HI I have a 2013 ish Mt Vernon AE and the exhaust fan is squealing randomly. I took it out and cleaned it and seemed to help for a little bit but now it came back. My question is, can I lubricate it at all? It is orginal and I can see the actual little ball bearing in the back--they are exposed no cover. Could I put some graphite in there or maybe some lithium grease? Or do I just have to replace it? Thanks in advance for any help!
Mt Vernon AE exhaust fan noise
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If you can see the ball bearings I'd try a couple of drops (not too much) of
3 in 1 oil for elec. motors
3 in 1 oil for elec. motors
So I used some gun oil and the Deep Creep by Sea Foam, and no noise at all! hopefully get another year out of it, Thanks again!
