They could be, it depends on the vehicle. On a Dodge truck with the Cummins diesel from 1989-2002 it is left-hand thread for example.
They could be, it depends on the vehicle. On a dodge truck with the Cummins diesel from 1989-2002 it is left-hand thread for example.
left hand thread
Generally if it is a thread on fan clutch, yes.Generally if it is a thread on fan clutch, yes.
to remove a clutch fan on a ford, you need special tools . also fan thread is left hand thread ,so you unscrew it clockwise
all BMW fan clutches are reverse thread, so that means you have to have a 1 1/4 in. wrench and hit it hard with a hammer to the right (facing engine) and it should break it loose.
Remove the fan belt, by loosening the tensioner pulley. Remove the fan clutch with the retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new fan clutch.
the fan clutch is attached with one large nut that is part of the clutch assembly .NOTE the the cluth has LEFT HAND thread.
you need to rent a 'clutch fan removal tool' as regular wrenches are too thick.....Serpentine belt engines have a standard thread while v belt engines have reverse threads
a reverse fan blade and fan clutch
The fan is attached to the fan clutch at the front of the engine. It is held on by one very large nut (I think it's 32mm). Usually you will need to remove the plastic fan shroud first. The difficult part of this is that the nut holding on the fan is a reverse thread, the opposite of what you would expect it to be. You turn it clockwise to loosen. Also, you might need a special tool (Google "BMW fan clutch tool") to hold the fan clutch and keep it from turning when you remove the fan.
typically.. right
It depends on the vehicle, some are clockwise thread others counter clockwise. Either way it takes the correct wrench and a holding tool.
You will need a special tool which you can borrow from AutoZone. One part slips over the bolts on the water pump pulley, while the other goes over the clutch bolt. Note that some people say that they are reverse thread. Look at your fan blades. While looking at the fan and engine from the front, if the fan turns counter-clockwise, then the bolt has normal threads and you turn the bolt counter clockwise to loosen. If your fan has right hand rotation, then your threads will be reverse thread and you will have to turn it clockwise to loosen. The fan on my 1998 Expedtion (5.4l, 4x4) turns left (counter-clockwise), so to take the clutch off, I turned the bolt counter-clockwise (left), which is the same as most bolts. It doesn't take much to loosen the clutch bolt.