ok. ive heard several different techniques to taking the fan off but i just want to know which is the most effective and safe way of taking it off. Thanks.

 

Get a specialty fan wrench from autoparts store. Should be around $10. One wrench holds the pulley, while you undo the nut on the fan. Remove the whole assembly, then remove clutch assembly.

 

I believe the threads are left handed. Turn clockwise to loosen.

 

If you have an air chisel you can use it to loosen the nut with just a quick burst against the counterclockwise edge of the nut.
I'd be interested to hear from pro tech's whether this technique is normally used, or is there some reason not to do this?
I've seen this done many times and done it myself about a year ago on the wife's Dodge 4.7 Durango. So far the Durango has been fine. When I changed the fan clutch there was 97k on the OE pump.

 

Jr use an Air hammer and its normal threads.. *lefty loosy* or get a long punch and hit that nut turning left and after a few mins it should come off....air hammer with a punch will be alot fast thoe almost done with headers im gonna rip this freaking EGR out i hate this thing!

 

k, thanks for the input guys, i might just try borrowing my buddys air hammer. Good luck with those headers shifty...i wanna hear those things so i know what mine will sound like, but im still goin crazy about what i should put after the headers.

 

Jr - what engine ? Fill your info in so that it displays in the top right corner.

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When we'd install the EGR in the factory, man, it took some getting use to. No two are made identical. Having the top or bottom very loose, only a couple turns threaded helps position the other one. I know it's a bitch man, the 3.8 Windstar was bad too. Hang in there Shifty, I want to see the end results of this install, like a jbrew header thread!

As far as I can remember, use a bigger pair of channelocks on a setting almost fully opened to hold the water pump bolts. Take a wrench that fits the clutch nut and turn clockwise facing the engine. I'm almost positive as my hand slipped when it broke free and I sliced a finger on something over on the driverside of the engine. I was anticipating alot of muscle, not the case really and my hand went flying, so lesson..... be cautious!

 

if you want Jr ill help you out when your gonna do it. with an air hammer that thing will fly off...*it really might so watch out!* but yeah the cut-outs are werid the clamp wont slide down them theres a lil blotch of paint that is connecting the cut-out side pipe to the muffler.....Jbrew he has the same truck as me only not as messsed up and its black...97 4.6L 2WD hes got AF1 i got K&N 77 yeah i donno what your gonna put back there im gonna finisht his up really quick i wanna hear mine so bad!!! my moms 500 is so quite!! haha

 

I just took mine off, I have a 2005 5.4 and the threads were normal. Took fan off by going counterclockwise.

 

ok, which one is it....is it clockwise or counterclockwise. im hearing both from alot of different people

 

Normal threads....and we have the same truck buddy *lefty loosy*....i finished my truck OMG it sounds amazing!!! its louder than my buddy with a 302 and straight pipes...and mines out the bullets im gonna go buy some Anti seeze at lunch and coat the Cut-outs and then open them and see how that sounds But yeah normal threads on the fan Lefty loosy!! get an air hammer on there and it'lll come right off!

 

I need to try taking mine off on a cold day, the do a quick drive around. That should "mimic" what E-fans would feel like, right?

 

you would think so.

 

yeah take the fan off and drive around without it and thats what E-fans is like....be carful not to over heat it but 35 and under i never turn my fans on.