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Offline brownbear

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clutch fan removal
« on: June 25, 2011, 02:38:43 PM »
I got a new clutch and was wondering how to remove to replace.  I didn't see anything on eaglepedia.  I removed the 4 nuts holding the fan, but it doesn't seem to want to come off, any tricks?

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Re: clutch fan removal
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2011, 02:51:58 PM »
Its just stuck. Pry or somthing



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Re: clutch fan removal
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 02:55:04 PM »
Be careful that you don't hurt the radiator!   ;D

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Re: clutch fan removal
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2011, 03:01:43 PM »
You don't want to bend any of the fan blades or hit the radiator with the fan, so go easy with the prying or slip some cardboard in there to protect the radiator if it comes free suddenly.

I'm guessing you removed the 4 nuts that hold the fan clutch to the water pump shaft, not the 4 bolts that hold the fan to the clutch. You can remove those bolts once you have the fan and clutch out of the car. Did you get the fan shroud out of the way? It helps to have extra working space, although the fan shroud might not come out without removing the top hose from the radiator(creating more work and a mess).

If you can slip a long prybar, metal pipe, or even a broomstick between the fan clutch hub and the water pump, it afford you some leverage to get the clutch to let go of the water pump shaft, but watch what you use as the leverage point(dont damage the alternator or something else by carelessly prying away). Penetrating oil on the mounting flange can help here, too, since there is a nose on the water pump shaft that sticks into the hub of the fan clutch, and it can get rusted in place. Sand off any rust before putting the new clutch onto the water pump, and apply a dab of grease to prevent future rust.
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Re: clutch fan removal
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2011, 04:46:58 PM »
I eventually pryed it off, 25 yrs. is a long time.  I cleaned the fan up and put the new clutch on.  It wasn't too bad, and I did it without removing the shroud.  I didn't want to go thru all of that.....thanks for you help

 

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