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Removal Procedure

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CAUTION: An electric fan under the hood can start up even when the engine is not running and can injure you. Keep hands, clothing and tools away from any underhood electric fan.
CAUTION: To help avoid personal injury or damage to the vehicle, a Bent, cracked, or damaged fan Blade or housing should always Be replaced.
  1. Disconnect the negative Battery cable. Refer to BATTERY NEGATIVE CABLE DISCONNECT/CONNECT PROCEDURE  in Battery.
  2. Remove the air cleaner and duct assembly.
  3. Disconnect the cooling fan harness electrical connector.
  4. Remove right side diagonal Brace. Refer to BRACE REPLACEMENT - FRONT FENDER UPPER DIAGONAL - RIGHT  in Body Front End.
    Fig 1: Disconnecting Cooling Fan Harness Electrical Connector
    G01485840Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  5. Loosen the engine mount strut nuts engine side.
  6. Remove the engine mount strut Bracket Brace Bolt from the upper radiator support and rotate the struts and Brackets rearward.
    Fig 2: Removing Engine Mount Strut Bracket Brace Bolt
    G01485841Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  7. Remove hood latch support Bolts.
  8. Reposition hood latch support.
    Fig 3: Removing Hood Latch Support Bolts And Hood Latch Support
    G01485842Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  9. Remove upper radiator hose. Refer to RADIATOR HOSE REPLACEMENT - INLET  
  10. Remove the radiator upper mount Bolts (1).
  11. Remove the radiator upper mounts.
  12. Disconnect the relay mounting clip and reposition relay and harness aside.
  13. Remove the cooling fan shroud Bolts.
  14. Reposition the coolant overflow hose clamp at the radiator using the J 38185  .
  15. Disconnect and reposition the coolant overflow hose.
  16. Disconnect the upper TOC line from the radiator. Refer to TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE QUICK CONNECT FITTING  in Automatic Transaxle -4T65-E.
  17. Disconnect the TOC lines from the fan module retainer clip.
  18. Remove the cooling fans with the cooling fan shroud.
    Fig 4: Removing Radiator Upper Mount Bolts
    G01485843Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
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