[Chrysler300] '57-'58 Fan Clutch (and maybe other years)

["keboonstra" <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Someone is asking for a fan clutch like I made up for myself, so I will look into doing a couple more.  The '57-'58 is very short-coupled between the water pump and the radiator, and nobody makes a plug-and-play one for us any more.

There is a Hayden thermally activated clutch I've found that will work for the application, but you have to modify the face cooling fins on it to allow a belt to still be changed through the gap. The bolt flange ends up small by .250, but it still works.  It also requires a reducer for the pilot hole.  All-in-all this makes it a substitute that works well, giving considerably more fan speed than the original non-thermal clutch - especially at idle speeds.  And the dimensions are close enough to the original that it looks good in place.

Is anyone else with cooling challenges interested in having one made up at the same time?  They will likely run about $115 including shipping.

Let me know.

Keith Boonstra





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