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SHOP GUYS - 2003 3.0L V6 RANGER FAN CLUTCH REMOVAL - CLOCKWISE OR COUNTER-CLOCKWISE?
I'm getting conflicting answers on the removal of the fan clutch on this particular year 3.0L. Right now my original fan clutch is engaged all the time costing me a considerable amount of low speed power and more fuel. I already understand that this is a fairly simple job. I have tried removing my fan clutch already with no luck. With the serpentine belt in place the water pump pulley still turns. I've tried a strap wrench (although it was a bit old and worn) and couldn't stop the pulley from moving. I've even tried smacking the wrench with a hammer to try shocking the shaft loose counter-clockwise from the water pump. I will make another attempt at getting this off, but now am questioning whether or not was I trying to loosen it in the wrong direction? Both Haynes and Chilton's manuals are completely useless in this case. So, standing in front of the truck looking at the engine does the fan clutch unscrew from the pump clockwise or counter-clockwise?
Ford Goddess, that open end attachment you mentioned I've already tried using. The pulley itself is not what it attaches to. The pulley is completely smooth with nowhere to grip or secure it. The four bolts the attachment goes to are the ones holding the fan to the fan clutch. Even so, the bolts are too short or the attachment is too thick. I backed the bolts out some to get the attachment under their heads and the attachment was so thick I couldn't screw the bolts holding the fan back into the clutch.
Here's a link with info and pictures to where I am with this.
http://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2/showthread.php...
Ford Goddess, thank you very much.
7 Answers
- Ford GoddessLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Both of the above answerers are INCORRECT. The simplest and least confusing way to answer this question, is to say that the fan clutch loosens in "the same direction it rotates". That being said, you've been TIGHTENING the fan clutch in your attempts to loosen it. A 3.0L V6 engine application rotates the engine clockwise in the same direction as the crankshaft if I remember correctly. Therefore, you need to loosen it by turning it CLOCKWISE. Due to your previous attempts to loosen it, you may now need an oxy/acetylene torch to heat up the hex portion if it fails to loosen with enough force. The proper tool to use is a special square shaped open end attachment that secures the water pump pulley by all four bolt heads with a johnson bar. Hope this helps.
ADDED: After checking the Ford Worhshop Manual procedure, I am now 100% certain that your truck uses a left-hand thread fan clutch, meaning to loosen it, you turn it CLOCKWISE (as stated in my answer) with a 7/8" wrench and a strap wrench holding the water pump pulley (tool number 303-D055 or D85L-6000-A).
- juniorLv 51 decade ago
It should loosen counter-clockwise. You can borrow a fan wrench set from a parts store that loans tools. This is about the only way to get the fan off. Due to the direction it spins, the nut gets very tight. The fan wrenches are very thin to fit in the tight area, and very long for leverage.
This is the best bet to keep from pulling your hair out. I've been there.
- AlLv 71 decade ago
Ford Godess is right about removing it by "counter clockwise". You will need to remove the whole assembly and hold it on a vise and use a vise grip with chain on it. It is a pain, but it does work. I would stay way from anything that have fire and cut..
- goldwing127959Lv 61 decade ago
Left off right on.
you nees a 1 7/16 inch wrench
Put it on the nut and hit the wrench with a hammer. You ,may have to hit it more then once.
Holding the pully by hand and hit the wrench.
Source(s): Dons Auto Service - 144289Lv 71 decade ago
Fan clutch has a nut on it, you remove it by turning it the same way the fan turns, meaning as when the engine is running, probably counter-clockwise
