On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:24:29 -0600, John Griessen
<john@...> wrote:
On 02/18/2013 06:13 PM, Paul Amaranth wrote:
I probably should fix the fan in it one of these days, it's
getting a little noisy.
It's not too hard. Just a disassemble, clean and grease if not gone too far.
So far the best oil I have found for small fan bushings and bearings
is heavy gear oil like you would use in a transmission or
differential. I poured some into a needle oiler that I picked up from
a hobby shop which makes it easy to apply without making a mess. Motor
oil would be my second choice.
As a bonus, the sulphur smell reminds me of steam engines and changing
the crankshaft and rod bearings when rebuilding an engine. Those were
all fun times.
Light oils like 3-in-1 and WD40 do not last very long. Greases seem
to cake up.
David Hess