|So my 92 Dakota with a v8 has the clutch fan mounted in front of the fan. Does that clutch some off with the sprong clip that is in front of it?
It has the clutch, then the fan, a large nut and then the spacer. I a use to the old ones where the fan unbolts pull the clutch fan and i am on my way.

 

That nut is attached to the clutch, and is threaded on the water pump pulley. You have to hold the pulley still and loosen the nut with the fan still on it. I would suggest you soak the nut with PB Blaster for a day or two before you try to loosen it cause it can be a huge PITA.

 

Yeah, you need to get the nut off. I am actually dreading having to take it off of the V6.

Anyways, what I did was get a piece of steel stock, drill to holes in it and put bolts through them that I could slip into two of the holes on the pulley (I am sure there is a tool somewhere that slips in these holes, Autozone doesn't have it for our trucks though in my area), then I cranked on the bolt while holding the steel. It isn't easy.

I think Crazy had good luck leaving the belt on and using that for added tension. I would definately leave the belt on, but my pully kept slipping from all of the oil I had sprayed on the nut.

Somone back me up here, but I think it is reverse thread also if I remember right???

 

I don't remember it being reverse threaded.

What I did was put 2 bolts in 2 of the holes in the pulley and wedged a pry bar between them. Dbilik's way sounds safer cause I came out with a couple busted knuckles, but my way worked and there was no need to spend time making a 1-use tool.

 

I got a few busted knuckles first, then I made the tool. It takes a long time and some blood before I consider fabricating a tool.

I will see if I can find the picture of it tommorrow.

 

Yes! It was reverse thread on my V8 so I am assuming that didn't change for the V6.

What I used, believe it or not, was a Craftsman strap wrench to hold the pulley still while using the clutch fan wrench rented from Advance Auto to loosen the nut and remove the fan and clutch assembly.

I'll be doing that again when I change over to electric fan.

 

A strap wrench would probably work perfect for it if you can get a good drip around the pulley.

 

I swore it was reverse thread too. But I remember there was another thread that we argued about it and I looked it up and it is not according to the book. But i still swore it was reverse.

Or just do what I did. I just got my saw saw and cut off the fan clutch. I did that for the electric fan swap. But I took the cheaters way out.

 

It is NOT reverse threaded. (I'm holding my water pump and the clutch in my hand right now.)

 

So your typing with one hand? I just had to. I have my stock one from the 5.2 in the shed just incase. So give me a few and we both can have it in one hand and type with the other. Sorry I'm bord. I had nothing else to type.