How to clean a macbook pro fan from dust

#How to clean a macbook pro fan from dust mac#

What's left on the top plate looks vaguely like this. Then you can gently pry the black plastic circular hub (with the blades) away from the motor, and it'll pop off. You can unscrew the two tiny phillips head screws on the fan and lift the top plate and motor from the housing below. I wish I had taken a photo of the fan disassembled. This is what the fan looks like when removed from the computer.

That didn't work for me, unfortunately.ДЄfter some research and tinkering, I learned that some of these brushless fan motors can lose their lubrication over time, and moreover, they can be RE-lubricated. I opened up the computer (according to an article like this) and aimed my can of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane at it. Dust can accumulate on the blades and throw it out of balance. One of the places I called suggested that blowing the dust out might help. I was irritated at the prospect of spending at least $100 on a 4-year-old notebook that I plan to replace in like two months when the new model comes out. The fan itself costs at least $40, and the labor charges were at least $60.

Every place I called had a 2 or 3 day lead time on the part and a 2-day turn-around for the repair once the part was in. When my 2007 MacBook Pro's left cooling fan started rattling really loudly last night, I thought I was in for a time-consuming repair. Or perhaps it just needs to be relubricated. People report symptoms of rattling and even loud grinding.

#How to clean a macbook pro fan from dust mac#

The little cooling fans inside of Mac notebooks run upwards of 6000 RPM, and they can eventually wear out.