good day of wrenching gone way bad fast !

deeprecon1 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2015 10:03 pm

Got all my goodies installed in about 10 hours.

Wouldn't you know it the fan pulley let go and the and ate the radiator. So now I have to source the assemble and a radiator
before it will be back up and running.

Mike92104 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:41 pm

Radiator:

5174154AB
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Chrysler- ... =5174154AB

Fan Bracket:

5142661AB
http://www.factorymoparparts.com/5142661ab.html

Mike92104 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 11, 2015 11:47 pm

has anybody managed to replace the bearing in that bracket? It looks like it could be pressed out.

deeprecon1 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 12:20 am

Thanks mike better price than IDparts !

Mike92104 wrote:

Radiator:

5174154AB
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Chrysler- ... =5174154AB

Fan Bracket:

5142661AB
http://www.factorymoparparts.com/5142661ab.html

flash7210 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:43 am

You know, someone recently posted about how they bypassed the viscous heater by removing the fan pulley and hoist bracket and replacing top idler pulley with a larger one. Obviously a shorter belt was required.
But then you would only have the electric fan for engine cooling.

papaindigo · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:53 am

65Corvair did the belt bypass see post at viewtopic.php?f=5&t=81072&p=869198&hilit=+pulley#p869198

flash7210 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 11:03 am

deeprecon1 wrote:

Thanks mike better price than IDparts !

Mike92104 wrote:

Radiator:

5174154AB
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Chrysler- ... =5174154AB

Fan Bracket:

5142661AB
http://www.factorymoparparts.com/5142661ab.html

If you decide to buy a new fan bracket/pulley, I will buy your old pulley-less one. Just let me know.

Mike92104 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:34 pm

deeprecon1 wrote:

:banghead:

Got all my goodies installed in about 10 hours.

Wouldn't you know it the fan pulley let go and the and ate the radiator. So now I have to source the assemble and a radiator
before it will be back up and running.

So the pulley came right off the shaft. Interesting. Was the bearing siezed? If you don't sell the bracket, I'd like to experiment with it to see if the bearing is replaceable. It would be great to not have to spend 150 bucks on these things.

deeprecon1 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:57 pm

Flash I just ordered the parts.... send me your address and I will send you the old bracket via USPS just cover the shipping cost, fair ?

I debated going full Efan, however I had bad exp in the past with them in the climate I live in +100f often in the summer. So I have compromised and purchased the plastic fan and HD clutch set up ..

So the bracket was $170 OEMparts
Hayden HD clutch 2905 $38 plastic gasser fan $66 = $125 w ship rock auto
The radiator .. :evil:

$300 shipped

A $450 dollar Oh crud ..

* I will be installing two alum or carbon fiber tubes in the fan shroud to act as a guard .. and keep the fan from eating another radiator. I will post pics once I get it done.
I will have a week of waiting on parts :banghead:

So I have time to mess with other things

flash7210 wrote:

deeprecon1 wrote:

Thanks mike better price than IDparts !

Mike92104 wrote:

Radiator:

5174154AB
http://www.amazon.com/Genuine-Chrysler- ... =5174154AB

Fan Bracket:

5142661AB
http://www.factorymoparparts.com/5142661ab.html

If you decide to buy a new fan bracket/pulley, I will buy your old pulley-less one. Just let me know.

flash7210 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 2:31 pm

deeprecon1 wrote:

Flash I just ordered the parts.... send me your address and I will send you the old bracket via USPS just cover the shipping cost,

Please send me an email: flash7210(at)gmail(dot)com
and we can work from there.
Thank you.

gumbygoose · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:51 pm

I know all about the fan bearing failing. This is what happened to me earlier this year.

jeepdan · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:11 pm

gumbygoose wrote:

I know all about the fan bearing failing. This is what happened to me earlier this year.

Wow,
Did you have any hint of impending doom before failure?
How many miles?

tomasnc · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 8:20 pm

deeprecon1,

Your radiator can be repaired. A good radiator shop can seal off the cells that are in question and you're back on the road.

Hang in there

,

Tom

deeprecon1 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:23 pm

I was thinking the same drop it off at the shop and get it fixed. I have the new one on order, if the repair fails then I have a back up. I still have my primary commute vehicle Honda CRV. I will sell it but not until all the upgrades and the liberty prove to be reliable for more than a couple weeks of commuting.

One other thing I forgot, I lost one of the two cam pin plugs ...lol I know its a M10 x 1.0 by 5mm long. Im doing the search thing for a good supplier. You would think that it is a common plug, its not.... lots of them listed in Aus.

Ebay search gets this

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171231571197

tomasnc wrote:

deeprecon1,

Your radiator can be repaired. A good radiator shop can seal off the cells that are in question and you're back on the road.

Hang in there

,

Tom

gumbygoose · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:11 pm

jeepdan wrote:

gumbygoose wrote:

I know all about the fan bearing failing. This is what happened to me earlier this year.

Wow,
Did you have any hint of impending doom before failure?
How many miles?

Oh yes. This is my (now ex) girlfriends jeep. When I met her it had a bearing roar and a belt sqeek. She claimed it had it for years. What had happened in my case was the fan clutxh locked up, then it wore crooked on the shaft causing it to warp the shaft then toasted the bearing. I replaced the belt, when I removed the belt, the pulley was spinning in a oblong motion. After I installed the new belt it came apart 80ish miles later running 70 mph down I24.

geordi · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:12 pm

The cam plugs are not pressure-holding, so anything that fits and you can put an o-ring around the shoulders to create a light seal will be more than sufficient.

gumbygoose · **Posted:** Sun Jul 12, 2015 10:15 pm

viewtopic.php?f=5&t=80964

This is my thread on my fan fiasco, if ya feel like reading on it. Lol

deeprecon1 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2015 1:23 am

I got the crd all buttoned up and back on the road. All I can say is ... wish I had got this little tractor sooner. such a great little power plant. plenty of power at stock settings , off course I have all my weeks kit installed so that helped. Next step tune the
the bugger a bit and see how she does.

Just ordered the ome 2790/2948 coils full brake kit rotors and ceramic pads, upper rear control arm Boomerang. Need some suggestions on shocks and struts ....

next step new motor mounts

Mountainman · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2015 11:43 am

deeprecon1 wrote:

I got the crd all buttoned up and back on the road. All I can say is ... wish I had got this little tractor sooner. such a great little power plant. plenty of power at stock settings , off course I have all my weeks kit installed so that helped. Next step tune the
the bugger a bit and see how she does.

Just ordered the ome 2790/2948 coils full brake kit rotors and ceramic pads, upper rear control arm Boomerang. Need some suggestions on shocks and struts ....

next step new motor mounts

You don't want to have to do the front struts twice, so get OME's to match your springs, unless someone points out ones that are better. The rear shocks are easy to change, and stock will get you by until you have $$ for good ones. I like the ride I get from matching OME set. When I got my CRD it had the OME springs with stock struts & shocks. It was dangerously unstable, and the struts&shocks were almost new.
If you like it now, you'll really like it with a tune :rockon:

Time for a new TC

flash7210 · **Posted:** Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:13 pm

Bilsteins are good front shocks too and can be found for under $100 each.

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