Replacing idler pulley on 95 explorer V6. Fibeglass fan blade is in the way by about 1/4 inch. Does fan clutch assembly with fan balades have to come off, if so how.
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Can you post some pictures of the engine compartment?
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First, feel around and make sure there is no bolts or screws on the mold body of the fan, both front and back. If you have to, take it to a mechanic or a parts store and just ask them what you have to do. They will not charge you for looking at it. There is usually a short cut you can take, but I don't know what kind of setup you have on it. Make sure you don't have to drive it any more than a few miles. If it is a un-belt, you'll be pulling all the power from the battery to run it and the water pump will not be circulating. If you have to, also, cutting a small single notch out of the trailing edge (Trailing only!) of the fan will not disbalance it, as long as it is toward the center axis. Just make it big enough for a quarter inch extension, no more.
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