Re: 99 Dakota 5.2 remove clutch fan from water pump
[Re: RM23U0A]
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09/22/13 01:19 PM
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hooziewhatsit
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I think there should be 4 holes in the face of the waterpump? I built a spanner wrench to hold it while I removed the fan. The belt alone wasn't enough to hold it.
If you ever find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck.
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Re: 99 Dakota 5.2 remove clutch fan from water pump
[Re: RM23U0A]
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09/23/13 07:37 AM
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therocks
oh wait.but hey.lets see.oh yeah.
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Man you do a lot of work.I did tons at the shop.My air chisel and a few bumps on a flat of the big nut and they always come loose.Takes me about 2 minutes to take one off.Just did the one on my kids 99 a month or so ago.Only ones you have to be careful of are the left hand threads.Had a guy destroy one at work because he didnt read the caution on the shroud.It was a diesel though.Once broke loose they spin right off.Same when installing.Just spin it on and give the flat a tap with the air chisel.Rocky
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Re: 99 Dakota 5.2 remove clutch fan from water pump
[Re: hunterstroble]
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09/26/13 11:50 PM
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Grizzly
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While on the subject, my waterpump had to be replaced on my 360 Magnum 'cause the bearing was screwed. No wonder: that humongous fan on there leaning on a bearing not much bigger than your thumb didn't last very long.
Solution: ditched the fan, put a new water pump on and went to an electric fan. Fuel mileage went up and the water pump should last 5 times longer.
Hopefully last longer anyhow. Changing the water pump is a bit of a chore and would not like to have to do it again anytime soon.
Mo' Farts
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Re: 99 Dakota 5.2 remove clutch fan from water pump
[Re: Grizzly]
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09/28/13 09:10 AM
09/28/13 09:10 AM
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70Cuda383
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LOL ok changing the WP is a pain . I wish every job was a quick and painless.  My WP and clutch fan has 225,000 on it you think I should worry? If cannot take 30-40 minutes start to finish.
Thank-you for your valuable contribution from someone who hasn't even done one. 
In 30 to 40 minutes let me know if you even have that miserable fan shroud and the overflow tank off , let alone see the water pump. 
3 to 4 hour job for anyone who would rather spend the whole afternoon bent over the rad support and wedged in between the rad and the block than behind the wheel of your Ram. Yep, it's a real party. 
my contribution, from someone who's done a few water pumps on the magnum engines.
gotta drain the coolant anyway to swap the pump. Yank out the whole radiator. 2 hose clamps, and 2 10mm bolts and the whole radiator lifts straight out. after coolant is drained, it takes about 3 minutes to remove the radiator. you could even take an extra 2 minutes and remove the 6 bolts that hold the upper core support across the top of the radiator. with the radiator comes the fan shroud, and you can leave the AC condenser in place, hooked up, and just kind of leaning out of the way.
then it feels like the whole front end of the truck opened up and the motor is on an engine stand.
makes the water pump change go a lot quicker.
Just food for thought if you ever have to do another one.
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Re: 99 Dakota 5.2 remove clutch fan from water pump
[Re: mopwrd340]
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10/01/13 08:50 PM
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I just use a big cresent wrench or pipe wrench and just smack it with a hammer always breaks it loose ,
That's what I usually have done... except on my '06 Durango the nut was installed with locktite. Lots of it. I tried Rock's trick and no go either. Finally I made a holding tool from bar stock as suggested above and even then it was a fight.
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Re: 99 Dakota 5.2 remove clutch fan from water pump
[Re: 70Cuda383]
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10/01/13 11:44 PM
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...and you can leave the AC condenser in place, hooked up, and just kind of leaning out of the way
70Cuda383, I'd like to see how you did that! To remove/replace that little bypass hose, It seemed a lot easier to me to move the compressor out of the way. It took me and a buddy 3-4 hours to replace mine, and I also hope not to do it again for a decade or so. Mine is a 5.2, but I assume the process is the same...
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