How to Replace Radiator Fan Shroud 1998-2012 Ford Ranger
Created on: 2016-09-27
How to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken radiator fan shroud. This video shows the process for the 01 Ford Ranger
-
step 1 :Removing the Intake Tube
- Remove the Phillips head screws from the throttle body cover
- Remove the 7mm bolt from the throttle body cover
- Loosen the two clamps on the intake hose
- Remove the intake tube
-
step 2 :Removing the Radiator Fan Shroud
- Remove the 36mm fan clutch nut
- Some of these next steps are necessary if you don't have the fan clutch nut removal tool
- Familiarize yourself with the route of the serpentine belt
- Insert the 3/8 inch drive ratchet into the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner clockwise to tighten the belt
- Remove the two 10mm bolts on the water pump pulley
- Remove the 36mm fan clutch nut
- Remove the two 10mm bolts atop the fan shroud
- Remove the fan and shroud together
-
step 3 :Installing the Radiator Fan Shroud
- Insert the fan shroud into place
- Turn the 36mm nut a couple of threads and hand tighten it
- Reinstall the two 10mm bolts atop the fan shroud
- Insert the 3/8 inch drive ratchet into the tensioner
- Turn the tensioner clockwise to tighten the belt
- Tighten the fan clutch nut
- Tighten the two 10mm bolts to the water pump pulley
-
step 4 :Reinstalling the Intake Tube
- Insert the intake tube into place
- Tighten the hose clamps with a flat blade screwdriver
- Reconnect the breather hose
- Insert the cover into place
- Tighten the Phillips screw to the cover
- Tighten the 7mm bolt to the cover
Tools needed
-
Adjustable Wrench
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
7mm Socket
10mm Wrench
10mm Socket
3/8 Inch Drive Ratchet
Brought to you by 1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the Internet.
Hi, I'm Mike from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks!
In this video, we're going to be working with our 2001 Ford Ranger 4.0-liter V6. We're going to show you how to remove and replace your radiator fan shroud, which is responsible for making sure that air is channeled through the radiator and into the fan correctly, and that that fan gets the right draw of air through the radiator from outside, especially when the vehicle is stopped. These can become cracked or broken, and mess up the way the air flows though the radiator, which can make your engine run a little hot, all the way up to overheating and damaging the engine itself.
If you like this video, please click subscribe. We have a ton more information on this truck, as well as many other makes and models. If you ever need parts for your vehicle, follow the link in the description over to 1AAuto.com.
Here are the items you'll need for this repair: Phillips screwdriver, 7-10mm socket, 3/8 drive ratchet, socket extension, flat blade screwdriver, 10mm wrench, adjustable wrench, 36mm wrench, and a clutch fan removal tool.
We're going to remove this cover over the throttle body. Use a small Phillip's head screwdriver to remove these two screws, and a seven millimeter socket and ratchet for the bolt in the back. Remove the cover from the intake.
We're going to use a flat blade screwdriver to loosen these two screw-type clamps on our intake tube. We'll then wiggle the tube off of the MAF sensor on the throttle body, and remove it from the vehicle. You'll also have to remove this breather line from the back, so we'll remove the intake tube from the throttle body. For the MAF, pull it straight off the breather and remove it from the vehicle. Ideally, you'll want to use a thirty-six millimeter wrench or clutch fan removal tool, to remove the fan clutch nut from the front of the water pump, but we're going to show you how to remove the fan clutch nut if you don't have the special tools.
Your serpentine belt tensioner is located on the passenger side of the engine, just below the alternator. At the bottom, there's a 3/8 square drive, which we'll use the end of a 3/8 drive ratchet for. We're going to pull it clockwise to put more tension on the belt, as opposed to going counterclockwise, like we would to remove the belt. Then we'll use a long, 10 millimeter wrench to remove two of the bolts on the water pump pulley, and get us some room to get a wrench on there, and remove the clutch fan.
We'll break the two bolts loose with the tension on, and remove it the rest of the way by hand. Once the bolts are loose, you should be able to take them right out by hand. With the bolts out of the way, you can put the thirty-six millimeter wrench, or an adjustable if you don't have one, loosen the nut, and remove it the rest of the way by hand. Remove the two ten-millimeter bolts at the top of the fan shroud with a socket and ratchet. Grab the fan and the shroud together, pull up, and remove them from the vehicle.
We'll reinstall our fan shroud. A little tricky to sneak past the transmission lines. We'll lay our fan shroud back. Sneak our fan in. Reinstall it onto the threads on our water pump. You may have to physically turn the nut for the first couple of threads. You may have to turn the nut a few time by hand to get it started on the threads.
Once it's going, we can spin the entire fan assembly to get it on the rest of the way. We'll set our fan shroud into the tabs at the bottom, and reinstall the two ten millimeter bolts at the top. Tighten the bolts down with a ten millimeter socket and ratchet. We've got our 3/8 drive ratchet and our tensioner again. We're going to turn that clockwise to put a little extra tension on the belt.
Put our adjustable wrench onto the fan clutch nut, and tighten that down as best we can. Now, we'll take that same wrench and rotate this around a hundred and eighty degrees or so, whatever you need to do to get to the other two water pump bolts and reinstall them.
We'll start our two ten millimeter bolts in by hand. We'll put the tension back on the belt, and snug up our ten millimeter water pump pulley bolts. Reinstall the breather line and both ends of the intake tube to the throttle body and the air box. Tighten down the clamps with a flat blade screwdriver. Reinstall the engine cover. We'll tighten down the front two screws with a Phillip's head screwdriver, and the rear with a seven millimeter socket. You're ready to go.
Thanks for tuning in. We hope this video helped you out. Next time you need parts for your car, please visit 1AAuto.com. Also check out our other helpful how-to and diagnosis videos.
How To Repair a Rear Window Defrost Grid Panel
Watch this video to learn how to fix your rear defrost. The experts at 1A Auto show you how to diagnose and repair the rear defrost grid panel.
