Impossibly fan clutch removal
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Impossibly fan clutch removal
I have been swapping my blown 00 4.0 Xj engine for a 97 ZJ 4.0. pulling the xj 4.0 was so hard because of the ridiculous AC bracket with fan, there is a bolt inside the pulley that i cant hold. on the ZJ engine, the fan is on the water pump and is also impossible to remove. everyone uses the belt to hold the clutch but how does one go about removing the clutch/fan/pulley without a belt holding it
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From: Mercer County, NJ
Year: 2001
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0L I6 HO
I have been swapping my blown 00 4.0 Xj engine for a 97 ZJ 4.0. pulling the xj 4.0 was so hard because of the ridiculous AC bracket with fan, there is a bolt inside the pulley that i cant hold. on the ZJ engine, the fan is on the water pump and is also impossible to remove. everyone uses the belt to hold the clutch but how does one go about removing the clutch/fan/pulley without a belt holding it
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From: Central Arkansas
Year: 1996
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Engine: 4.0L
Use two wrenches. One on a stuck bolt to hold the pulley and the other to crack the other bolts loose. Then get the last one by holding the pulley with a wrench on an already cracked bolt. It will re tighten but not near enough to give you trouble.
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