"Artemus" wrote in message
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Just bite the bullet and disassemble it. The bushings have felt
surrounding them which hold oil. If you don't disassemble you
can't flood this felt with oil and your half assed repair job won't
last very long. ...
Art

The holes I mentioned drilling in my truck's heater fan give access to this
felt to add more oil with a sewing machine needle oiler.

jsw