how to remove the xantia cool fan motors

[jacksun1987]

Hi git a hdi xantia with aircon want to remove the motors for the cooling fan and test them we thought bout taking the fan blades off but there a bugger to get off as well
Can we test them without taking motors off the car thanks

[RichardW]

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[jacksun1987]

Got one nut off can't get anything behind it the only thing is to saw a spanner in half by the looks of it

[CitroJim]

I use a specially modified 10mm 1/4" drive socket with a hexagon ground onto it so it can be used with a cut-in-half 13mm ratchet spanner...

There's not room between the fan motor nuts and the A/C condenser to get an ordinary socket and ratchet in there and nor, for me at least, for a 10mm cranked ring - hence the specially modified tools I use.

[jacksun1987]

Update we caught the front rad gas came out of it think directive aircon one we hope is there any way taking the front rad off with out pulling the car to bit's

[CitroJim]

Yep, that’s the aircon condenser written off

To get at it the whole front of the car needs to come off. Not a trivial job..

[jacksun1987]

Knowing my luck if I had the motors working I would have had lovely aircon could you post me the tools what you had to do the job then when I'm done ull post you then back

[jacksun1987]

We are getting sonewhere git a t bar fille that down with a 10 mm socket the git another 10 mm socket fille the edges down to fit a spanner on it

[jacksun1987]

Got the right one off that's working can't get the left one off the nuts have rounded

[Flat Eric]

I managed to get these fans off by lifting the springs holding the rad and pushing it back which then gave me enough space to gently push back the condenser to get a 1/4" ratchet with 10mm socket in.

The 1/4" (square drive size) sockets are 6 sided so better for not rounding nuts off and once on give better grip.

I'd try this method first with the 10mm socket and if the nuts are quite rounded try a 3/8" (3/8" socket flat size, 1/4" square drive size) 6 sided instead. Keep the socket on the ratchet and rotate the ratchet/socket into the recess and it will go in with the space you have to play with.

It will also help the removal process if you get some Q10 on the bolts to help release any corrosion.

If you've never used Q10 you'll find it here : http://www.qoileurope.com/ProdQ10.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ,......it basically wipes the floor with PlusGas. Q20 (in the same range as Q10) is brilliant stuff as well and basically does all the things WD40 claims to do.