Timeline for Laptop Fan Makes Grinding Sound Every Two Months After Cleaning
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| Feb 25, 2022 at 14:19 | comment | added | Tetsujin | Because it's too heavy & causes extra drag, so it runs hotter & the bearings swell & wear themselves out faster. The motor runs hotter too & can cause burnout. Never oil lubricant-free bearings… they're meant to be lubricant-free. | |
| Feb 25, 2022 at 14:13 | comment | added | EllipticalInitial | @Tetsujin, why does the lubricant accelerate the failure in this case? I haven't noticed the time between cleanings decreasing. But I've only been doing this for about a year so far. | |
| Feb 25, 2022 at 8:12 | comment | added | Tetsujin | As has already been pointed out - time for a new fan, they're pretty cheap. But… the bearings on that type of motor should never be lubricated at all. Even the lightest oil is too heavy for them. You got away with it so far because the bearings are shot, so it appeared to make an improvement, but really it was just accelerating the failure. | |
| Feb 25, 2022 at 5:15 | answer | added | DrZoo | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 25, 2022 at 5:07 | history | asked | EllipticalInitial | CC BY-SA 4.0 |