%#$^$^% Explorer Fan

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bighorn

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• Jun 10, 2007

• #1

How do you get that #$@#$@ Fan off of the Water Pump? Bedsides my BFH.....

 

RnrdTheFox

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Superior, CO

• Jun 10, 2007

• #2

I went to Napa and rented the special tool for $10.... You need to hold the pully while you turn the big nut on the clutch. The tool has both parts that you need.

 

bannind

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• Jun 10, 2007

• #3

36mm thin wrench fits on the fan clutch and then there are several different methods to hold the WP pulley still. You can either use a universal holder, that grabs the WP bolts, or there is a large wrench that somehow fits over the WP pulley bolts (I think it is 54mm or something).

It will be worth it in the end.

 

Broncobowsher

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• Jun 10, 2007

• #4

I have a fan wrench set. Big monster that fits over the 4 bolt heads on the water pump, another that fits the nut on the clutch. Once you break it loose, it spins right off.

 

DonsBolt

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• Jun 10, 2007

• #5

Also if I remember the ford clutch fans use a reverse thread

 

sevenTseven

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Oklahoma City, OK

• Jun 10, 2007

• #6

Auto Zone has the tool in their tool loaner program, it seems like I just bought one at Pep Boys for about $20.

 

Broncobowsher

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• Jun 10, 2007

• #7

DonsBolt said:

Also if I remember the ford clutch fans use a reverse thread

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Only the V-belt single thread fan clutches.
The reverse rotation serpentine belt uses a standard rotation thread.