I have an 07 Sportsman 800 and the cooling fan has gone bad. The fan still works but sounds like crap. I guess the bearings are bad. I have read the other posts on the Spal and contacted them and can get a replacement for $133. I also thought I read somewhere that you can replace the bearings yourself and be as good as new. I have the motor sitting here and it seems the only thing holding it together is a small pin going through the center hub of the fan motor. How should I go about removing this if this is even possible? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks again.
Kevin

 

here is a list of aftermarket parts and stuff that's cheap

 

Any idea how I get the bearings out of the fan motor? I thought that this would be my first attempt instead of getting a whole new fan. Also, I called spal and they said $133 for a new fan. Getting close to Polaris price.

 

I had the same problem. The motor is a sealed unit, you have to carefully pry the back cover off breaking the silicone type seal in the process. This is as far as I got though as the bearing has to come out through the front of the housing, not sure if that pin comes out of the shaft to allow this or not though. I just ended up getting a new factory fan. This way you know that it is properly sealed and stuff from the factory as well.

 

I'm not sure about the bearings

 

I replaced my fan for like $70.00 I went to O'reilly's and bought an automotive fan, I believe it was 11 inch, cant remember but you can measure the old one, had to put the new fan and motor in the polaris mount but it was easy and has worked well for 4 months, alot quieter than the original.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: kedkins22

Any idea how I get the bearings out of the fan motor? I thought that this would be my first attempt instead of getting a whole new fan. Also, I called spal and they said $133 for a new fan. Getting close to Polaris price.</end quote></div>

ok, you have to take a pin punch to hammer the pin out, take a heat gun to heat the sealant that holds the two haves of the fan together, seperate the two haves, becareful when doing this because the insides can fall out, get a socket that the bearing will fall into- i used a 1/2 drive 15/16, turn it over take a 1/2", 1/4 drive and drive the bearing out.

 

Mornin kedkins22
My fan was also makin a heck of a noise, I sprayed it with some silicone spray 5 weeks ago and it's still workin with out any noise.. And yes, I know it's a sealed unit.

 

So I just read your post, I was wandering if you knew what the part number is of those bearings?

 

Best to replace the fan motor or the whole assembly. I also suggest doing a radiator relocate which will eliminate the myriad of fan related problems you'll end up having over time. Definitely worth the $ in my opinion!