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Do you have any advice on regreasing the bearings? I've got one of those fans but it's starting to cease up on me.
by malexw 13y ago
Do you have any advice on regreasing the bearings? I've got one of those fans but it's starting to cease up on me.
- notdrunkatall 13y agoYeah, it's a fairly straightforward process. The top bearing isn't actually a bearing at all, but a simple piece of flat steel that basically just holds the top spindle of the blower in place. When you take the fan apart, you'll see what I mean. It's lubricated by some cotton infused with some pretty thin lubricant, and over time, that lubricant/cotton combo loses its lubricity. Mine was starting to make noise, so I took it apart and slathered wheel bearing grease on that contact point, and it's been going for six months now with no problems.