Keith Browning Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I had to replace a fan clutch in an E-Series ambulance with two belts and extra crap on it. As I began removing the radiator I thought this was ridiculous. Warranty only pays 1.8 so I tried something different. I pulled it out from below. [*]Remove the upper and lower shroud. [*]Disconnect the right tie-rod and steering dampener at the bracket and lower the drag link out of the way. [*]Remove the steering dampener bracket from the right frame rail (three bolts) [*]Place an appropriately sized piece of cardboard behind the radiator to protect it. [*]Remove the two upper fan stator bolts loosen the fan clutch and spin it off. [*]With the van in the air remove the lower stator bolts and lower the stator and fan together. Change the fan clutch... water pump or whatever and reassemble in the reverse order. DO NOT FORGET TO REMOVE THE CARDBOARD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Way to go Keith!!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one who HATES working on E-Series pieces of turds!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 It's funny that I'm reading this post right now. I'm right about to start replacing a fan clutch on a shuttle bus... Dual alts and dual A/C compressors. I've never thought that the extra components would get in the way of my doing this my usual way... But, I don't remember if I've ever done one with dual alternators... I'll post back when I'm done... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Bruene Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Okay... So, it wasn't too much different than the single belt version... I normally remove the fan shroud, both CAC ducts, intake elbow, loosen the fan from the water-pump, unbolt the stator and lift up the fan and stator at the same time and pull the fan/clutch assembly out through the top as soon as the stator is high enough... on this one, the second belt kept me from being able to lift the stator high enough, so I reached in with a 1/4" air ratchet and unbolted the clutch from the fan and removed the clutch while leaving the fan inside the stator... Total hands on time was just over an hour. The most difficult part of the job (as ususal) is getting the fan lined up on the water pump threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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