who has had the fan clutch apart before?

[lowtideride]

I am planning on replacing my water pump but when I do this I would like to pull the fan clutch.

When I pull the fan clutch out and take it apart is there places where it can be tack welded so it always stays on? My fan clutch already does "always" stay on. Well ever since I've owned it. I would take it out and just run spacers but dont feel like dealing with that. I was just wondering if there is a few places where I can tack weld it so it always stays spinning...


I know I would run into problems on deep water crossing but I hate deep water and stay out of it at all costs....Me love rocks, water no good


thanks for the help,
-Al

 

[Landpimp]

dude.........you sucking a bunch of power by leaving it fixed all the time............bone up and buy a new one.

but yeah I have had it apart, I guess just fill it with some kinda silcone(that hardens) and that should do the trick

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I dont think the factory fan is designed for full RPM. The replacement fluid is available from CDan.

 

[lowtideride]

well its been up to 4000 rpms more than a few times...When its pushing a 100 here my truck still runs cool at 1/8 to a 1/16 up on the temp gauge... I would like to keep it the way it is now.

 

[Godwin]

Like Pimp said, fill it with silicone. Then 3 months down the road do it all over again when you realize you shoulda' just put in a new one.

 

[lowenbrau]

I tried the "fill it with silicon" trick after dumping a pile o cash on the toyota oil. Neither worked. I finally drilled some holes right through the clutch and bolted the POS solid. That worked good and I didn't notice any power loss though I must have some. I'm pretty sure that the reduced operating temp gets me some power so maybe its a wash.

 

[CSA]

Add me to the chorus of "replace the fan clutch." It's a pain in the ass to R & R it, and you are going to be in there anyway to do the water pump. Spend the extra dough now and forget about it for the next 100 to 150k miles.

 

[WSUCruiser]

I'm pretty sure that the reduced operating temp gets me some power so maybe its a wash.

I may be wrong, but woudn't a lower operating temp give poorer performance and less power in general

Why not put an electric fan on it (Taurus) for $40?? You can program that to come on at any temp you want

Dave

 

[lowenbrau]

I may be wrong, but woudn't a lower operating temp give poorer performance and less power in general

Why not put an electric fan on it (Taurus) for $40?? You can program that to come on at any temp you want

Dave

Mine's a diesel and its 24V and it spends way to much time in hood deep water for a Taurus fan ($15 here) My shop mates chew through those things quarterly. The diesel runs like ass over 240 degrees. Much more power under 220.

 

[wink84fj60]

dude.........you sucking a bunch of power by leaving it fixed all the time............bone up and buy a new one.

but yeah I have had it apart, I guess just fill it with some kinda silcone(that hardens) and that should do the trick

its a love/ hate thing with u landcruiser experts..i love it when u tell me how to fix a problem...i hate it when im browsing and realize theres another problem i never knew about.......u mean the fan isnt suppose to turn 100% of the time the engine is running?...great add that to the list of things thats wrong with my 60

 

[esh]

Maybe I have this misunderstood, but the fan IS supposed to turn 100% of the time. The idea of the clutch is it's supposed to stop turning when encountering sufficient resistance (ie water). The purpose of the fan stopping is to prevent the blades from deforming while turning in water and chewing up your radiator.

Otherwise it should always be turning. It's not a selectable fan, like a switched electric fan.

 

[pappy]

Maybe I have this misunderstood, but the fan IS supposed to turn 100% of the time. The idea of the clutch is it's supposed to stop turning when encountering sufficient resistance (ie water). The purpose of the fan stopping is to prevent the blades from deforming while turning in water and chewing up your radiator.

I think a better word is "engaged." When the temps rise the clutch engages and the fan actively moves air. When things cool off the clutch disengages and the fan free-wheels. Yes it's still spinning, but not at the same speed as the motor.

 

[Landpimp]

yes, as I understand it, it is always turning, it just has more resitence as the motor gets hotter, its not ON/OFF, its on, more on, more more on, more more more one ect ect, it should never be locked up solid. When it sounds like a jet under the hood it is locked up the most.

so yeah its always turning, just not always locked up as tight.

I think a better word is "engaged." When the temps rise the clutch engages and the fan actively moves air. When things cool off the clutch disengages and the fan free-wheels. Yes it's still spinning, but not at the same speed as the motor.