If you clean it out with WD40 be sure to relube. It is NOT a lubricant. John Ferrell 6241 Phillippi Rd Julian NC 27283 Phone: (336)685-9606 Dixie Competition Products NSRCA 479 AMA 4190 W8CCW "My Competition is Not My Enemy" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter L. Peres" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 5:15 PM Subject: [EE] Fan motor overheats - determining motor design voltage > >seizes > > Oh, one more thing. The bearings are not supposed to seize when they heat > up. Try to investigate the real reason. Sintered bronze bushings with a > steel shaft running in them usually do not seize when overheated (I think > that the bronze thermal expansion coefficient is higher than that of > steel). However cheap gooey gummed-up grease and dirt in the bushings do > that. WD-40 or Poladyne should remove that if left to work for some time. > > Maybe this will fix the heating problem completely. > > Peter > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics > (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics