Front fan rattle

[MissMoppet]

Front fan has started chattering (on 127K miles). Presumably bearing going, so no cure except replace? Looks a pig of a job and little point in buying a S/H one as I intend keeping it till St Peter calls me - or The Revolution happens, whichever comes first . . .

[Arctic]

Front fan has started chattering (on 127K miles). Presumably bearing going, so no cure except replace? Looks a pig of a job and little point in buying a S/H one as I intend keeping it till St Peter calls me - or The Revolution happens, whichever comes first . . .

Hi Dave.
On which car is the fan chattering ? diesel or 2.5 petrol you have in you signature, try getting to our last Nano meet 19th 20th October there you will find help.

[SD1too]

Front fan has started chattering ... Presumably bearing going ...
Try to resist making assumptions Dave. I don't remember anyone suffering fan motor bearing failure before. There have been one or two instances of the plastic fan blades loosening on the motor spindle's bayonet-style fitting though.

Simon

[MissMoppet]

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Hi Dave.
On which car is the fan chattering ? diesel or 2.5 petrol you have in you signature, try getting to our last Nano meet 19th 20th October there you will find help.The ole diesel. Nano meet: Midlands somewhere? (I'm in Zummerzet).

[MissMoppet]

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Hi Dave.
On which car is the fan chattering ? diesel or 2.5 petrol you have in you signature, try getting to our last Nano meet 19th 20th October there you will find help.Try to resist making assumptions Dave. I don't remember anyone suffering fan motor bearing failure before. There have been one or two instances of the plastic fan blades loosening on the motor spindle's bayonet-style fitting though.

Simon

That's encouraging . . . I believe the dealer had to change the fan when I bought it, 60K miles ago, so tempted to agree but? Perhaps I'll try getting a socket on the spindle?

[SD1too]

Perhaps I'll try getting a socket on the spindle?
I'm not sure what you mean by that Dave. It's a bayonet fitting so no socket required, just hands! :}

Simon

[Arctic]

[QUOTE=Arctic;2767087]The ole diesel. Nano meet: Midlands somewhere? (I'm in Zummerzet).


Hi Dave yes people have travelled further than Taunton to come to the meets, we even have some international members join us ;)

[MissMoppet]

I'm not sure what you mean by that Dave. It's a bayonet fitting so no socket required, just hands! :}

Simon

Ah: all I can see is a nut . . . (maybe me).

[Arctic]

[QUOTE=Arctic;2767087]

That's encouraging . . . I believe the dealer had to change the fan when I bought it, 60K miles ago, so tempted to agree but? Perhaps I'll try getting a socket on the spindle?

I'm not sure what you mean by that Dave. It's a bayonet fitting so no socket required, just hands! :}

Simon

Ah: all I can see is a nut . . . (maybe me).

The spindle nut is used with a thin walled 15mm socket to hold the fan motor still while you remove & re-fit the fan blades ;)

[Arctic]

This will help you also ;)

https://youtu.be/ls1BJGxUoPo

[MissMoppet]

Steve: right just seen your YouTube epic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls1BJGxUoPo&feature=youtu.be. So quite possibly chattering noise is summat rattling around the bushes? It runs OK, just don't like the noise of Things To Come.