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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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how can you tell if your fan clutch has gone bad
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:52 PM
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pull on the blades it shouldn't move forward or back just rotate
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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and it should spin freely?
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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yea even when bad it will spin freely, there shouldn't be much resistants.
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Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:58 PM
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They can go bad way before the blades get loose. If u don't know how old the fan clutch is, replace it with a new one. U'll sleep better.
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