Grab a wrench that fits the nut and whack it hard (to the left - passenger
side). This will loosen the nut enough for you to turn it off the shaft by
hand....or...grab the tool from your local tool-rental store (or
AutoZone/PepBoys) and use that instead.
On the clutch, it should not turn more than 1/8 of a rotation when hot. If
it does...time to replace it.
- Bernd
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From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
david.clement@verizon.net
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:58 AM
To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
Subject: DML: Clutch Fan Questions
Last week I started loosing coolant and it intially appeared to be coming
from the water pump seal so i picked up a new pump and was prepared to
replace it. Once I got into the disassembly some it turned out to be the
by-pass hose had a pin hole and the coolant wasrunning down the front of the
pump and was being flung by the pulley. Easy fix and back on the road in a
hour. :)
Anyway, now for the clutch fan questions (Oh Yea, 99 Magnum 3.9);
1. How does one hold the water pump from truning so you can loosen the large
nut that holds the clutch fan assembly to the water pump? Looks like you
need to use some sort of strap wrench to hold the pulling but it seems like
it's likely to slip if the nut is tight. What has the group done to take
this apart?
2. The shaft going inside the clutch on my truck has quite a bit of slop in
it (out at the fan blade tips you can rock them forward and back about 3/8".
Doesn't seem to wobble when running and there is no fluid leaking from the
clutch but I am concerned that the clutch is not releasing when it should.
Any words of wisdom?
Thanks in advance!
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
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