is there a cure for a whistling heater fan?

[stevo]

it only does it sometimes, but its getting more common, and when it does it's bloody annoying!!
it goes "wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!"
anyone got a solution?


cheers

[Demlotcrew]

nope!

New fan

Andrew

[stevo]

cheers anyway

[Brianmoooore]

It's the fan motor bearings.
Take the big metal plate off the bulkhead behind the engine, unclip the covers of the fan housings and with something with a long spout put a couple of drops of light oil on the bearings. Run the fan a bit and push the whole motor shaft sideways each way to work the oil into the bearings. Do this two or three times and that should shut them up for the next fifeteen years or so.

[stevo]

It's the fan motor bearings.
Take the big metal plate off the bulkhead behind the engine, unclip the covers of the fan housings and with something with a long spout put a couple of drops of light oil on the bearings. Run the fan a bit and push the whole motor shaft sideways each way to work the oil into the bearings. Do this two or three times and that should shut them up for the next fifeteen years or so.

cool!
you truly are an electronical genius!

[Demlotcrew]

I was under the impression that the barings are nylon and not metal?

Andrew