Fan barely spins whenever I turn on the truck. All pulley are still working and bolt connecting fan to pulley is tight. I cant figure out how to tighten the fan on. I know its easy Ive done it before while putting on a water pump but have forgotten how. How do I tighten it? And can I just remove the shroud to do it? Thanks
2007-02-06 05:23:29 · 6 answers · asked by jtbigz_ga 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
1997 Dodge Ram
2007-02-06 15:10:09 · update #1
sounds like everything is tight, but your fan clutch is bad. fan clutch is cheap - $10-15 bucks. you can just remove the shroud, but not necessary.
2007-02-06 05:29:42 · answer #1 · answered by jman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you need a new fan clutch assembly. This wouldn't be a GM light truck (Trailblazer, Renier, Envoy Bravada etc) built after 2002 would it? The fan clutches in these have almost a 100% failure rate.
2007-02-06 17:16:47 · answer #2 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the new cars, the fans are heat acutuated like the other guy siad, unless you have an 80's car then it uses a fan clutch.... but on a new car the fan wont kick on until your coolant reaches a certain tempature, like 190 degrees.
2007-02-06 13:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The clutches inside the fan drive housing are heat actuated.
They won't engage untill the unit gets hot from air flowing throught the radiator to heat it up.
2007-02-06 13:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you have a bad clutch fan. just loosening the shroushould do it.
2007-02-06 13:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by jackson b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
new clutch assy.
2007-02-06 13:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋