Author Topic: Clutching for a grip (Read 2451 times)

Choking Hazard · « **on:** March 26, 2007, 10:21:05 PM »

Well, I've killed another fan clutch. This one is only a year old. OEM from pelican. Do you folks have fan clutch problems? Mine was SOL when I bought the car, and I guess I did not know when the replacement gave up during the winter. Its damn simple. I wonder what went wrong...
I don't think I messed it up when I put it in.

OK. Off tto buy another...

rats. I could have had fun with that money.

b318isp · « **Reply #1 on:** March 27, 2007, 06:32:48 AM »

What are the symptoms? Mine is 17 years old with 163k miles on it an it works perfectly. I fitted one from an E39 a while back, but it made no difference, so went back to the original.

Alpine003 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 27, 2007, 09:03:52 AM »

Make sure your fan blades aren't brushing up against any part of the fan shroud. Even the slightest rubbing will accelerate the wear of the fan clutch.

Check to see if you can visually see any marks on the fan shroud and fan blade. Then after you install your new unit, spin it by hand and wiggle the fan shroud to make sure it's not making any contact.

Scumball · « **Reply #3 on:** March 27, 2007, 09:34:16 AM »

Get rid of it and fit an electric fan to the radiator. Costs less than an OEM clutch, and less draw on precious power from the engine.