Flex-a-Lite 40 Installation Instructions

Part # 40 Electric fan for Ford
Rangers & Bronco II
Each kit includes:
(1) fan, motor, & shroud assembly
(1) top aluminum bracket
(1) bottom aluminum bracket
(1) mounting kit bag
Diagram A
(1) electrical kit bag
(1) instruction sheet

Assembling the Fan

1. Using the screws, washers
and nuts in the mounting kit
bag, attach the large top
bracket to the top of the
electric fan shroud. See
diagram A
2. Again, using the screws,
washers and nuts provided,
attach the bottom aluminum
bracket to the bottom of the
electric fan shroud. See
diagram A.
3. Attach the thermostat control
knob provided in the electrical
kit bag to the thermostat in
the fan shroud.

Installation

1. Disconnect the battery.
2. Remove the vehicles original belt driven clutch & fan assembly. NOTE: It is not necessary to remove the
fan from the fan clutch.
3. Remove the vehicle's factory fan shroud. Note: In some cases it may be easier to remove the fan, clutch
and shroud at once by simultaneously lifting each item upward.
4. Slide the small bottom bracket into the radiator shroud clips as the original shroud was mounted.
5. Tilt the electric fan assembly forward and match the bolt slots of the large top bracket to the bolt slots of
the radiator channel. Using the provided hardware, fasten the the unit securely. See Diagram A.
(1984 to 1997)
Radiator
channel
Nut
Fan, motor &
shroud assembly
Radiator shroud
clip
Nut
Nut
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Large top
bracket Washer
Screw
Screw
Washer
Washer
Screw
Small bottom
bracket