AZ BS Thread 4²0

Alright guys.. @RPS1030 @mechanicjon and anybody else. Swapping out the fan clutch on the 86 pickup. Loosened the 4 10mm bolts on the waterpump pulley to free the fan clutch. Removed the shroud to gain access to pull out the fan clutch and fan together. Swapped the new clutch onto the fan, and went to reinstall. Didn't realize the water pump pulley slipped off the water pump shaft with the tension of the belt on it still "forcing it off". Ok.. no biggie.. got it back on with some struggle due to the tension of the belt. But now when I try to get the fan clutch and fan down in there.. between the shroud.. I run out of hands to keep the pulley on. I'm just having a hell of a time getting it reassembled. Got it apart super easy. Even if I remove the belt from the pulley, there's just not enough room to align the pulley bolt holes to the water pump shaft. Especially once I get the fan clutch and fan in there. Just not sure how to go about it. Do I need to go in from underneath instead? I'll still run into the problem of room and being able to align the holes.

 

Put a thin bead of silicone or grease on the backside of the pulley to help it stay inplace while aligning fan hub

 

I'll give it a try. Got some assembly grease here... BRB

 

Negative. Too much tension.. and stick not enough room to align holes. I have the shroud and fan in my way.. but they need to be there in this stage of reassembly

 

You can even see it popped off the waterpump shaft in this picture. I have to align the holes in the shaft, to the holes in the pulley, while holding it tight against the shaft so it doesn't pop off.. WHILE trying to hold the fan clutch and a bolt and get said bolt through all those holes.

 

So that was my next attempt. Everywhere I was reading was saying it could be done without removing the belt apparently.. and was a 30 minute job. Lol

The problem with that is, id still be in the same spot regarding the room. I just don't have enough space between the rad and shaft/please/clutch

 

Powers out at the complex, completely dark. No outside lights or anything. I have no flashlights either.

 

Sorry I thought you took the belt off. Take it off and try again with the grease... Maybe............

 

Get Em!

 

Lol. Pretty much.. just learning as I go! Damn truck is older than I am.. barely. Haha.

So yeah. Tried with the belt off too. Ive been having to use a mirror to try and get the holes to line up. Pulled the little skid and went in from underneath.. and same thing. Just no room.

Also, the belt looks like it's tension comes from the alternator.. so I'll loosen that and pivot it down. But there's still the problem of lining up all three parts and getting a bolt through them while holding the fan clutch... In a small area. Am I missing something or miss a step? Maybe I can remove the fan from the clutch and install just the clutch.. then fan after. That will give me some more room. Although, the lack of room really comes from the shround itself. My wrists and forearms are destroyed form being pinched in-between it.

 

Trying to get financing at $22k for this bad girl

 

It looks like your fan clutch has a slot on it, have you tried putting 1 bolt in through the pulley to hold it in place, then sliding the fan and the clutch assembly onto that bolt then rotate the pulley into place to align the rest of the bolts?

 

yep. was talking to @05TacoRunner about that. Going to return this fan clutch and get an OEM Aisin one.

 

I always pull the rad when I am working in there. Use a clean bucket and reuse the fluid if it is clean enough. Should only add about 20-30 mins to pull and replace rad.

 

Ok so our little dusting of snow had the gf slipping and sliding yesterday and concerned about tires again as we expected for this winter. @Daria , @RPS1030 can I get a pic again of your setup on the 5th gen? You're running 255/80/17 correct? And @StOrMyThEtAcO can I get a pic of your wife's setup on the 285's? Maybe I'll be smart and save the pictures this time.

Thanks

 

Morning guys. Any of you know what type of crimper I need for these connectors? Also, anyone know what type of de-pinning tool would I need for these connectors as well?

 

Just stood up on her own!!

 

What type of connector is that?

 

Crimper- I use normal crimpers on them. Really anything will work.

De-pinning - sewing needles work for me on most harnesses.