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I have a 95 E320. The fan shroud is a two piece unit that could easily be mistaken for one piece.
You should have a small coolant hose that runs from the top drivers side of the radiator to the coolant overflow reservoir. This hose runs through a black plastic loop at the top center of the fan shroud. This loop is part of a small fork shaped clip. You can remove this clip by pulling it forward. Once this clip is removed, you should be able to to slightly rotate the part of the fan shroud closest to the engine. This slight rotation will disengage four plastic pins from four slotted holes thereby separating the fan shroud into two pieces. Hang the smaller piece (the one you just rotated ) on the fan to get it out of the way. Remove the two metal clips at the top sides of the larger piece of the fan shroud (the clip on the drivers side is just underneath the top radiator hose) and you should be able to remove it by llifting it up and out. It takes a little wiggling to get one of the fan shroud tabs past the upper radiator hose.
Collapsed motor mounts could be the cause of a broken/chipped fan. The collapsed mounts allow the engine to drop a bit, and that causes the fan to strike the shroud....
I attached a picture of a collapsed mount next to a new one....big difference!
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