REMOVAL
DIESEL ENGINE
1. Disconnect negative battery cable from battery.
NOTE: The thermal viscous fan drive/fan blade assembly is attached (threaded) to water pump hub shaft.
2. Remove the accessory drive belt (Refer to 7 - COOLING/ACCESSORY DRIVE/DRIVE BELTS - REMOVAL).
3. Remove fan shroud to radiator bolts.
4. Do not unbolt fan blade assembly from viscous fan drive at this time.
5. Remove fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly from water pump using spanner wrench, tool 6958 and adapters (1) 8346, by turning mounting nut counterclockwise as viewed from front. Threads on viscous fan drive (2) are RIGHT HAND.
6. Do not attempt to remove fan/viscous fan drive assembly from vehicle at this time.
7. Remove fan shroud and fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly as a complete unit from vehicle.
8. After removing fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly, do not place viscous fan drive in horizontal position. If stored horizontally, silicone fluid in the viscous fan drive could drain into its bearing assembly and contaminate lubricant.
CAUTION: Do not remove water pump pulley-to-water pump bolts . This pulley is under belt tension.
9. Remove four bolts securing fan blade assembly to viscous fan drive .
2.8L DIESEL
1. Disconnect negative battery cable.
NOTE: The thermal viscous fan drive/fan blade assembly is attached (threaded) to fan support.
2. Remove fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly from water pump using special tool 6958 spanner wrench, by turning mounting nut counterclockwise as viewed from front . Threads on viscous fan drive are RIGHT HAND.
3. Do not attempt to remove fan/fan drive viscous clutch assembly (1) from vehicle at this time.
4. Do not unbolt fan blade assembly from fan drive viscous clutch at this time.
5. Remove fan shroud to radiator bolts.
6. Remove fan shroud and fan blade/fan drive viscous clutch assembly as a complete unit from vehicle.
7. After removing fan blade/fan drive viscous clutch assembly, do not place viscous clutch in horizontal position. If stored horizontally, silicone fluid in the fan drive viscous clutch could drain into its bearing assembly and contaminate lubricant.
8. Remove four bolts securing fan blade assembly to fan drive viscous clutch.
9. Remove cooling fan support (2) from engine block .