Solved Fan in pc tower

[lainer]

My fan that's bolted in my pc tower is making the loudest noise a computer can possibly make and I need to take it out, but here's the problem it seems like it's impossible to take out unless I damage it, maybe some of you will have an idea how to remove it. Here are the pics

https://imgur.com/a/y1qMg1f

View: https://imgur.com/a/y1qMg1f

 

[Colif]

What make case is it?

can you get to fan from other side?
does front come off?

 

[lainer]

What make case is it?

can you get to fan from other side?
does front come off?

It's Zalman Z3 plus, other side doesn't open, and front doesn't come off

 

[Colif]

i don't suppose you have the manual. the link on the website doesn't work - https://www.zalman.com/EN/Product/P...hCategory2=59&searchCategory3=-99&search#none

front cover, you just pull it off, as per page 5 - https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1166996/Zalman-Z3.html?page=5#manual
I assume fan is screwed in from the front. It might just need a clean

 

[lainer]

Oh, it actually comes off... Yeah it's just screws on the fan from the front, thanks, I'll see if I can actually make it quiet if not I'll just remove it altogether

 

[Colif]

i would maybe replace it instead of just remove, as it helps to have fresh air in the case, even if its just to blow hot air out.

front of my case comes off but its attached by wires so it doesn't come all off. kind of annoying but i don't really take it off much.

a lot of the time dust is main cause of fans being noisy. next is age.

 

[lainer]

Yeah I will probably replace it, it's like 5 years old so no surprise it's making noise, thanks for the help