# Squeaky blower motor

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 3, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320 "2012-11-03T06:39:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![badbearing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/badbearing/32/10683_2.png) [@badbearing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/badbearing)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320/1 "2012-11-03T06:39:50Z")

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I have a squeaky blower motor in 96 laredo. Not bad…just enough to be annoying.  
What are the chances I can take it out and grease it rather than replace it?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 7:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320/2 "2012-11-03T07:06:23Z")

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Is it the cage or the bearing making noise. At any rate if it is the bearing that is dry, it would be a sealed and rivited in place. If you’re going to the work to take it out might as well just replace it. Same amount of work. I have drilled out the rivets on a GM and greased the bearings, then pop riveted it back again but thats a little work and not a long term fix.

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320/3 "2012-11-03T18:27:43Z")

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I agree with Bing. If you are going to go to the trouble to remove it…replace it. They are not that expensive.

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**Author:** ![badbearing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/badbearing/32/10683_2.png) [@badbearing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/badbearing)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320/4 "2012-11-03T18:30:51Z")

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Gotta take the dang dash apart. What happen to the old days, when the fan was right there…you could see it without dismantling the dash

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320/5 "2012-11-03T20:03:03Z")

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Those days are gone forever badbearing…gone forever.

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/squeaky-blower-motor/75320/6 "2012-11-03T20:09:18Z")

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I had the same issue with a 89 Mercedes. I’d spray it with a lubricant and it would quiet down for a couple weeks before making noise again. I finally bought one from ebay or [Rockauto.com](http://Rockauto.com) and replaced it, didn’t have to take apart too much.