FAN, Cooling, Electric: Removal: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 RAM Pickup and 2011 RAM Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
- Remove the upper radiator seal push pins (1).
- Remove the upper radiator seal plastic rivets (2).
- Remove the upper radiator seal.
- If equipped, remove the viscous fan assembly from the water pump hub shaft. Refer to FAN, Cooling, Electric, Removal or FAN, Cooling, Viscous, Removal .
- Disconnect the radiator fan (3) electrical connector.
- Remove the fan shroud (1, 2) to radiator mounting bolts (4).
- Disengage the fan shroud's (1, 2) lower retaining clips and position the fan shroud (1, 2) towards the rear of vehicle.
- Disengage the electric cooling fan (3) to radiator upper retaining clips.
- Disengage the electric fan (3) to radiator lower retaining clips.
- Pulling upward remove the viscous fan, radiator fan shroud (1, 2) and the electric cooling fan (3) as an assembly.
- The lower fan shroud (1) can be removed from the upper fan shroud (2) if needed.
- If damaged, remove radiator fan resistor from shroud (1, 2).