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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.
I agree - My go-to for this would be a drop of 5w20 synthetic (because I have it handy for the truck).

I've had trouble with Krytox drying out on motor bearings and then not being quite slick enough. The PTFE paste just flings out of the contact places and then doesn't really provide lube.
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