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Topic by DylanC | posted 01-28-2014 04:06 AM | 5687 views | 0 times favorited | 4 replies | ![]() |
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01-28-2014 04:06 AM |
Tonight when I went down to the basement I noticed the furnace fan motor was making a bit of a racket. Not the inducer motor, the main forced air blower. Figuring a bad bearing was the culprit I started to tear it apart to inspect the bearing and maybe apply a bit of light oil to patch things together for a bit. After getting the ends off of the motor, I learned that it had sleeve type bearings, not ball bearings. So, I cleaned the old, dirty grease off of the bearings and shaft, applied a light coat of new, clean grease, and put it all back together. Good bye noise. My question is: Is this fixed, or is this a temporary fix and I should order a new motor and get it replaced ASAP? I didn’t get the part number from the motor when I had it out (Doh!), but I could make some calls to get the right part number. Furnace is a Carrier 58MCB080, it it matters. |
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