Removal Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Buick Regal and 2003 Buick Century. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
Keep hands, tools, and clothing away from the electric engine coolant fans in order to help prevent personal injury. These fans are electric and can turn on whether or not the engine is running. The fans can start automatically with the ignition in the ON position.
- Remove the cooling fan assembly. Refer to COOLING FAN REPLACEMENT - ELECTRIC .
- Disconnect the cooling fan motors electrical connectors.
- Remove the cooling fan blade nut.
- Remove the cooling fan blade.
CAUTION: If a fan blade is bent or damaged in any way, do not repair or reuse the damaged part. Always replace a bent or damaged fan blade. Fan blades that have been damaged can not be assured of proper balance and could fail and fly apart during subsequent use. This creates an extremely dangerous situation.
The fan blades must remain in proper balance. You cannot assure fan blade balance once a fan blade has been bent or damaged. A fan blade that is not in proper balance could fail and fly apart during use, creating an extremely dangerous situation. - Inspect the cooling fan for the following conditions:
- Bent or cracked cooling fan blades
- Smoothness of the cooling fan blade mating surfaces
- Remove burrs or other imperfections as necessary
- Remove the cooling fan motor bolts.
- Remove the cooling fan motor.