Fan Clutch
Had a 1976 L-82, 4-sp
Joined: Mar 2011
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From: Some days your the dog and some days your the hydrant.
Royal Canadian Navy
Any of these two work for you?
Edit: Link didn't work. Hayden has two that fit your '71. Maybe check out their website?
Edit: Link didn't work. Hayden has two that fit your '71. Maybe check out their website?
Last edited by resdoggie; May 8, 2021 at 12:37 PM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2002
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From: Laporte, IN
I have never used them but they doing what you are looking for.
http://www.corvettestop.com/fan-clutch-restoration.html
http://www.corvettestop.com/fan-clutch-restoration.html
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2018
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I used kirkconnellcorvettes.com for my 71 LT1 Shweizer fan clutch - got it back in a week from date I shipped it to them in Florida.
Has been on the car for 2 years now... the amount of air it moves now is exponentially higher when compared to it's prior to it's rebuild. Sounds like a tornado.
Because they are crimped aluminum -
They tig weld a new lip on the clutch machine it on a lathe or mill install new seals and bearings refill with oil and recrimp.
Has been on the car for 2 years now... the amount of air it moves now is exponentially higher when compared to it's prior to it's rebuild. Sounds like a tornado.
Because they are crimped aluminum -
They tig weld a new lip on the clutch machine it on a lathe or mill install new seals and bearings refill with oil and recrimp.
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Crossville TN
Drive your car to get the engine warmed up completely. Bring car to a stop, but leave engine running. Open the hood so that you can see the fan as it is rotating. While watching it, turn the ignition OFF. If the thermal fan is OK, it should stop in 1-3 rotations. If it just keeps spinning, the thermal unit is defective.
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