2.8L Diesel

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Disconnect negative battery cable.
NOTE: The thermal viscous fan drive/fan blade assembly is attached (threaded) to fan support.
Remove fan blade/viscous fan drive assembly from water pump using special tool 6958 spanner wrench, by turning mounting nut counterclockwise as viewed from front. See Fig 1 and Fig 2. Threads on viscous fan drive are RIGHT HAND.

Fig 1: Fan Drive Viscous Clutch - Typical
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1 - SPECIAL TOOL 6958 SPANNER WRENCH

2 - FAN

Fig 2: Cooling Fan And Viscous Clutch
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1 - COOLING FAN AND FAN DRIVE VISCOUS CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

2 - FAN SUPPORT
Do not attempt to remove fan/fan drive viscous clutch assembly from vehicle at this time.
Do not unbolt fan blade assembly from fan drive viscous clutch at this time.
Remove fan shroud to radiator bolts.
Remove fan shroud and fan blade/fan drive viscous clutch assembly as a complete unit from vehicle.
After removing fan blade/fan drive viscous clutch assembly, do not place viscous clutch in horizontal position. If stored horizontally, silicone fluid in the fan drive viscous clutch could drain into its bearing assembly and contaminate lubricant.
Remove four bolts securing fan blade assembly to fan drive viscous clutch.
Remove cooling fan support from engine block. See Fig 3.

Fig 3: Cooling Fan Support

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1 - IDLER PULLEY

2 - COOLING FAN SUPPORT

3 - RETAINING BOLTS

4 - ENGINE LIFT HOOK