Looking at the front of the engine bay on an '04-up f150, what direction would the fan nut on the water pump need to be turned to loosen it, also how would I keep the engine from turning over in the process of removal?

 

anybody?

 

Counter clockwise to remove the fan. It's best that you go to your local AdvanceautopepO'ReillysBoyz zone and borrow the fan clutch tools if you can. If you can't, there's a quick and dirty method to get the fan off, but I don't totally endorse it.

 

Always remove a fan the same direction it has to turn to move air toward the engine.

I'd only use the "dirty" method A) if I was replacing the water pump anyway, & B) if I absotively posilutely couldn't build/borrow/buy/steal the tools.

 

Dirty method- 16" channel locks with a 15" cresent wrench for the nut.

 

X2, nothing really exotic needed here, even a long screwdriver between the water pump bolts may work. I did it pretty easy, got a bad cut when it broke loose from I forget so be careful. I could swear I had to turn the nut counter clockwise as mentioned.

 

thank for all the help guys, i'm going to atempt to install my efans when they arive sometime next week, I'll keep you up to date.

 

just go to the autoparts store (autozone) and borrow the wrench puller. Its designed for this purpose. You have to put like a $30 deposit on the wrench, but you get all your money back when you return it..

 

BTW...how many horsies will Efans free up anyway?

thanks in advance

-Dan

 

I was told by a performance shop around 2-5hp replacing a clutch operated fan. Thats what my 05 FX4 has.

 

Most of the efan manf. claim ~15HP and i believe Troyer claims around 15HP as well.

However i didnt a difference.. Only differece i noticed is the engine revs quicker.

 

That's not even CLOSE to "dirty"... And it wouldn't even work on some. Like the '95 4.9L clutch I had to remove last Fri. I came REALLY close to using the dirty method, but I was able to build some tools to do it clean.

 

I'm curious now;what is the dirty method?

 

Crescent wrench on the fan clutch nut, pliers on the pulley.

-Joe

 

Using tools for their exact intended purpose on parts that were intended to have that type of tool used on them isn't "dirty".

I want to preface this with the disclaimer: You should NEVER EVER do this to a waterpump you have ANY intention of ever using again, and you should wear gloves, glasses, & ear protection because it can get ugly fast.

16" chisel in an air hammer hitting a corner of the clutch nut to start it spinning off the WP threaded pilot.

AGAIN: NEVER EVER DO THAT unless you're prepared to have flying chunks of metal & to replace the fan, the clutch, the WP, & maybe even the radiator.

THAT's the "dirty method".