Re: Re: Re: Fan clutch roar ??? Bernd

From: TJG (dakota52318@toad.net)
Date: Sat Mar 29 2003 - 23:17:12 EST


No man, its not that hard... only like a 30min job. An hour if you dont
normally do your own work.... Im so dead set against going to the dealer
anymore....

TJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "jay & dana" <jay&dana@telus.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 3:42 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Re: Fan clutch roar ??? Bernd

>
> Thanks Bernd, for your response, I think I'm going to end getting a new
one
> from the dealer.
> I've checked the archives for any advice or pictures on replacing this
> myself and I don't think I could as I don't have the proper tools at hand
> for this job. Unless someone can give me a site to go to (such as the
> thermostat replacement on the archives) that would be a step by step
> procedure for the fan clutch replacement, then I guess I'm stuck with
going
> to the dealer for a fix.
>
> Thanks again
> Jay
>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "jay & dana" <jay&dana@telus.net>
> > > To: "DML" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
> > > Sent: March 27, 2003 5:29 PM
> > > Subject: DML: Fan clutch roar: weird
> > >
> > >
> > > > I remember Bernd's post about the fan should not spin more than 5
> > > > revolutions when cold, but on my 97, 318 ever since I've had it
> whether
> > > cold
> > > > or hot it would not spin more than 1/4 revolution, as if the fluid
> > inside
> > > it
> > > > was like molasses. But here is my question, lately when I'm driving
> > > slowly
> > > > and turning corners, left or right I get that fan roar until I
> > straighten
> > > > out then it stops, but if I start turning again it starts to roar
> again.
> > > Is
> > > > this normal?
> > > > Also I've noticed that I can grab the fan blades and slightly rock
it
> > back
> > > > and forth and there seems to be a little play in it where it
connects
> to
> > > the
> > > > water pump, only about 1mm or so. Is there a bearing at the end of
> the
> > > > water pump that the fan attaches to that can be replaced or what am
I
> > > > looking at here? Any advice here guys would be greatly appreciated
as
> > > this
> > > > fan roar is driving me nuts.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance for any help in this matter,
> > > > Jay
>
>



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