Description / Abstract:
This Recommended Practice applies to engine cooling fans up to
2000 mm in diameter with a mounting interface consisting of a pilot
hole and a circular bolt pattern. Most of these fans are belt,
gear, clutch, hydraulically, or electrically driven.
Purpose
The purpose of this SAE document is to encourage the
standardization of mounting patterns for engine cooling fans. A
secondary purpose is to encourage adoption of SI metric units,
although a listing of existing common English unit mounting
patterns (legacy patterns) is provided. It is specifically not the
objective of the specification to address the soft metric
conversion of existing mounting patterns on engines designed in
English units. Adherence to this specification should result in
cost savings through reduction of part numbers and inventory, and
more robust fan design. Failure to comply with this specification
will result in the need to release and carry in inventory parts of
identical blade geometry and construction, but with different
mounting patterns.