Thread: Loose TD5 radiator fan pulley??

Hi Pete,

When you say the fan bearing, do you mean the hub in the centre of the fan, or what it bolts too?

Rgds
Pete.

Hi Pete'

Yeah, I am referring to the viscous fan/ idler pulley. When I hold the radiator fan, I can move the pulley, although the three cowling bolts are tight as well as the large nut that holds the fan on.

I imagine that this is only possible because the bearing in behind all of that is partially broken.

Please don't tell me that in order to replace what must be a bearing job requires the removal of the radiator. I got the workshop manual and I can't determine if thats what i have to do. The local LR guy is quoting me a worse case scenario of $1100 and 2 days work!

Pete'

The bearing can be replaced in situ, with little dissasembly other than serpentine belt removal.

The worst case scenario is to remove and replace the timing cover. Up until recently this was the only official fix for this. But you can now order the bearing as a spare part from land rover. Beware if the bearing siezes and spins then it shags the timing cover, if that happens then it's new timing cover time, which involves a head gasket etc. So better to do it asap.

The bearing is expensive though - around $190.

Apparently if you run the engine till it's warm and put the bearing in the freezer over night, then it is a very easy sliding fit. The main dealer did my bearing for about $290 including labour. I paid a local Land Rover specialist $450 to do the same job, and the bearing re shagged it self in 5000k's.

In my opinion, One of the causes of this bearing to die is a worn viscous fan clutch - mine died because I let it go with play in the visocus coupling for a few months.

Hi Pete,

Right, I dont think you will need to remove the Rad.

Remove the top cover, and then teh fan. This is a normal thread. You will need a big spanner... (I enlarged a Ford Falcon viscous fan spanner)

The part numbers as far as i can see are:

Bearing - roller - ERR5285
Flange adaptor - ERR7043
Shaft assy - ERR7042
Circlip - CR110625

Timing cover is LJR103670 but you shouldnt need that.

I dont have a scanner of I would scan the parts book page.

Numbers are for a <2002 td5

You can definitely get the fan & coupling off easily enough, just needa 36mm spanner, you may have to remove one of the 3 pulley bolts to get the spanner on because it will be thicker than the 'service tool'.

Thanks guys, just the news I wanted to hear!

I'll pop down to the local bearing place in the morning and see what they have to suit those part numbers.

I'm sure that they will need to see the parts though.

Any other tips for the job, please let me know.

Cheers, Pete'

I did mine a week ago, with out a 36 mm spanner or special tool but I did have to heat up the hub to get it to unscrew it was loctited on and very hard to move till the heat was applied, I can lend you the heating tip this also helps to heat up the timing cover to get the bearing in.
Another tip is put the shaft in the freezer and leave the new bearing in the sun it just falls on. also a 12 mm allen head socket will help as well can lend this as well,
I live in Ascot at the moment

Well once I got the belt away from the pulley, the whole assembly (pulley, fan, etc.), just dropped away.
The attached pic shows a few ball bearings just sitting there.

Now I am hoping that once I can get the circlip out (which isn't moving), the outer bearing race will come out and that I can also get the inner race off.

Talk about testing one's patience!

Pete'