Sixlitre > 1986 Ford Bronco > open folder Fan clutch replacement

The bearings on my clutch fan were on their way out in a big noisy way. Notice the bearing seal tha...
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Hayden was a quality name in cooling 25 years ago when I was in British stuff, so I went for this on...
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Remove the bolts holding it onto the pulley carefully as you CAN get away without removing the Sagin...
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Lever off the fan assembly as a unit and be careful not to let it fall and damage the radiator.
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Stop at this point and verify you havve the correct fan clutch. Here the new one is on top of the ol...
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Good time to straighten any oof the blades that are bent.
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Difficult to get a good angle for the camera to pick up how toasted these bearings really were.
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Remove the bolts holding the fan to the clutch and re-install them, and the fan, onto the new clutch...
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This bushing is meant to take up the space so the fan clutch can be used on more applications.
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I found it much easier to put the bushing onto the water pump shaft first
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Now gently push the unit on making sure the bolts line up so you can stitch them to draw it on the l...
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Once she's torqued on, you're good to go. Didn't even disturb the PS belt or pulley !
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Difficult getting the camera in close enough to show hoe toasted the bearings really are. I should ...
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