Fixing AC fan

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This happened maybe four years ago: I had a small accident when jacking the car up and the car fell off the jack and apparently hit the AC fan shroud leaving a dent. I didnt notice the whole thing and the AC kept pushing cold air so nothing was wrong. 🙂

The dent had pushed the fan blades in a weird position and breaking the fan off the motor axle. While being stuck, it also blew the fuse.

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I warmed the fan plastic a bit and then epoxied it back to the motor. The fan shroud was surprisingly tough metal and I went full blacksmith when hammering it back to shape.

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Found out that the car has two fans, one for the radiator and one for the AC. Maybe a bit of luck was involved when the jack slipped, the radiator fan would have caused a lot more problems.

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