Radiator Cooling Fan: Service and Repair

REMOVAL

Fig.49 Water Pump Mounted Cooling Fan:

Some engines have the mechanical fan/viscous fan drive assembly mounted directly to the water pump hub. It may also be mounted to a hub/bearing attached to an aluminum bracket on the right front side of engine.

Fig.50 Bracket Mounted Cooling Fan:

1. Loosen but do not remove at this time, the four fan hub mounting nuts.
2. Remove accessory serpentine drive belt.
3. Some models with certain engines may require the removal of the fan shroud to remove the viscous fan drive. The fan shroud and fan blade/viscous fan drive should be removed from the vehicle as one assembly.
4. Remove four fan hub mounting nuts and remove fan/viscous fan drive assembly from vehicle.
5. After removing fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly, do not place thermal viscous fan drive in horizontal position. If stored horizontally, silicone fluid in viscous fan drive could drain into its bearing assembly and contaminate lubricant.

INSTALLATION

1. Assemble fan blade to viscous fan drive. Tighten mounting bolts to 27 Nm (20 ft. lbs.) torque.
2. Position mounting flange of fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly onto hub. Install four nuts and tighten to 24 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) torque. Tighten the first two nuts 180 degrees apart. Then tighten last two nuts.

CAUTION: When installing a serpentine accessory drive belt, the belt MUST be routed correctly. If not, the engine may overheat due to the water pump rotating in the wrong direction.

3. Install accessory drive belts. Tension belts to specifications.