'00 4.0 SOHC fan clutch removal

voodoo96743 · 05-29-2005, 04:00 PM

The thermostat on my mom's '00 XLS with the 4.0 SOHC decided to fall apart and the 1/4" guide rod sheared off and dropped into the water pump, so now I'm trying to get the pump off to check for damage, but I can't get the fan clutch off. My Haynes book shows the Ford service tools which look like a wrench to hold the large hexagonal shaft/nut, and a smaller open end wrench. My problem is figuring out where that wrench goes, since Haynes neglected to mention that bit of info. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

aldive · 05-29-2005, 04:32 PM

When I removed mine ( a '99 SOHC ), to replace it with an electric fan, I "borrowed " the appropriate tools from Auto Zone. Further, if I remember correctly, it was pretty obvious how to use the tools.

Good luck .........

voodoo96743 · 05-29-2005, 06:24 PM

Yeah, we don't have autozone, checker, or advanced stores around here, only NAPA, which closed at noon today... I highly doubt they have the tools, but I'll check tomorrow. Do you remember where you put the smaller wrench (not the one for the shaft)?

05-29-2005, 04:00 PM	#1
voodoo96743 Wannabe Elite Explorer Kamuela, HI 00 XLS Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	'00 4.0 SOHC fan clutch removal The thermostat on my mom's '00 XLS with the 4.0 SOHC decided to fall apart and the 1/4" guide rod sheared off and dropped into the water pump, so now I'm trying to get the pump off to check for damage, but I can't get the fan clutch off. My Haynes book shows the Ford service tools which look like a wrench to hold the large hexagonal shaft/nut, and a smaller open end wrench. My problem is figuring out where that wrench goes, since Haynes neglected to mention that bit of info. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

05-29-2005, 04:32 PM	#2
aldive Elite In Memoriam 1999 XLT Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 25,271 Vehicle Specs	When I removed mine ( a '99 SOHC ), to replace it with an electric fan, I "borrowed " the appropriate tools from Auto Zone. Further, if I remember correctly, it was pretty obvious how to use the tools. Good luck ......... __________________ Al Franklin My truck My Quest for 30 RIP Al Franklin! 1947-2010. Gone but not forgotten! :(

05-29-2005, 06:24 PM	#3
voodoo96743 Wannabe Elite Explorer Kamuela, HI 00 XLS Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yeah, we don't have autozone, checker, or advanced stores around here, only NAPA, which closed at noon today... I highly doubt they have the tools, but I'll check tomorrow. Do you remember where you put the smaller wrench (not the one for the shaft)?