2003 Dodge Dakota Fan Clutch Removal

When the clutch goes out the fan spins directly with the engine and is not controlled by speed anymore and cooling by the fan becomes less efficient.

2003 dodge dakota fan clutch removal.

The clutch fan is bolted to the fan clutch. The 5 9 liter cummins engine found in most dodge diesel pickups uses a fan clutch mounted on the water pump to cool down the engine. You must determine which way to loosen the fan clutch first. This clutch spins the fan in proportion to the speed of the engine.

Jody dodge dakota join here 11 29 2003 19 33 45. Clutch fan removal ip. Rob c dodge dakota join here 6 23 2005 23 49 18. This clutch reacts to the heat in the engine bay and either speeds up or slows down accordingly.

There is nothing to hold the pulley still so i can undo the large nut. Clutch fan removal ip. That should keep him busy for a bit. Needing to know some info on removing a fan clutch assembly on a 2000 dakota 3 9 v6.

Is it the fan clutch you re trying to remove or the clutch fan. A fan clutch is featured on rear wheel drive cars only because it connects to the water pump and faces the radiator while pulling air through the radiator s cooling fins when the engine is operating. I dont really want to buy the special tool to do it. If the fan clutch goes out then the fan won t cool down the engine and radiator.

12 crecent wrench and 10 pipe wrench pliers or channel locks. How to remove the fan clutch on a dodge or chrysler with out the special tools. For performance get an electric fan and controller to replace the clutch fan and you should see at least 1 more mpg. Not to be a flamer but you could have seen that he replied with the smaller v8 in 2000 everyone knows that the 5 2 was dropped in 2000 in favor of the 4 7 just a little history lesson.

You can also make a spanner to hold the pulley if you want. Fan clutch removal. Dodge dakota join here 11 29 2003 10 44 06. I rented a fan clutch wrench set from auto zone but it doesn t seem to work.

What s a good way to hold the waterpump pulley from spinning to break the large 36mm nut loose. I have a 2001 4 7 and want to remove the fan clutch. The engine driven fan on the front of a dodge dakota has a clutch on it to control the speed at which it moves. I tried holding the pulley with a vicewrench but it just started chewing it up.