Driving, all the sudden hear clanking and sounds like the motor is falling outside of the bay... pull into a parking space and see the radiator fan assembly shaking itself to pieces. Turn out, if a blade breaks, throws off the balance of the entire fan, thus causing extremely aggressive "shaking". One fan blade on BOTH sides did this simultaneously... go figure. time for new fans i guess... ughhh

EDIT: before someone asks, these are FAL 220's (discontinued). 1 1/2 yrs old. http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FLX-220/

FAL.

I mean FAIL.

have you checked to see if replacement blades are available?

http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/replacement.html

Or if they will warranty the fans?

Originally posted by CODE4
have you checked to see if replacement blades are available? http://www.flex-a-lite.com/auto/html/replacement.html Or if they will warranty the fans?

Good link dave. I haven't thought about that.

1. It's the 220 model, discontinued, although they may be able to cross-reference the P/N with an available model. I'm also pretty sure they'll charge me out the ass for it too, which makes that choice go out the window.
2. It was purchased over a yr ago from summit. I looked on my history and haven't found that order. I guess it's that old, and if that's true then i'm sure FAL would just give me the finger

Plus, I already ordered 2 fans from summit, pretty cheap, they're reversable (puller/pusher) and they flow almost as much as the FALs do

I have never had a derale break on me.

Update: well, i've decided to take dave's advice. After cross-referencing the P/Ns to the model I have, it's cheaper to replace the blades than to keep the ones that i originally ordered. props for saving me time, money and effort dave.

No problem, glad you found a solution.