I had to replace the radiator fan today when my wife mentioned that the car seemed to be running a little hot on her way home. It's real easy, just remove the battery and clear the electric connector, radiator overflow tube, tank and then the cruise-control cable from their holders and 2 10mm bolts later it lifts right out.
Looking in I'm like: Aw Jeez! The front mount is there with all the fasteners at the ready!
Wish I thought of this as I was snaking extensions in from above and below!
Also makes replacing the lower radiator hose a different experience as well.

One thing I would do is put a piece of cardboard against the radiator to protect the soft aluminum fins from getting damaged while wrenching.

Well I hope this helps as I have not read of this here yet.

180k and still going strong!

 

hmm...I'll keep this in mind. Thanks.

 

Hmm, thats a pretty good tip, I struggled pretty good doing my front mount.

 

Nice tip, thanks. Simple enough to give us a good working space.

 

Thanks so much for the tip. I am tackling the front mount, side mount and belt tensioner this weekend on my wife's '02 TL-S

 

yea thx for the tip.. gotta change my front and side mounts and lower ball joints too..

 

while at it you can remove the other fan the same way and then you can clean out the radiator. I just replaced my drivers side fan and was amazed how much dirt/crud was in the radiator. Makes since after 180k miles I guess... I took out the fans and sprayed water from the inside to the front and it really cleaned out nicely.