Removing Cooling Fan Housing (Radiator Frame)
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WARNING:
Electrically moved components
- Danger of limbs being trapped or severed
→ Switch off electric power to drive motor.
→ Make sure it does not switch on again.
→ Check that there is no electric charge.
- Unclip electric lines from the brackets.
- Remove pressure pipe at the right -1-
.
Removing pressure pipe
- 2.1 Release vent hose -2-
from the pressure pipe at the right -1-
and disconnect it.
Disconnecting vent hose
- 2.2 Unscrew two fastening screws -3-
on the pressure pipe at the right for the charge-air cooler.
Fastening screws on charge-air cooler
- 2.3 Unclip circlip -4-
from the holder for the pressure pipe at the right -5-
using a suitable tool.
Unclipping circlip from holder
- 2.4 Pull pressure pipe at the right out of the bracket -5- .
- 2.5 Pull pressure pipe at the right out of the charge-air cooler and remove it in an upward direction.
- 2.1 Release vent hose -2-
from the pressure pipe at the right -1-
and disconnect it.
- Release and disconnect electric plug connection -6-
for fan on the cooling fan housing -a-
.
Pulling off connector on cooling fan housing
- Remove holder for pressure pipe at the left.
- Release and disconnect electric plug connection -8-
at the cooling water hose.
Pulling off connector on cooling water hose
- Release locking springs -9-
at the left and right of the cooling fan housing.
Releasing locking springs
- Carefully press cooling water hose -10-
to one side.
Pressing cooling water hose aside
- Pull cooling fan housing out of the brackets at the side and at the bottom and swivel it to the right slightly -arrow A-
.
Pulling out cooling fan housing
- Carefully remove the cooling fan housing by pulling it up -arrow B- .