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1. A fan drive assembly for a cooling system of an engine, the engine including a crankshaft and an engine housing, the fan drive assembly comprising:
a fan pulley adapted to rotate a fan unit; a drive pulley adapted to rotate the fan pulley about a first axis, the drive pulley defining a central cavity therewithin; and a connection assembly provided in association with the engine and the drive pulley, the connection assembly including:
a coupling member adapted to couple the crankshaft to the drive pulley; anda support bracket fixedly attached to the engine housing and extending along a second axis, wherein the second axis is perpendicular to the first axis, the support bracket including at least two attachment members provided spaced apart from each other, the support bracket further including a hollow projecting portion axially extending through the central cavity of the drive pulley,wherein the connection assembly is adapted to at least partially decouple a fan belt load from the crankshaft. |