Hi Folks-
I just replaced the fan clutch on my '95 Crown Vic. It's a weird car, it has 2 fans. The regular mechanical belt drive and also an electric that seems to run when the A/C is on. Anyway - I was checking trans fluid and noticed the fan not turning even tho the engine was. so...time for a new clutch.
I shopped a bit and bought a Hayden since I had used them on other cars and they're built here in USA. After the swap, the fan roars constantly. It does not appear to disengage at all. It is a real trip on the freeway! I took it back and got a second one. So far, it seems the same. The new clutch is the same general size and shape as the original. There is even a note in the instructions explaining that a new clutch might not engage right away because it needs to spin a bit for the fluid to get to where it does it's thing.
Do these things take a few hundred miles to break in? Could I have gotten two bad ones in a row?
I can't stand the noise, the car is now louder than some heavy machinery and people notice...
If there is a more suitable product out there, I'd sure like to know what it is. I am about to give this back and go to a Ford dealer for one... (twice the $$, tho...)
Thanks folks - let me know what you think.
PoD