Fan Shroud Removal

[Threehz]

I was reading a how-to for replacing water pump and first step is to remove the fan shroud by unclipping it and pulling it up. The fan blocks it from being pulled up, in fact I saw no way to remove it without first removing the fan.

Is there something I'm missing?

[roguetoaster]

Just sort of squeeze the shroud to distort it enough to get it by the fan. A little force, take care not to damage the radiator core, and you should be okay.

[Vivek]

I've removed mine a couple times. It's easy to do, just kinda bend/angle it around the fan. I'm not sure of the exact process, but I would have remembered if it took more than a couple minutes.

[Threehz]

Thanks for clearing that up. I mostly didn't want to damage the fan blades.