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From: sci240s@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (mr  w.j. ho)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: how to lubricate noisy hard drive?
Message-ID: <1991May21.153031.13372@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
Date: 21 May 91 15:30:31 GMT
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paul@xcluud.sccsi.com (Paul Hutmacher) writes:

>gwoho@nntp-server.caltech.edu (g liu) writes:
>> my hard drive is quite noisy.
>They get that way after awhile.
  Yes, I agree but sometimes the noise is a bit too much.

>> would lubricating it somehow make it quieter?
>Possibly.
  I guess it is safer to bear with this noise. I've only tried lubricating
the bearings when a hard disk have difficulty to start-up after being turn-off.

>> where whould i put the lubrication anyway?
>That's the problem.  Where would you put it?
   I've a few old Seagate ST251 and ST225. I lubricated them by putting
lubricant on the spindle which is exposed partially at the side where the
anti-static contact strip is.
   I have problem with newer hard disk. Most of their bearings are inaccessible.
Any experience from anybody?

>> is motor oil fine?
>I doubt it.
   Never lubricate an electrical motor or electrical appliances with motor
oil. Use some good electrical quality lubricant ( usually Si-based ).

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