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Originally Posted by aschen

Only thing to lubricate is the bearings right? THey are probably oilite bushings and not ball bearings right?

A tiny drop of oil on each bearing should be fine, but I wonder if the fan is causing somethng else to vibrate.

https://www.amazon.com/Synthetic-Lubricating-Controlled-Vehicles-Evaporate/dp/B00CVUR8S4

Yes, almost certainly bushings and need a bit of oil, but nearly impossible to easily get to the shaft. I'm not actually expecting the oil to work, but we'll see. Several folks online have supposedly had success.

Originally Posted by 908/930

Can you bend a piece of wire and get it to the motor shaft? If so my usual would just be synthetic engine oil, 5 or 10 w whatever. Just use the wire to transfer a drop of oil and let gravity flow it into the bearing. Krytox grease would also do a great job but most people don't have a tube sitting around.

Genius, letting the oil run down the wire. I think that's how some ninjas were supposed to have administered poison into the gaping mouth of sleeping targets.