Hmm. One more vote for sewing machine oil. How long does that last,
for you?

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"Twayne" wrote in message
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I usually manage to get a few more year's life out of such fans by
taking
the blades off and laying it down on the bench horizontally. That's
assuming
there are no oil ports, of course.

Use WD-40 squirted around the shaft so it'll drip down into the
bearing
area.
Run the fan for a few minutes.
Repeat.
Turn the fan other side up and repeat the above.
The rotor should spin freely when you're done. If not, repeat the
process,
perhaps letting a puddle of WD-40 laying around the rotor and let it
soak in
overnight. Another night for the other side.
Then repeat the initial steps, both sides.

When the rotor will spin freely, next apply a thin oil like sewing
machine
oil or 3-in-1 oil to the bearings same as you did with the WD-40.
You have to do this because WD40 is NOT an oil; it temporarily sort
of
lubricates, but it also evaporates and you soon have dry bearings
again. If
the oxidation is minor, and it likely is, this might get you quite a
bit
more use out of it.
When you're satisfied you got the oil into the bearings on both
ends of
the motor, reassemble and enjoy. Oh, and store sensibly when not in
use.

HTH,

Twayne`