If a moron can fix it, you can too series: "Wind Machine" fan repair. 

Well Done!

This fan is great when it's working; blows a ton of air; have it pointing right at me while I sleep each night. Still working great since the repair.

@johnhermann762 I followed the directions however..... the screws that needed to be removed to take of the spinner cap to reveal the barrings were stripped 3 were messed up so what I did was I squirted it with dawn dish soap let it soak in then I hit it with the hot water! As I was hitting it with the water I took a wrench and rotated the spinner til it was loose then I finished cleaning it up, drying the individual parts, reassembled and powered it on to success! Thks for posting this video by all means it was helpful

@MetalGear753 I did it earlier today bro and mine works like new other then I'm missing a power nob lol good old butter knife Jr to the rescue hahah

​@@stevenbeaubien815with my luck butter knife jr would give me a good zap LOL, but yeah coming back to this 7 months later I'm fixing the next one... These have gone up to $50-$60.. time to keep a couple of these capacitors on hand.

@@MetalGear753 they are good fans for sure

Try replacing the capacitor as mentioned in the video.

@@johnhermann762did you use a specific oil?

@@christiansanchez9141 Nothing special; just a light weight oil. I would use regular motor oil like 20 or 30 weight if that's all I had.

@@johnhermann762 ok thank you

@@chrisramage4206 my motor was seized solid too. I just forced it apart and oiled it generously.

Hi. I don't have a video, but if I were replacing it, I would get a ceiling fan switch from home depot (or more likely off of a junk ceiling fan), and wire it in instead; it will take more current than the light duty switch that is in this fan. Or, if you know what speed you use the most often (for us, it's always on low), you could use just a single pole light switch; only connecting the speed wire you want and common.

@@johnhermann762 Ok, thanks

Disregard, I got it apart and got it moving well but still nothing. It's not worth trying to find and put on a capacitor.

It was a light machine oil, but I probably should have used lithium grease. The fan is still working great, so time will tell.

@@johnhermann762 Lithium grease is worse than light machine oil, so you made a good move.

Did you ever figure it out I’m having the same problem

I'm not sure what you're asking.

@@johnhermann762 please look at 1:08 the part that spins is it supposed move in different directions

Oh, OK. Yes, that bearing will swivel; it should remain somewhat stiff as it swivels to a align the shaft of the motor to the bushing/bearing on the other side of the motor. You are correct, that is suppose to move around in all directions.

@@johnhermann762 i tried doing that it still doesn't spin after I put it together and the little swivel on the top of it came out too

Yeah, mine didn't want to spin even after oiling it. Take some fine sandpaper and clean the shaft, then oil it. I don't think the swivel thing is critical as long as you can insert it back into a usable position.