955-12A bent fan

I'm not sure about the 12a, but on my 955h, it was only the 6 bolts that held the fan. It came off hard because it had been on awhile and lots of crude built up. I straightened it cold, they bend easy.

thank you for the reply.. i will give it a bit of a hit tonight and hopefully it will come free and lessen how far I've got to tear into it.

ok, so i have gotten a replacement spider (fan), but I am concerned that it might not be the right one.

my parts book say that the part number for the spider is 4H7121, but the spider I took off of the machine had a part number of 9B249 between two of the bolt holes. so when I searched for a spider, I was found one that had part number 9B2498

here is a picture of the old spider

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff80/rditz/SAM_0463.jpg

here is a picture of the new one

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff80/rditz/SAM_0462.jpg

on one of the blades i have marked where it should be notched to match the old one (if i was to do so.

the new spider has the same bolt pattern and dimensions as the old one, but it is over all 2 inches more across and not notched.

the old one looks to be modified... I could barely wiggle it out and so far have not been able to wiggle the new one in.. i think I am going to have to start the loader and the lift the buket up to get the arms out of the way..

my question is: will i have to notch the new fan to clear the lower rad hose on the left side??

and does anyone have a picture of the 4H7121 spider?? or does it cross reference with 9B2498??

thanks

rod

The 4H7121 spider assem. for 12A5738-up (Group number 9H8381)is a four blade blower fan with square shaped blades, probably for the clearance needed. I can't tell for sure but looks to be a production change over the earlier models.
Looks like modifiers have been at work.

OM, thanks for the feedback... my parts book shows the 4H7121 spider for all modems of 12A. my serial # is 12A1739

I am going to button up the cooling system so that I can start the tractor long enough to lift the arms up and try to get the newer fan in.

if that doesn't work, I'll take the hood off and remove one of the radiator supports and try again.

I really don't want to cut up a perfectly good fan (as someone before me has)... if that is where i have to go, I will get the old one straightened, using the new one as a template for the shape.

thanks again for your replies

rod