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Message: [QUOTE="Irontx, post: 75991, member: 280"] Just for those that haven't done this before. I figured I would take some pics along the way. Its pretty strait forward. Took about 3 hours. May take less for some, more for others. Anyway here is how I pulled it off. I started off with an 8mm ratchet wrench. Pull the 2 bolts on top of the outer shroud. [ATTACH=full]66291[/ATTACH] And [ATTACH=full]66292[/ATTACH] I went ahead and loosened all the coolant hoses as well. [ATTACH=full]66293[/ATTACH] Got ready to drain some coolant too. Now would be a great time to do a coolant flush. Drain from here if you don't want to wear coolant. [ATTACH=full]66294[/ATTACH] Now that the coolant is drained, pull the upper radiator hose and return. [ATTACH=full]66295[/ATTACH] Once that is out of the way, pull the outer shroud up and around the ports for the upper hose and return. Don't be scared to get a little rough with it. Once that is out, you should be looking at this, [ATTACH=full]66296[/ATTACH] Notice all that coolant that has been blown around by the fan!!! Next your gonna want to unbolt the inner shroud(stator). Pull everything at one time. It has 4 bolts holding it to the block. [ATTACH=full]66297[/ATTACH] Spin the fan a little to get your ratchet in there. I used a 6" extension and a 15mm deep socket. Fits perfect. [ATTACH=full]66298[/ATTACH] Now for the fun part... Slide the inner shroud(stator) forward as far as you can. I used a pipe wrench and a sleever bar to hold back with. The threads are regular right hand. Once I got my wrench on and the fan binded with the bar, gave it a little LOVE with an 8lbs sledge. Lefty loosey. [ATTACH=full]66299[/ATTACH] With that done, you ought to be looking at this, [ATTACH=full]66300[/ATTACH] Keep your bar handy, and bust off the 4 bolts that hold the water pump pulley on. They are 10mm. [ATTACH=full]66301[/ATTACH] I already loosened the belt, but if you don't know, a half in breaker bar at the idler pulley gets it off. [ATTACH=full]66302[/ATTACH] Moving on along.....4 10mm bolts hold the pump on. Pull it out and check the front cover for scoring. [ATTACH=full]66303[/ATTACH] Your new pump should go on with a new o-ring. I put a thin coat of oil on it and slapped it in there. [ATTACH=full]66304[/ATTACH] Now for the tech end. Tighten to spec. Water pump -17 lb-ft Water pump pulley- 23lb-ft Inner shroud(stator) 30lb-ft All the rest of them....... just get em tight. You will have fun getting the fan back on. No easy way to do it. It sucks lining it up. Go back in the same way you took everything off. REMEMBER to put your belt on the water pump pulley first. It wont slide between the harmonic balancer. You will be taking the pulley off again if you dont. Anyway, hope this helps. [/QUOTE]