fan clutch

[digglesworth]

Can someone please explain to me how the cooling fan clutch works. I've always had electric fans so this is new to me. Thanks.

 

[Xlr8n]

http://www.haydenauto.com/Fan%20Clutch%20Tutorial-Part%201/Content.aspx

or

http://www.howstuffinmycarworks.com/Fan_clutch.html

 

[digglesworth]

Thanks. That helped a little.

 

[digglesworth]

I went out and inspected the clutch... I spun the fan. It had some smooth resistance. I'm assuming that's how its supposed to be.

 

[Dennis]

Mine felt okay when I spun it by hand, but while it was running it made an odd noise..so I replaced it and the noise went away..If you need the tools, Alrock has the ones I sold him.

 

[digglesworth]

Thanks Dennis. I remember reading something somewhere that you replaced everything on the front of the motor... I think my tensioner might be making some excess noise. Which one did you use, ac delco?

 

[Best4x4]

When it's foggy or moist in the morning my H3 will make some belt noise. Once my H3 warms up the sound goes away. I'll be removing my fan/fan clutch as soon as my PCM fan comes in and I get my PCM back from being flashed.

 

[digglesworth]

a pcm tune is in my future. I have some maintenance issues that need to be taken care of first... I will have the tune before I get 35s. id like that fan too but I think I need to use that $400 elsewhere. I need ucp/sliders and some other off-roading specific stuff. ive turned my H3 into a self-induced money pit. theres so many things I want...and to think I told my girlfriend that I wouldn't have to do anything to the H3 when I bought it... boy was I naïve... lol

 

[alrock]

Mine felt okay when I spun it by hand, but while it was running it made an odd noise..so I replaced it and the noise went away..If you need the tools, Alrock has the ones I sold him.

What did you sell me?

Thanks Dennis. I remember reading something somewhere that you replaced everything on the front of the motor... I think my tensioner might be making some excess noise. Which one did you use, ac delco?

I know you just asked this of Dennis, but I can chime in that I just replaced (okay, Reloader did the work) the belt, tensioner and idler pulley on my truck. All were Gates parts. The tensioner pulley was worn out and making noise.

 

[digglesworth]

Thanks alex... I believe I saw a pic of the specialty wrenches for the fan clutch... I saw it while I was searching "fan clutch"....

I wasn't sure what would be an acceptable replacement for the pulley/tensioner.... Didn't know if ac delco made one or not...

 

[alrock]

I'm sure they do, but I was pressed for time. I like Gates for belts and the other items were readily available at O'Reilly, so that's how I made my choice.

 

[Dennis]

What did you sell me?

Maybe it was BigUnit I sold my tools to....my mistake

 

[alrock]

No worries . But I was anxiously waiting for the UPS guy to come with my surprise package.

 

[marshall@pcmofnc]

lol