Radiator Fan

Any tips on replacing the radiator fan on a '96 Accord. How do you get to
the bottom bolts in the shroud. Also do you have to remove the top radiator
hose to get the shroud out.

 

Remove the two hold-downs at the top. The rad will lift out with the fan
attached.

 

Is there not any bolts in the bottom. When I take the top 2 out it seems
like it doesn't want to come out. I was afraid something would break.

 

have you unplugged the electrics as well?

 

I did unhook the fan connector. It feels like something is holding it in at
the bottom. Are there only the 2 bolts in the top.

 

1. please don't top post - it makes threads impossible to follow.

2. there are only 2 bolts - the bottom of the frame sits in two sockets.
unless something is bent, and if the electrical sockets are unplugged
at the bottom, it'll just lift out.

 

If it is an auto tranny the transmission fluid hoses will have to be removed
from the bottom. IIRC I used a pencil to plug them.

Try rocking the rad side-to-side while lifting; I'm sure there is nothing
actually holding the bottom except stickiness. The proper incantations will
come to you ;-) Unless I am confusing it with a different car there are two
locating pins on the bottom that point upward, and that's it.

Mike

 

<pogo-posting corrected>

You do have to disconnect the automatic transmission oil cooler lines as
well.

Did you remove the splash shields from underneath to make sure you've
got everything disconnected that needs to be?

 

not for the fan - that's the rad!

 

I'm thinking the radiator had to come out to get the fan out (not much room
there) but I could certainly be wrong about that. It's been a year or so and
at my age these things tend to run together :-(

Mike

 

I am only trying to remove the shroud not the entire radiator. From
the pictures I have seen for replacement fans it looks like there are
2 bolts in the bottom. I called the dealer and the parts dept says
there is one bolt in the bottom. I can't get to the bolts from the top
side.

 

Then get undeneath and remove the splash shields and see for yourself.

I think the A/C fan has one bolt at the bottom and regular fan has two.

 

Thanks for all the help. I will probably have to get underneath it and
try to see how the bolts come out. With back problems this is a task I
was trying to avoid. Hoped someone that knew Hondas could point me to
a way to do it without getting under the car.

Once again thanks for the help.

 

We did: Remove the rad.

 

no need to remove rad. - that's a giant pita. having looked at the
online diagrams, it appears that the 96 does indeed have a 3rd bolt.
this should be possible to reach from above with a 1/4" socket set with
2-3" extension. should be able to feel it if it can't be seen. doesn't
anyone around here do car maintenance in the dark?

 

Thanks jim. That is the info I was looking for. Just needed to know if
there was bolts on the bottom and how many.. I will take a look as
soon as I get time.

 

You could have looked yourself with a small telescoping mirror. Auto places
sell those for ten bucks or so. Everybody should have at least one.

 

I have one. I thought about that but just hadn't got around to it.
Stethoscope is nice too. Handiest thing I own is a telescopic magnet.
It has saved me several times. Seems like every time I drop something
it lands in a hard to get place.