hubs97xj
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Fort Wayne, IN
Look at the links Talyn already gave you, this pic of a 97 fan and clutch, then look at your Jeep again. You definitely do not have an XJ clutch and fan on there.
The only goof i see is your mechanic.man I fell like a goof.
Yup, not even close to the right fan.
I measured the fan blade tip to tip across the middle of the fan. 15" is what I gave you.
This type of work (sloppy and generally not knowing what the hell they are doing) is the primary reason I started working on cars.
3 weeks to change a fan clutch and blades?
First, get a new mechanic, and don't pay ANYTHING for the effed up mess a guy who obviously has NO CLUE what he's doing made. HOw did he not realize it wasn't an XJ one but a ZJ one. Is this the first Jeep he's "worked" on?:dunno:
Second, post a WANTED ad in your chapter of the US and maybe others as well for a fan blade. I'm sure someone is out there who went all electric and has one laying around. Don't forget craigslist too.
You can get the clutch new at NAPA for around 40 bucks. 45 if you want to upgrade to a ZJ clutch. Not the HD one just the regular one, ONLY from NAPA and ONLY NAPA part number 272310.
FWIW when my old mechanic said "You can't take off the rear sway bar. They were designe for it and if you take it off you'll be all over the place and roll your rig" I quit calling him. The irony is he drove an XJ for 12 years for the USFS. He had some pics of it and it DIDN't have a rear sway:yelclap:
good luck, even the junkyards around here dont have them since they're always broken. took a while to find one for myself, and it's still broken