Hey glad I found this video! I'm about to try to replace my alternator and all the videos had a smaller shroud that didn't require it to be taken out. Thanks for posting.
I got mine off by just removing the two 10mm bolts and removing the wire harness and lifting up. I did the pry method to get the last part forward and avoided removing other parts. Power steering pump removal time!
Great video, I need to replace my Serpentine belt and this has given me an idea how to remove the shroud, although I also have the mechanical fan which I believe also needs to be removed, to add further complication!!
I've got the tow package with extra cooling and I didn't need to remove the shroud to replace the belt. You can feed it under from one side to the other!
You do not need to remove the fan actually, it is put on through "the bottom". Just need to pass the belt under the water pump. I did this earlier today. (But found out a little late that I also need to replace my water pump).
I have an '04 with the shroud and have taken Serpentine belt off and put in on about 4 times no problem once you figure out how to do it once. You just need to make sure you have a really long socket ratchet wrench that has a bend joint to fit the impossible angle. It barely gives you room to get a hand in on either side. Crazy design. Unfortunately I DO have to remove the shroud to change the water pump and I'm not looking forward to any surprises
gotta look up instructions before filming, I need to do the power steering pump and I'm tearing out the belt driven clutch fan and shroud for space. don't understand why dodge didn't go electric for the fans, these 3.7s suck gas like my ex and with the proper air fuel ratio and setup they could get close to 18/20mpg city and better HWY but engineers didn't want it I guess. lol
This looks every bit as frustrating to do as I expected. Why do they design cars so they are so hard to work on? Why have those attachments in the bottom when simple screws you could access from under the car would have been so much easier. And what is with those ridiculous easy-to-break wire clips, they're practically a Jeep trademark. I like to call them "Mensa Clips" because each one is a new puzzle to figure out lol. The fan cover looks like its designed deliberately so you cant get to anything with it on, you can hardly get your hands in the engine at all.
@@JunkworksGarage Actually I got lucky just now and mine pulled out pretty easy straight up. But I've definitely had times like your video. If only the plastic shield had a recess to fit the pulley wheel on the left. that was tricky. Bravo! Much room to get in now. Searching for the coolant drain valve. I'm assuming its the plug in the lower right corner of the radiator square but not sure how it comes off yet
I couldn't get it back in for anything. Then I took off one of those 6 bolts and it stripped from rust, I was like Oh, no no we're not going there. I finally just got a Dremel tool with a half circle and cut 1/2" of plastic off the top of the fan cage lip all the way across to make it shorter. The part that tucks in. Fits in and out WAY easier now. No gap either, so I can't imagine it being a problem. Hooray! No more design flaw
Bro thank you so much you are the only one that shows how to get this shroud off when the fan clutch is in the way you are a saint
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Hey glad I found this video! I'm about to try to replace my alternator and all the videos had a smaller shroud that didn't require it to be taken out. Thanks for posting.
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Real good video thank you for making this.
I got mine off by just removing the two 10mm bolts and removing the wire harness and lifting up. I did the pry method to get the last part forward and avoided removing other parts. Power steering pump removal time!
U DONT HAVE A CLUTCH FAN no wonder im still struggling ugh fk my life 😭😂
What if you just get a pocket circular saw and cut about 2" off the plastic fan shroud to make it shorter? Design improvement
Great video, I need to replace my Serpentine belt and this has given me an idea how to remove the shroud, although I also have the mechanical fan which I believe also needs to be removed, to add further complication!!
I've got the tow package with extra cooling and I didn't need to remove the shroud to replace the belt. You can feed it under from one side to the other!
You do not need to remove the fan actually, it is put on through "the bottom". Just need to pass the belt under the water pump. I did this earlier today. (But found out a little late that I also need to replace my water pump).
I have an '04 with the shroud and have taken Serpentine belt off and put in on about 4 times no problem once you figure out how to do it once. You just need to make sure you have a really long socket ratchet wrench that has a bend joint to fit the impossible angle.
It barely gives you room to get a hand in on either side. Crazy design.
Unfortunately I DO have to remove the shroud to change the water pump and I'm not looking forward to any surprises
gotta look up instructions before filming, I need to do the power steering pump and I'm tearing out the belt driven clutch fan and shroud for space. don't understand why dodge didn't go electric for the fans, these 3.7s suck gas like my ex and with the proper air fuel ratio and setup they could get close to 18/20mpg city and better HWY but engineers didn't want it I guess. lol
Excelent explication. Some complicate. Thanks
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This looks every bit as frustrating to do as I expected. Why do they design cars so they are so hard to work on? Why have those attachments in the bottom when simple screws you could access from under the car would have been so much easier.
And what is with those ridiculous easy-to-break wire clips, they're practically a Jeep trademark. I like to call them "Mensa Clips" because each one is a new puzzle to figure out lol. The fan cover looks like its designed deliberately so you cant get to anything with it on, you can hardly get your hands in the engine at all.
screws are expensive clips are cheap, as far as cutting the shroud i would worry about overheating .
@@JunkworksGarage Actually I got lucky just now and mine pulled out pretty easy straight up.
But I've definitely had times like your video.
If only the plastic shield had a recess to fit the pulley wheel on the left. that was tricky.
Bravo! Much room to get in now.
Searching for the coolant drain valve. I'm assuming its the plug in the lower right corner of the radiator square but not sure how it comes off yet
I found it
I couldn't get it back in for anything. Then I took off one of those 6 bolts and it stripped from rust, I was like Oh, no no we're not going there.
I finally just got a Dremel tool with a half circle and cut 1/2" of plastic off the top of the fan cage lip all the way across to make it shorter. The part that tucks in.
Fits in and out WAY easier now. No gap either, so I can't imagine it being a problem.
Hooray! No more design flaw
@@c.rutherford yep rust is a game changer
that turns the job into do what you have to to get it done 👍