fan change

94_XLT said:

Ok so i noticed cracks in my fan so i want to swap it out. how do i swap it out?

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Explodr94 said:

1. Rent fan clutch tool at local auto parts store.
2. Remove serpentine belt.
3. Use above fan clutch tool to remove fan clutch.
4. Remove fan shroud.
5. Remove fan from fan blade from fan clutch.
6. Installation is the reverse of removal.
7. Return fan clutch tool for your deposit.
8. Drink a beer, acknowledging a job well done.

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ricco750 said:

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Originally Posted by 94_XLT View Post
Ok so i noticed cracks in my fan so i want to swap it out. how do i swap it out?
Just pull it out, go buy a new one and put it in where the old one was!!!
LOL

OK, here's the real deal. BTW, I'm on my fourth one now for the same reason you have, and I have probably removed my fan at least 10 times for other reasons, so I guess I should be considered a fan guru.

First, you must have the SPECIAL TOOL for removal of the fan clutch, otherwise you will spend all day trying every tool and trick in your mechanical inventory, swearing and sweating, but you will not have made any progress. The special tool...at least the one I have...is two pieces. Both are made of flat 1/8" steel...one is about 14" long, has a 1/2" square hole in one end for your socket wrench, and the other end is a wrench shape for a 38mm opening, which is the size of your fan clutch nut. The other piece is about 5 and half inches long, has the square 1/2" hole for your socket wrench, and the other end is a wrench opening of about 58mm. This end fits over the four bolts that hold the fan pulley to the water pump pulley housing. I think I got mine at NAPA in '95, but any store should have it or be able to get it for you.

So...now that you have the special tool, here's the procedure.
1) Remove the air inlet tube from the MAF sensor and the throttle body. You don't have to remove the serpentine belt for the next step, it's your call.
2) Using the special tool, loosen (not remove) the fan clutch from the threaded spindle. It is a normal right hand thread.
3) Remove the two bolts at the top ends of the radiator shroud. The bottom of the shroud is held in place by two wedge-clamps, and with the bolts removed the shroud is simply pulled straight up to remove (don't remove it yet).
4) Now, continue to unscrew the fan clutch until it comes off, and remove it and the fan shroud in one motion.
5) The rest is easy. Remove the bolts that hold the plastic fan on the clutch, and install the new one.
6) Reverse steps 4 through 1, and you're done!

Hope this helps.

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