Ball bearings rattling problem in the fan...
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From: larry moe 'n curly on 24 Mar 2010 06:39 RayLopez99 wrote: > > On Mar 23, 10:29 pm, "larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencu...(a)my-deja.com> > wrote: > > Ball bearings usually start whining when they become worn. Could > > your fan have a bad thrust washer? Sometimes just pulling or pushing > > on the fan hub makes the noise go away. > > thanks. The sound did go away...at least for today. I don't want to > make too many vibrations at my desk...sound might come back. I'll > keep your fan hub hint in mind next time. > > Do you have a favorite way of making your PC super quiet? Model airplane engines! Or the recommendations at www.SilentPCReview.com. ;) (articles, forums).
From: SteveH on 24 Mar 2010 06:48
RayLopez99 wrote: > Little ball bearings making a rattling sound, like a cicada...comes > and goes, seems to be worse on cold days, and a mild slap on the cover > seems to make it stop sometimes. Does this problem ever go away? > Probably not. Does it get worse with age? That's my question. If > so, I might be tempted to replace the fan, but there's so many screws > and cables I have to adjust to do it, that I rather just ask here > first. > > RL Oh, you've deifinitely got something loose. -- SteveH |