Replacing Water Pump Fan Clutch

Reinstall the fan clutch.

Replacing water pump fan clutch.

This is a video tutorial on how to remove a water pump mounted radiator fan. Gary 2009 black ram crew 5 7 truck champ stainless tube steps tekstyle tonneau cover led interior led license plate lights led reverse lights led cargos 5900k headlights and fogs. The water pump pulley has about 1 inch long threaded post on the end of the pulley. They have to remove the clutch fan to get to the water pump so you might as well replace it.

This large nut is directly attached to the fan clutch mechanism. Water pump fan clutch gaskets and hardware included. Scotty kilmer mechanic for the last 46 years shows how to replace a defective cooling fan clutch assembly. Duralast kits water pump with fan clutch mck1081.

Fan is always on at startup but when you rev it up to 2500 it always disengages. Product meets or exceeds oe quality. Delco water pump and metal gasket are on the way and should arrive tomorrow. Matched set for this vehicles application.

It s on the original fan clutch and water pump with 11 years and 126 000 miles. Water pump and fan clutch share the same shaft. Will probably save you on labor in the long run. Should i also replace the fan clutch while i have everything taken apart.

Ford clutch fans have evolved from the fan that attaches to the water pump pulley with four bolts to a fan that attaches to the water pump with a singular large nut. A fan clutch is a temperature controlled coupling between the water pump shaft and the fan which allows the fan to be operational at low speeds and disconnected at higher speeds. Once the new part has been installed gently slip the fan clutch down in front of the water pump using caution as to not contact the radiator or damage the plastic fan blade. They do just bolt on and off but there s a few.

Replaces and restores engine cooling power components. This allows the engine to operate more efficiently by removing the load that the fan places on it.