Radiator Fan -V7-, REMOVING AND INSTALLING: Removing
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2020 Audi A5 Quattro. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
-- Remove the fan shroud. Refer to FAN SHROUD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
-- Free up the wiring harness.
-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and then remove the radiator fan.
TIP:
If the counter-balancing clamps are missing from the fan wheel, the imbalance may produce noise.