1998 ford explorer fan clutch removel?

[byrdman37876]

any body know how to remove the fan clutch on a 98 explorer? mine is locked up. thanks for any info.

 

[shamaal]

1. Remove the screws holding the fan shroud (it can't be removed yet)
2. Using fan blade removal tools loaned from an Auto Store (Autozone, O'Reilly, etc), remove the nut holding the fan blade on. There are several types of tools, not always intuitive. Fan blade has regular right hand threads.
3. Remove blade and shroud at same time
4. Separate clutch from fan blade

Installation is reverse.