alright so.. last summer i smacked a curb (lots of rain + 175 tires + me turning too fast for slipangle = understeer into curb = me an idiot). anyways, i had the body stuff repaired... but didnt expect any mechanical trouble. until one day.. my car started making insane vibrating noises.. i turned my a/c off.. noise stopped. further experimentation led me to the fan as the culprit. It seems to be rubbing the shroud when on. my car is a '94 civic. is the fan shroud replaceable? or is it like. part of the condensor? should i just trim around teh edges of the fan?


any estimates on a cost for repair (average shop) for my a/c?
-includes new belt, recharge, new fan shroud, possibly replaced condensor, replaced hose

thanks for any help

 

buy a puller/pusher type fan and attach it to the condenser

 

if its vibrating insane and you can feel it its probably not that itty bitty fan. its probably your compressor.