Help removing R radiator?

[ShawnR]

I recently inherited Dad's 47 "R" model and it has a radiator leak. Removing the radiator has become much more difficult that I expected. I assumed the front end / shroud had to be removed, but I have removed every bolt / screw I can find and it still doesn't budge. I can see a bolt under the radiator shroud that would be impossible to put back in so I must be doing it the wrong way.

Q: Does the shroud come off to access (remove) the radiator? Do I take the fan / belts off f the engine and move the radiator towards the back and out of the shroud?

Any hints / suggestions / pictures would be greatly appreciated. I'm pretty mechanically inclined and just want to avoid creating extra work by doing it the wrong way first.

 

[molinegb]

Whole shroud and radiator come off in one piece. Take all bolts off bottom of shroud and will slide off front. Take off the hoses.

 

[ShawnR]

Whole shroud and radiator come off in one piece. Take all bolts off bottom of shroud and will slide off front. Take off the hoses.

I took 3 flat head screw out of each side of the housing with nuts on the back. Should those have stayed in? I don't think I even tried sliding it straight forward, I was focused on lifting. Thank you!

 

[molinegb]

I took 3 flat head screw out of each side of the housing with nuts on the back. Should those have stayed in? I don't think I even tried sliding it straight forward, I was focused on lifting. Thank you!

Eventually the side 6 flatheads screws have to come out to separate rad from rear shroud. The bottom 4 or 5 3/8 bolts that go into pedestal have to be removed to clear fan. you have to remove grill to access.

 

[ShawnR]

Removing the grill did the trick to let me access the additional bolts. Thank you!