Re: radiator fan removal & replacement

["jtrealtywebspannet" <jtrealty@xxxx>]

DMC Joe is corrrect in that you can remove the fans by dropping the 
sway bar by removing the brackets at the frame. This would remove the 
need to remove the radiater. The drawback to this shortcut is the 
possibility of affecting the alignment. I don't know how large the 
possibility is but it is there. IMHO a 20 year old radiater is on 
borrowed time anyway so replacing it is good insurance. Dropping the 
sway bar and getting an alignment is probably OK too since most cars 
never had a good alignment and could use it anyhow. In any case the 
only good cure for noisy fans is replacement or at least rebuilding 
the old ones with new bearings. Even if you could get them quieter 
they will probably draw too much current and now you risk a meltdown 
of your electrical system! The cooling fans are one of the largest 
electrical loads in the entire electrical system of the car. Only the 
starter and the rear defogger are bigger and neither runs as long!
David Teitelbaum
10757
Still waiting for my recall!!!!!! But my Jeep has just been recalled! 


--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> > Removing the front mounts for the roll bar will allow the bar to 
drop away
> > from the bottom of the fan assembly allowing easy access and 
removal of
> the
> > fan and radiator assembly.
>