Brittany Martin wrote:
On Apr 6, 5:55 pm, (Joe) wrote:
I have a four year old box fan that occasionally needs to be
"hand-started" to get going. It takes a couple of flips, like hand
starting a propeller.

I'd like to disassemble and degrease the fan and motor and re-assemble.

There has to be millions of this kind of fan out there. It's the type
with a 3 speed plus off rotary switch.

Can the fan & motor assembly be disassembled enough to clean and re-grease it?

Thanks.

--- Joe

Why don't you just buy a new one. Why spend all day dicking around
with a fan only werth twenty dollars.


There are two models. The cheap model needs to have its bearings
cleaned and lubed periodically. The OP, on the other hand, claims he
bought the expensive "premium model" (two or three times the price)
which advertises that its bearings are "lubricated for life." Hence his
question about how to proceed.