[s-cars] Viscous fan clutch failure?

[Mark Strangways]

Yank that sucka outta there and put in an electric.
Good for about 30-50 HP... Dyno proven

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Golledge" <petergolledge at gmail.com>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:05 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Viscous fan clutch failure?


> Folk,
>
> My wife reported some unusual noise from her 95 S6 and no A/C.  I check 
> out
> the car last night... everything seems fine.  Get it up to operating temp
> with a drive, still no problems.  Looking at the primary fan I see it
> turning maybe 60 rpm with the engine idling.  Stops with the touch of bit 
> of
> plastic scrap.  No huge play in the clutch but I suspect its dead.    Any
> BTDT on the list?
>
> With the fan blades off I can easily get a big 32" spanner on the clutch.
> Anyone removed it by holding the pulley with rubber filter strap or 
> similar?
>
> Regards
> -- 
> Peter Golledge
>
> 95 S6, 89 200TQA, 87 LT-1Q, 1979 930
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