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Is necessary to take the radiator out to remove the mech. fan shroud?

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Blaine B.

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Just curious if anyone has replaced their mechanical fan shroud before on a 4.0 I6 XJ - is it necessary to remove the radiator to get it in? Mine is missing and I am adding one....just curious what I will have to remove so it doesn't bind and crack or something when I'm pushing it in at full force :hang:

Thanks!
 
just take the fan blade off the pulley it is bolted onto. it should have 4 bolts connecting the fan blade and clutch onto the pulley itself.
then put the shroud in then bolt the fan back in.
 
Shomsky462 said:
just take the fan blade off the pulley it is bolted onto. it should have 4 bolts connecting the fan blade and clutch onto the pulley itself.
then put the shroud in then bolt the fan back in.
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X2. By removing the fan blades you can fit in the shroud in. Good Luck

Woody
 
I trimmed about 1/2" off of the bottom of the shroud. Slides in & out real easy. JIM.
 
With a transfer case lowering kit...it tilts the engine back a bit...making it east to fit the shroud between the fan and the radiator. Just my 2-cents...for an '89 XJ...
 
I broke my fan shroud removing it on one side on the bottom, left the tab intact so I cut the other side off, same spot, leaving the other tab there, now it's U shaped and slides in and out. One note, while that solid piece appeared to do nothing there was a noticable temp increase on the gauge when stopped or during extended idling. I have a new shroud and a new radiator that I plan on putting in this week, the original one is still in there with over 310,000mi on it.
That shroud does make a difference...
 
I forgot the bottom of my shroud is missing also. It happened when the pass. side motor mount bolts let go. I noticed no difference in temps. It is running cooler with the new rad. JIM.
 
Yeah, that's how my old fan was. I never realized the bottom was missing until I got this new shroud. No wonder the old one was so easy to remove, but I still managed to crack it.
 
No problem. FYI,
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carpartswholesale is the seller I bought mine from.
 
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