Late reply here. Yes, kept the fan in. It's a conundrum for sure. It would be much easier without the fan in there, but removing it is just as much work. I also left the oil lines in place, but if I were to do it again, I believe I would disconnect and try to tie those out of the way. Good news is, it's done and I took it to Autobahn Country Club this past weekend and everything held up. Pretty satisfying to repair myself, though it wasn't fun
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