I spoke with the mechanic who said to leave the fan blade off and to tighten the 4 remaining bolts to the counterweight and to drive it into him.

Followed his instructions with no problems gettting it to his garage, where they pulled it all apart, removed the 2 shired bolts and but it back together with a new fan.

I was lucky that when it came apart that it did not do any damage other than cracking a couple of the blades on the fan.

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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O"
1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle"
1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow
1994 BMW 530it