After reading a few threads about some potential problems that may pop up as a result of the fan delete, I figured - stop being lazy. Just put the %@#$%#% back on.
In doing so, I learned a trick to tighten the fan nut, and probably out of my laziness. One may not need at all the special tool bar to hold the fan pulley discussed in my previous thread. What I did today:
- Set a torque wrench to meet the required fan belt nut torque.
- Fit it with a 22 mm socket, and couple it to the nut in the center of the engine pulley.
- Secure the wrench against the ground.
- Set the direction clicker on the wrench to prevent counterclockwise rotation.
- Tighten the fan nut. The torque wrench does 2 things:
--a) Prevents the engine from turning by the force transmitted via the serpentine belt when one is tightening the fan nut.
--b) It will click when the fan nut is tightened to the preset torque.
I couldn't find the torque specs for that fan nut. So, I set the wrench to 40 ft-lb.
Oh, Another trick to get the fan shroud on/off without removing the fan. Cut a vertical line through the middle of the bottom of the shroud. Just disengage the shroud from its mount on the radiator, twist one side forward, the other backwards, slides in/out easy. If you are unsure about the effect of the cut when you drive at the speed of light between traffic lights, just run a bead heat resistant/high-temp black silicon adhesive on top of the cut. I say black, so the engine is not horrified when seeing that the curtains do not match the carpet... if one used white, or red silicon adhesive.
M
In doing so, I learned a trick to tighten the fan nut, and probably out of my laziness. One may not need at all the special tool bar to hold the fan pulley discussed in my previous thread. What I did today:
- Set a torque wrench to meet the required fan belt nut torque.
- Fit it with a 22 mm socket, and couple it to the nut in the center of the engine pulley.
- Secure the wrench against the ground.
- Set the direction clicker on the wrench to prevent counterclockwise rotation.
- Tighten the fan nut. The torque wrench does 2 things:
--a) Prevents the engine from turning by the force transmitted via the serpentine belt when one is tightening the fan nut.
--b) It will click when the fan nut is tightened to the preset torque.
I couldn't find the torque specs for that fan nut. So, I set the wrench to 40 ft-lb.
Oh, Another trick to get the fan shroud on/off without removing the fan. Cut a vertical line through the middle of the bottom of the shroud. Just disengage the shroud from its mount on the radiator, twist one side forward, the other backwards, slides in/out easy. If you are unsure about the effect of the cut when you drive at the speed of light between traffic lights, just run a bead heat resistant/high-temp black silicon adhesive on top of the cut. I say black, so the engine is not horrified when seeing that the curtains do not match the carpet... if one used white, or red silicon adhesive.
M
Putting the Fan Back On.
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