Removing fan
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Removing fan
What is the best way to remove the coolant/radiator fan with clutch, on a 74 Vette? I'd like to clean and paint it. Or does anyone know where I could possibly replace it with a chrome one. I can't seem to find one to buy. Or is the is something I need to be chrome. Thanks for any reply.
Drifting
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Just take the four nuts and lock washers off that hold the thing on...that's it. It will come out from under the shroud from the top.
Myself, I would clean it up, paint it, and skip the chrome.
Myself, I would clean it up, paint it, and skip the chrome.
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Hi sd,
Remove the nut's and washers as B suggests…. but make sure you're removing the nut's that attach the fan to the fan clutch, not the nuts that attach the fan clutch to the water pump.
Taking the fan off the clutch will give room you need to maneuver the blades and slip it out of the shroud.
Regards,
Alan
Remove the nut's and washers as B suggests…. but make sure you're removing the nut's that attach the fan to the fan clutch, not the nuts that attach the fan clutch to the water pump.
Taking the fan off the clutch will give room you need to maneuver the blades and slip it out of the shroud.
Regards,
Alan
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Hi sd,
Remove the nut's and washers as B suggests…. but make sure you're removing the nut's that attach the fan to the fan clutch, not the nuts that attach the fan clutch to the water pump.
Taking the fan off the clutch will give room you need to maneuver the blades and slip it out of the shroud.
Regards,
Alan
Remove the nut's and washers as B suggests…. but make sure you're removing the nut's that attach the fan to the fan clutch, not the nuts that attach the fan clutch to the water pump.
Taking the fan off the clutch will give room you need to maneuver the blades and slip it out of the shroud.
Regards,
Alan
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Hi sd,
Remove the nut's and washers as B suggests…. but make sure you're removing the nut's that attach the fan to the fan clutch, not the nuts that attach the fan clutch to the water pump.
Taking the fan off the clutch will give room you need to maneuver the blades and slip it out of the shroud.
Regards,
Alan
Remove the nut's and washers as B suggests…. but make sure you're removing the nut's that attach the fan to the fan clutch, not the nuts that attach the fan clutch to the water pump.
Taking the fan off the clutch will give room you need to maneuver the blades and slip it out of the shroud.
Regards,
Alan
You need to remove the clutch to get the fan out. I like to unbolt the fan from the clutch before I fully remove the clutch from the wp as it makes it a bit easier to maneuver it out from the shroud.
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After removing the clutch, do not lay it down flat, keep it in a vertical position like it is on the car.
The fan clutch contains a silicone fluid. If you lay the clutch flat, this fluid can leak out, and you clutch will no longer lock up properly.
The fan clutch contains a silicone fluid. If you lay the clutch flat, this fluid can leak out, and you clutch will no longer lock up properly.
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The oil won't leak out unless there is a problem with it. If it does leak out you should replace it. You can lay the fan clutch assembly down in any position you want once it is removed.
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Hi Kap,
Yes, you're right!
I didn't describe the sequence properly.
I remove the nuts holding the fan to the clutch first. Then remove the nuts from the clutch to water pump studs.
I move the clutch slightly forward which allows the fan to be slip off the clutch and out of the shroud, and THEN lift the clutch out.
It helps of course to have 3 hands to do that.
Regards,
Alan
Yes, you're right!
I didn't describe the sequence properly.
I remove the nuts holding the fan to the clutch first. Then remove the nuts from the clutch to water pump studs.
I move the clutch slightly forward which allows the fan to be slip off the clutch and out of the shroud, and THEN lift the clutch out.
It helps of course to have 3 hands to do that.
Regards,
Alan
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14
I've never questioned it, that's how I wanted to set it down anyway!
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Hi Pete,
I've read that the Sweitzer clutch, (bi-metallic plate), should be stored in a similar way as the Eaton instruction indicates.
The warning is emphatic enough that it's stamped TWICE… I hadn't noticed that before.!
Regards,
Alan
I've read that the Sweitzer clutch, (bi-metallic plate), should be stored in a similar way as the Eaton instruction indicates.
The warning is emphatic enough that it's stamped TWICE… I hadn't noticed that before.!
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Jul 18, 2014 at 05:55 PM.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14
I noticed that too and thought it really odd; they are only inches from each other! I think they just wanted the symmetry. Or balance. Or as you can see one side got a lot nastier than the other!