion on your replacement fan clutch bigger than the factory one?
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The shaft on my factory one is smaller requiring a 7/8 size wrench.
At the shop one of the mechs there was trying to tell me that this one is too big to go back into my truck. I didn't want to contest him because he's helped me on a few things before, but he has instilled some doubt into my mind. I tried for the second time today to remove the old fan clutch and was unable to get the old one to budge. Nothing the shop had was able to hold the water pump pulley from turning. We used a hammer on the wrench to try shocking it loose, but no go.The mech was looking at the new fan clutch and was saying the threads are too large. I'm wanting to think the threads are the same, just that the shaft was smaller on the old one. Any feedback on this?
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The shaft on my factory one is smaller requiring a 7/8 size wrench.
At the shop one of the mechs there was trying to tell me that this one is too big to go back into my truck. I didn't want to contest him because he's helped me on a few things before, but he has instilled some doubt into my mind. I tried for the second time today to remove the old fan clutch and was unable to get the old one to budge. Nothing the shop had was able to hold the water pump pulley from turning. We used a hammer on the wrench to try shocking it loose, but no go.The mech was looking at the new fan clutch and was saying the threads are too large. I'm wanting to think the threads are the same, just that the shaft was smaller on the old one. Any feedback on this?
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I found out yesterday that as you're looking at the engine from in front of the truck the direction to screw on and tighten the fan clutch is COUNTER CLOCKWISE. I stopped by NAPA and asked for a water pump for my truck. They had it and I test fitted the clutch to the pump. So, it turns out that I was trying to unscrew my old clutch in the wrong direction. I hope this helps others in the future.
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Good rule of thumb for fan clutches is, if it is a smooth pulley, then it removes counter clock wise, (right hand thread). If it is a grooved pulley, then it removes clock wise (left hand thread). And the best tool ever to remove them is this one.
http://www.handsontools.com/Lisle-43...html?iorb=4764
yes you will need an air hammer, but it will get ANY fan clutch off.
http://www.handsontools.com/Lisle-43...html?iorb=4764
yes you will need an air hammer, but it will get ANY fan clutch off.
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Just for these Rangers I'd prefer the wrench I bought and a strap wrench around the water pump pulley. It was so easy with these. I didn't have to hold the strap wrench during removal. The handle of the strap wrench is pushed against the alternator pulley during removal so I didn't even have to hold it as I turned the fan clutch. With the new fan clutch I dabbed some anti-seize compound in the threads. So far so good and she runs like a dream.
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Videos of the Annoying Bad Fan Clutch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwO1KeyJ460
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCQQdAbSj48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMToHYp3CmQ
Finally after replacement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZoCyRaLJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCQQdAbSj48
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMToHYp3CmQ
Finally after replacement.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZoCyRaLJk
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I tried with a kit like that and couldn't figure it out, either. I bought a strap wrench at Sears. It has a rubber strap unlike the orange plastic one pictured near the top of the thread. Grips much better and made this worlds easier. I don't use the terms lefty or righty because they are not understood the same way by everybody (if that makes any sense). Clockwise or counterclockwise (as you look at the engine from standing in front of the truck) are better understood by most everyone.
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I tried with a kit like that and couldn't figure it out, either. I bought a strap wrench at Sears. It has a rubber strap unlike the orange plastic one pictured near the top of the thread. Grips much better and made this worlds easier. I don't use the terms lefty or righty because they are not understood the same way by everybody (if that makes any sense). Clockwise or counterclockwise (as you look at the engine from standing in front of the truck) are better understood by most everyone.
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There were no bolts in the pulley unless you're refering to the 4 bolts that attach the clutch to the fan. The bolts are too short for the kit that I tried. The wrench to hold the pulley was too thick and wouldn't allow me to thread the bolts back into the clutch. I'd bet the same would happen with GER's kit.
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There were no bolts in the pulley unless you're refering to the 4 bolts that attach the clutch to the fan. The bolts are too short for the kit that I tried. The wrench to hold the pulley was too thick and wouldn't allow me to thread the bolts back into the clutch. I'd bet the same would happen with GER's kit.
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I just looked it up on www.napaonline.com. They show the actual part for most of what they sell instead of representative images. The pump does have four threaded holes, but as mentioned I never saw bolts on mine.