Couple of quick question re. 535i radiator replacement

[Mitch90535im]

Getting ready to do radiator replacement and I have a couple of quick questions:

1 - My radiator shroud appears that it would clear the fan withouut removing the fan itself unless the radiator has to be tilted back toward the engine before being lifted out. Question does it have to be tilted toward the engine to lift out of engine bay? The reason I'm asking is because there are no bycicle shops in town for a thin 32mm purchase.

2 - If I must remove the fan, what is the best method to brace the fan clutch to keep it from spinning when I whack the wrench. The fan blades themselves appear pretty fragile, so I don't want to just hold the blades with a towel. I'd be afraid I would break it. (duh - I guess that wouldn't do much good anyway - "fan clutch")

3 - I have a small diameter hose that appears to maybe be an overflow line or something going fro just above the top big hose back to the fill-tank I believe. The clamp on it is some funky kind of crimp clamp or something. Is this reuseable? What is the best way to remove it without destroying it, or do I need to just replace it with a normal screw-down type clamp?


Thanks for the help in advance guys...