How do you stop squeaks? The short answer is use a great penetrating lubricant. SqueaksGone penetrates and cleans and then sticks around doing its job for a long time. WD-40 provides temporary relief but does not last - as it dries out it leaves a residue that attracts dust and brings the old squeaks back. Use SqueaksGone to provide long-lasting relief from the annoying squeaks. Of course squeaks can be on doors, fans, latches, sewing machines, and anything that moves. SqueaksGone will work wherever metal meets metal to reduce friction, clean away residue, and keep the moving parts functioning as they should. Keep your piece of mind and remove the squeaks now.
I appreciate it. I did go a step further and separated the motor to clean it out really well. My fan finally works after doing the oil as you did in this video!
That's all u need to do. Don't need any special oil bc ur gonna have to relube ur fan in a few years anyways. Ppl say use 3 in 1 oil, it doesn't go gummy, but sad to say they don't have a clue what they're talking about. Any oil will gum up in the presence of dust. Even what he has in this vid!! It's not that it's the wrong product, it's the nature of this stuff!!
Silicone spray attracts dust so be aware of buildup after using it. AIM doesn't attract dust and is superior in penetration. Works in many applications, metal, vinyl, etc.
Yup it works that good and that fast. Try it on anything and the results are usually just as amazing. The lube bonds to the surface without leaving any sticky or messy residue. Get some today and try it out. We'd love to hear your experience as well.
The problem with WD-40 is that it is a solvent rather than a lubricant. It may give you temporary relief but then it dries out and attracts more dust and dirt and causes it to stop again. All WD-40 does is soften the material blocking the fan movement and then it dries out and you get to have the same problem as before. Squeaks Gone actually is a lubricant that bonds to the metal surface and penetrates the micro-spaces providing lubrication that lasts.
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The problem with WD-40 is that it is a solvent rather than a lubricant. It may give you temporary relief but then it dries out and attracts more dust and dirt and causes it to stop again. All WD-40 does is soften the material blocking the fan movement and then it dries out and you get to have the same problem as before. Squeaks Gone actually is a lubricant that bonds to the metal surface and penetrates the micro-spaces providing lubrication that lasts.
Ok so lube is gone shaft gets hot and damaged and motor stops new fans have fused plug it pops. To properly fix. disassemble motor, mark halves, use wire to hold washers be sure of which side of shaft. The bearings are porious they have felt packing if missing use felt pushed in, use non detergent oil only. drop oil in to packing until shiney at touch. I block end of bearing clean iso and q tip. then fill oil let soak in... next onto shaft its black scored not shiny its the problem.. 3k 4k sand paper 3m polish paper. drill in a vise you turn the shaft to remove damage at a low speed.. until nail doesnt feel damage and wow shine. do other side.. clean up. put washers in correct side I litely oil shaft reassemble. with marks from before.. turn the shaft is it easy spins free? if not loosen motor screws move till easier, good now? it must spin freely. If still stiff or whatever wrap on shaft ends with a good wrap (hit)it will realine the 2 oilite bearings. smooth now spins do again.. pro trick.. if not free smooth waste of time.. mine spin smooth freely, if not do above again..youll get the feel... reassemble. good for years.. next i use a watts meter to see if motor is within spech. they do sell plugs with fuses to replace blown blue plug. bath fan 16 years box fan 60 plus years , commercial fan window since 2000.. you must replace fused plug for safety This is an article for fun. lots of homes have burnt down.. You are now aware.. replace the fuse.... or toss the fan..
Squeaks Gone is a bio-synthetic oil. It consists of several biological components - seed oils, several synthetic (man-made) oils, all in a light mineral oil base. These give special properties to the oil so that it bonds ionically (shares electrons with the metal surfaces) to reduce friction, wear, rust, corrosion, and heat. Lasts a long time and a small amount goes a long way.
@@kazooman4050. The thing about WD-40 is that it is a solvent not a lubricant. So if you use WD-40 it requires thoroughly cleaning it off after use. Otherwise it dries out and leaves a residue that attracts dust and dirt, creating the problem all over again.
There should be felt or similar material surrounding the bushings that needs to be saturated with light oil (3 in 1 will work). The bushings are made of sintered metal that allow oil to slowly seep through. Doing this every 2 years or so will keep the fan running for a very long time or until the switch breaks. The fan should be disassembled to do this. Grease will NOT work long term and will eventually gum up the bushings You may need to lightly tap the shaft in several radial directions after reassembly to realign the bushings to the shaft if it doesn't spin freely, especially the front bushing which usually gets out of alignment during disassembly and reassembly. The bushings are convex on their outside diameter to allow for this.
I have a vertical fan making noise and doesn’t want to spin. I wana try some marvel magic mystery oil and see how it does. Thanks for sharing your video.
Don’t use motor oil. It makes it worse for some reason. Also since you have it apart unscrew the motor and oil the rear bearings too. 3 in 1 oil is ok but the gun oil you get when buying a new pistol seems to work the best.
That's not grease !!! its cotton which hold the oil for lubricating the shaft and bearing..... its a cheap Chinese tactics they know eventually it will fail and the fan will not run or over heat or it will burn the thermal fuse in series with the running coil..... and people will buy new fan .... This is how Chinese making American dollar
Thanks to everyone in the comments who mentioned taking the fan apart. It was a very useful tip that should be outlined in this video. I used BRAMEC extended oil that I picked up at my local electrical supply house. Working great now.
Never, ever, have I been able to stop a squeaky fan by oiling it; ever. Never works. Just doesn't. I can get a fan to last about a year before it starts sounding like someone strangling a chicken. Doesn't matter if I spend $12 or $50. Doesn't matter if it has plastic blades or metal. Oiling it does not work. Cleaning it doesn't make a difference either. It just will not stop squealing. Makes me want to absolutely scream.
Or you could fix your fan for real by opening the motor and inserting 3-in-one blue can lubricant in the felt for the bearings. Instead of just putting a few drops of oil that will do nothing to repair the fan because the oil isn’t being absorbed by the felt pad properly, you can extend the life of your fan and save money by servicing the fan properly.
Applying Squeaks Gone directly to the felt pads is a great idea. Applying an oil that attracts dust and dirt is a bad idea. Squeaks Gone actually penetrates deep to reach the pads directly. Other oils do not.
Next time I would definitely recommend taking the motor apart, as there is a back bearing as well, and there is a felt pad that absorbs the oil, so you want to make sure to saturate the felt pad for the front and back bearing for maximum effectiveness.
Wow......I have the exact same fan with the exact same problem. I followed your advice step by step and the problem was fixed. Only difference I used WD 40 and now it's running smooth and quietly. Thank you so much. 👍🏼
I don't think I'm going to spend $13 to save a $20 fan I've had for 12 years, but I'll keep this in mind if I have more expensive fans to fix in the future.
Squeaksgone selling squeaksgone oil..why 5+ minutes add? Reality, any heavy oil will do the job (i used lucas oil stabilizer for my AC compressor fan and worked fine 5 years).
I am old. Sewing machine oil is likely to give you a temporary fix. Difference is sewing machine oil is not going to bond to the metal and liquify carbon build-up. Squeaks Gone is long lasting.
I’ll keep that in mind if any of my 6 file cabinets ever start squeaking! BTW, I like your trashcan that you got to the right of your file cabinet. I have one just like it, as well as a smaller version that I found in the dumpster.
