Fan Shroud: Service and Repair

Cooling Fan





Special Tool(s)

Removal

WARNING: Do not run the engine while the protective components are removed. Failure to follow these instructions can result in personal injury.

All vehicles
1. Remove the air cleaner outlet pipe.





2. Disconnect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor electrical connector.





3. Remove the outlet side of the air cleaner.
4. Raise and support the vehicle.





5. If equipped, remove the skid plate.





6. Remove the screws and the lower section of the cooling fan shroud.
7. Lower the vehicle.





Vehicles equipped with 5.4L 4V engines
8. Disconnect the accelerator cable, speed control cable, and the return spring.





9. Remove the bolts and position the cable and brackets out of the way.





Vehicles equipped with 4.6L engines
10. Remove the nut and the engine appearance cover bracket.





All vehicles
11. Remove the mounting bolts and the upper section of the cooling fan shroud.





12. Remove the fan blade and fan clutch.
1 Use the fan clutch holding tool to hold the water pump pulley steady.
2 Use the fan clutch wrench to remove the fan blade and the fan clutch





13. NOTE: Electronically-controlled fan clutch shown, thermostatically-controlled fan clutch similar.

Separate the fan clutch from the fan blade.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Separate the fan blade from the fan clutch.

Installation





All vehicles

1. NOTE: Electronically-controlled fan clutch shown, thermostatically-controlled fan clutch similar.

Assemble the fan clutch to the fan blade.
1 Position the fan clutch on the fan blade.
2 Install the bolts.





2. Install the fan blade and fan clutch.
1 Position the fan blade assembly and the fan clutch on the water pump pulley.
2 Use the fan clutch holding tool to hold the water pump pulley steady.
3 Use the fan clutch wrench to install the fan blade and the fan clutch.





3. Install the upper section of the fan shroud and mounting bolts.





Vehicles equipped with 4.6L engines
4. Install the engine appearance cover bracket and nut.





Vehicles equipped with 5.4L 4V engines
5. Position the cables and bracket, and install the bolts.





6. Connect the accelerator cable, speed control cable and the return spring.

All vehicles
7. Raise the vehicle.





8. Install the screws and the lower section of the cooling fan shroud.





9. It equipped. install the skid plate.
10. Lower the vehicle.





11. Install the outlet side of the air cleaner.





12. Connect the Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor electrical connector.
13. Install the air cleaner outlet pipe.