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Old 11-03-2009, 04:13 AM
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Yes. I had to take out the fan shroud which comes out easily but twisting the round part of the shroud and pushing forward over the fan. Then, unclip the shroud from the radiator. Should be 2 clips on the top left and right. Remove that up and out. Then pull the round part of the shroud back over the fan blade and up and out. You'll only have about 2" of clearance between the fan clutch and the radiator. You'll need to get a short alan head socket if you use a socket wrench but a special tool like a serpentine belt pulley remover will fit in their better and let you unscrew the bolt almost all the way out before using fingers. I didn't do that and had to unscrew it 3/4 of the way out after I had loosened it due to lack of clearance. You'll also need to get a special tool to hold the fan pulley from the back or it will spin. I made my own out of a long piece of stiff rod. The tools they give you at the auto shops don't work because they don't fit on the backside of the fan clutch in between the pulley. It only took me 10 minutes to swap it out once I knew what to use and how to do it.
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