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Old 09-13-2006 | 12:30 AM
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I am trying to take the fan off my ram to get at the water pump. Does anyone know what size the nut holding the fan clutch/fan is? It looks to be maybe an inch or a little higher but I dont want to go and buy the wrong wrench.
 
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Old 09-13-2006 | 11:59 AM
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wrench should be a 1/2 inch. Thats what I used to take my fan off and put the elec. fan on.
 
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Old 09-13-2006 | 12:48 PM
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yes the bolts holding the fan on the clutch are 1/2 in BUT , i need to get the whole assembly off the water pump and there is a large nut inbetween the fan/pump. Do I need to loosen that?
 
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Old 09-14-2006 | 09:35 PM
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Are you tring to change the Fan or the Water Pump? Because on my truck, as soon as I took all four of the bolts off the fan clutch, the fan came off and the water pump pulley came off to. Then I could get to the water pump.
 
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Old 09-14-2006 | 10:39 PM
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I want to get the fan apart to sand it and paint it, and then replace the water pump. I am overhauling the entire engine and am dressing up at the same time while I have the thing apart. I need to get some more tools but it seems like the big nut inbetween the fan/clutch and the pump is what needs to be held steady so you can get enough support to break the bolts free without the thing spinning on you
 
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Old 09-15-2006 | 02:26 AM
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Did you ever think of a flex fan, there about $30 or elec. fan. less drag on your water pump and add power back to the engine.
 
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Old 09-15-2006 | 12:41 PM
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i will look into one of those
 

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Old 09-15-2006 | 12:47 PM
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It works pretty damn good.
 
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Old 10-06-2006 | 02:10 AM
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I got a flex fan but still cant get the stupid clutch off of the water pump , the big spacer bolt that holds it on wont move
 
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Old 10-07-2006 | 06:36 PM
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I think maybe it turns counterclockwise in relation to the fan pulley?
 



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