Clicky fan?

MikeHunt79 · 16 May 2009 at 22:55

Is there any way of fixing a clicky fan?

I think some dust has got into the bearings which is what is making it click... I was thinking if I could put some oil in there or something I could fix it somehow?

Audigex · 17 May 2009 at 01:00

WD40 fixes most problems a hammer can't. If you can't put up with it you'll have to replace it anyway, so it's worth trying it.

MikeHunt79 · 17 May 2009 at 14:06

yep i've already ordered a replacement, but it won't be here until tuesday...

I've put some wd40 in the gap, and it seems to have got a little quieter, but it still has a faint ticking when held at certain angles...

Audigex · 17 May 2009 at 15:57

Hold it at other angles then ;-)

MikeHunt79 · 17 May 2009 at 16:30

it will be vertical once bolted to the cpu cooler, so as long as it doesnt click then it'll last 'till tues

spleenharvester · 17 May 2009 at 18:42

Remove as much dust as you can. Dust in my 6600gt fan got so bad eventually that it wouldn't start without a push.

MikeHunt79 · 17 May 2009 at 19:06

my case fans only go at 500rpm so my case doesn't get very dusty.

Still, as it wasn't raining today I took the oppurtunity to take the case outside and blow out all the dust with an air compressor...

The machine is now running intel burn and the fan no longer clicks at 12v or 5v... Yay!