Fan lube advice

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johnl320
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Post Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:16 pm

Fan sounds rough, so going to whip it out and replace it with a goodun, what do people lube them up with prior to fitting, also lost fan speed 1 and when on 4 get a burning smell so going to change the resistor pack while I'm there.
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Brianmoooore
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Post Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:09 pm

Get it all freed up with WD40 or similar, then lube it with a light oil, like 3 in 1, if that still exists.
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Post Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:11 pm

3in1 still exists, I bought a tub of it the other day for this very reason.. to lube up my heater blower that is..
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Post Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:18 pm

A simple as 3 in1 then, thought there was going to be specific electric motor bearing lube.

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