Something strange happened.
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Something strange happened.
1994 F150 4.9.
Was driving down the road and heard a thump. So I pulled over to look to see what it was. The fan broke off at the nut for the fan clutch. I had just a new one on a few days ago. Drove maybe 100 miles on it. Any ideas as to why this would snap off?
Jeff
Was driving down the road and heard a thump. So I pulled over to look to see what it was. The fan broke off at the nut for the fan clutch. I had just a new one on a few days ago. Drove maybe 100 miles on it. Any ideas as to why this would snap off?
Jeff
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Seems like it was over-torqued if it just snapped off
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From: SW Florida
Is it an aftermarket fan? Mighta been out of balance and started a fatigue crack that spread til failure.
My buddy had his whole water pump snap off his Chevy 350... fan and all. Guess it lost a fan blade and got so out of balance it ripped the pump off before he could shut it down.
My buddy had his whole water pump snap off his Chevy 350... fan and all. Guess it lost a fan blade and got so out of balance it ripped the pump off before he could shut it down.
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