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DIY & Home Improvement

Old and In the Way

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5. Actually, I think you are probably correct.

Reply to OffWithTheirHeads (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 11:32 AM

Jun 2012

If it's a "clackity" sound, it may well be that the fan blade has come loose on the shaft and is hitting the wire guard. May be as simple as tightening a setscrew that secures fan to the shaft.

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Freezer (fan?) sounds like a muffler-less car. Help? [View all] Myrina May 2012 OP

Sounds like the bearings are going in the fan. Old and In the Way May 2012 #1

Thanks for the info! Myrina Jun 2012 #2

Sounds to me like a fan mounting bracket has come loose. OffWithTheirHeads Jun 2012 #3

Actually, I think you are probably correct. Old and In the Way Jun 2012 #5

It's most likely very repairable. I have had good luck with JustAnswer.com Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #4