clutch fan gap too short

R3dplanet said
The article doesn't specify any clutch fan - it just sort of vaguely mentions "Various Mercedes and Toyota cars have a clutch fan where the clutch body forms the central hub of the fan blade." Yes, but specifically which of the multitudes of Toyota or Mercedes units are we talking about?

Fair point. There are several that will fit. Here is a (long ago expired) ad for such a fan I sold, that was from a Mercedes W116-chassis car. 123-, 107-, and 126-chassis Mercedes are also candidates, those are '70s-early '90s models. Toyota: pickups and 4Runners and such, '80s-'00s. Just make sure the fan blades are curved the same direction as the original fan (for clockwise rotation as viewed from the front). Examples:

this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, this one, and this super-slim one for Mercedes fans, and some Toyota examples are this (self-shrouded, cool), this, this, and this

NOT this one (blades curved wrong way; this is an opposite-rotation fan driven by a serpentine belt)

With these examples you should get an idea of what's out there and what to look for.