I'm going to help a buddy replace his fan cluth on a 70 Charger RT w/440 & a/c. Can it be R & R without taking a lot of stuff off ?? Or can i loosen the shroud & wiggle it out ?
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I don't have specific experience with a '70 Charger (I wish!) but on my '68 I don't do anything except loosen the alternator/fan belt. That's with aftermarket radiators and the blessingcurse Hayden 2947 clutch...no A/C though so I don't know how that affects ya.
I like to sneak some cardboard in against the radiator for some 'just in case' protection, and from there I can finagle the fan out.
I then wrangle a smaller bolt through one of the clutch/pulley/water pump snout holes just to get the hole alignment close, and from there...well, sometimes she goes easy and sometimes she doesn't and you end up weaving a tapestry of obscenity....
I like to sneak some cardboard in against the radiator for some 'just in case' protection, and from there I can finagle the fan out.
I then wrangle a smaller bolt through one of the clutch/pulley/water pump snout holes just to get the hole alignment close, and from there...well, sometimes she goes easy and sometimes she doesn't and you end up weaving a tapestry of obscenity....
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You 'can' R&R the clutch with the shroud on, but it's easier to do when you back it out.
Take the shroud loose and tip it back towards the engine…
Thank You all for the help. I figured it should come out easily. I just wanted to make sure of no hidden quirks.
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Tape some cardboard between the fan and the radiator
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