lonecountryboy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Oregon
My XJ just started to make this really horrible squealing noise from the front. I removed the serpetine belt to check all the moveable parts and found the bearing that the mechanical fan bolts to is bad. So I took off the bracket since the AC compressor bolts onto it and looked at it. It looks like it is a press out press in but when I took it to the local parts store they did not have any part numbers for it. The dealer sells you the whole bracket for $156 and they only have one on the west coast. So I did a little lookin in the boneyards and found one but it is just as bad as the one I have. So my question is has anybody replaced this particular bearing and if so what is the part number and where can I find a replacement? I find it hard to believe that this item has never gone bad and they don't make a replacement for it but I have seen stranger things.