How to Remove a Fan on a Ford Pickup

In order to replace or upgrade the cooling fan system in your Ford pickup, you will need to remove the existing fan. The Ford pickup cooling fan is mounted to the engine with a clutch plate in the front, which regulates the movement of the fan. Removal of the Ford pickup fan takes about a half hour. You can remove the fan yourself, saving you the time and money of having a mechanic do the work for you.

Instructions

1

Use an open-end wrench to unfasten the negative battery cable of the Ford Pickup from the battery post before attempting to remove the fan.

2

Unfasten the bolts with a socket wrench to detach the fan shroud connected to the back of the radiator. Take the fan shroud out of the engine compartment and set it aside.

3

Unhook the plastic electrical wiring connector from the back of the cooling fan by hand. Disconnect the four bolts that are securing the fan clutch in the center of the fan blade to the pulley with a socket wrench.

4

Use a socket wrench to unfasten the center bolt on the fan clutch, holding the fan blade and turning the wrench counter-clockwise.

5

Remove the fan and cluch plate from the Ford pickup engine compartment by hand, setting it out of the way.