Rotate the four cap screws counterclockwise.

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Ok; what I hoped to hear.

Thx.

The 617's are easy. Pull the fan shroud back, undo the 4 bolts that hold the clutch to the pulley and lift the whole apparatus out. Back out the bolts holding the fan to the clutch and move the fan over to the new clutch. Installation is the reverse of removal.

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Excellent; thanks.

As usual, you guys are right. I replaced the viscous fan today and my temp is back to normal.

The only problem was that I could not figure out what to turn with the 27mm socket to reveal the bottom bolt. Bumped it with the starter and that worked. So what do you turn CW; the advice was to turn the main pulley shaft with a deep socket 27 but I am not sure which shaft that is. Of course too late now but good to know.

Love this forum.



Thx.

If you're using the 27mm socket to turn the engine over by hand, it is the center in the main pulley. The one at the bottom that all the other belts attach to.

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Current stable:
1995 E320 157K (Nancy)
1983 500SL 125K (SLoL)

Gone but not forgotten:
1986 300SDL (RIP)
1991 350SD
1991 560SEL
1990 560SEL
1986 500SEL Euro (Rusted to nothing at 47K!)

Gone and wanting to forget:
1985 524TD 167K (TotalDumpster™) [Definitely NOT a Benz]

Great; hoping that I never need that info.

Much appreciated.

Unbelievable; I just called Pep Boys for grins to see how much they would charge to replace the viscous fan clutch.

$475 parts and labor.

And I paid about $50 for the part.

Just cannot understand the markup on this simple job.

Ya gotta remember, most of those repair places spell the car name as "Mercede$ Ben$".

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Ok, guys; someone please 'splain me how the viscous clutch works. Does it gradually grab the fan blades so the speed gradually increases? Or does it wait until a certain temp and grab it at full speed to give the soothing roar?