Hello All,


Well I failed at my first attempt to replace the fan clutch. The Haynes manual says to use a strap wrench but that did not work. It would just slowly spin.

I will have to get my hands an a pneumatic fan clutch tool that should make the job easy.

From the way the new part threads look it does not seem to be counter clockwise threaded. I have been wrong before.

Because it is not connected to the water pump there are no bolts to grab on to hence the strap wrench method.

Any other ideas before I try this again later in the week.


Thanks


Bob

 

You can try a "tacky spray" on the pulley, give the strap wrench a better grip, or you can rough up the pulley with Emory cloth or sand paper

Not sure if threads are left or right handed but there should be a Note about that on the rad support labels

 

Well I got it in.

It was normal lefty loosy as the fan spins ccw during normal operation, if you are looking at it from the front of the car.

Since there are no bolts to get a hold of as it is not connected to the water pump I struggled with a strap wrench and hitting the wrench with a hammer. Both did not work.

I saw on youtube where someone just put an air hammer to the bolt and it came loose, and it worked.

Since you don't care about how the bolt will look afterwards it was quite easy.

The ranger does drive a bit cooler and the temp gauge is more stable. Wish I did this earlier in the year as it was the hottest ever recorded in Phoenix but better late than never.


Thanks for the help.


BOB

 

Good work

Thanks for the update and air hammer removal tip