Fan Replacement

[bennybj]

My S1 fan has stopped working and im struggling to get it out without having to remove the front clam. Ive gone through what i thought is every bolt holding the radiator down but it still seems to not budge. There are bolts at the front of the radiator from the underside and you cant get to them without taking the clam off

Am I right or am I wrong, Can someone please give me some `advise.

Ive decided to purchase two motorcycle fans and make a bracket that sits under the rad. This means I can go through the front where the meash is. Any one else done any similar mods?

[Sam_68]

Probably not what you want to hear, but it is definitely a clam-off job to replace.

I assume you are certain that it is the fan itself which has failed, not the sender or relay?

Common problem, I'm afraid, due to water running down through the horizontal radiator onto the fan, cuasing it to sieze up.

[bennybj]

yeah definately the fan. I disconnected the wires and hooked up to a battery. Oh bugger! well ill have to do my mod and see how it fairs, thanks for the advise

[Sam_68]

Clam off isn't quite as bad as it sounds.

The worst bit will probably be the fact that all the fixing screws will ahve sized into their bobbins. It took me an evening after work to remove mine, working at a very gentle pace, and another evening to fit the new fan, put everything back together again and bleed the cooling system.