I gave up on trying to get my fan clutch off of my 01 S-10. I took it to a garage who informed me that you need an impact wrench to do it.
The fan clutch on a 1997 S10 has a bolt on the center of the front. Remove the bolt while holding the clutch still. There is a special tool to grab the clutch fan from the rear to hold it while removing the bolt.
There is no cable, it is hydraulic operated.
Turn the large nut loose (1 7/16") by turning it counterclockwise then spin the fan and fan clutch off as an assembly. Separate the fan from the clutch on the bench.
You will need to remove the transmission to replace the clutch slave.
Usually there are 4 nuts holding the clutch and fan on to the water pump shaft. Just pull the nuts, remove the fan clutch and replace it.
It is inside of the transmission bell housing. You will have to remove the transmission to service it.
the fan has left hand tread.try turn it in a clockwise direction to remove it
A bad fan clutch, low on coolant, missing fan shroud, bad thermostat or a plugged up radiator.
There are only a few bolts holding the fan on the engine, pull it out then unbolt the clutch from the fan, replace the part and then bolt the fan back on to the engine.
Remove the transmission. Remove the clutch plate and springs. Remove the clutch. Reverse the process to install the new clutch.
It doesn't have a clutch cable. The clutch is hydraulically operated.
The clutch is hydraulic operated, there is no cable.