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- Apr 18, 2020
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- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Engine
- 4.0 V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- My credo
- I used to do nothing before 6:30 am, now it takes all day.
2002 Ranger XLT 4.0L 4WD ~240K miles
70 YO guy with limited funds running out of options. I'm wanting to replace the water pump, therm. housing, idler and tensioner pulleys, and serp. belt. The first step is to remove the clutch & fan but it's stuck on there pretty good. I got the 36mm tool for the clutch and made a tool to hold the pump pulley. So much for the easy part. I've tried holding the pump pulley still and beating on the 36mm wrench with a hammer, even after spraying down with PB Blaster. Only option I can see is to remove the radiator to get enough room to remove the water pump/clutch/fan as a unit. Will this work? Also, since this means I may need to replace the fan clutch, and I see listings for counter clockwise (reverse) rotation clutches. If standing in front of the truck, the fan does rotate counter clockwise, so is this what I would need?
70 YO guy with limited funds running out of options. I'm wanting to replace the water pump, therm. housing, idler and tensioner pulleys, and serp. belt. The first step is to remove the clutch & fan but it's stuck on there pretty good. I got the 36mm tool for the clutch and made a tool to hold the pump pulley. So much for the easy part. I've tried holding the pump pulley still and beating on the 36mm wrench with a hammer, even after spraying down with PB Blaster. Only option I can see is to remove the radiator to get enough room to remove the water pump/clutch/fan as a unit. Will this work? Also, since this means I may need to replace the fan clutch, and I see listings for counter clockwise (reverse) rotation clutches. If standing in front of the truck, the fan does rotate counter clockwise, so is this what I would need?
