..............I really don't understand why the manufacturers don't provide a means to oil the front and rear motor bushings? Have to just about take the whole dang thing apart to deliver a couple drops of spindle oil. Another thing is steel on plastic. Unless it's stationary it's NOT a good combination for moving parts.
I have 3 of those inexpensive oscillating fans. One became pretty crippled and another isn't far behind. Having that thin steel eccentric arm running on plastic is very poor thinking. A simple thin stamped cap would add years of service instead of an apparent designed in 2 year entire fan replacement? LEFT: You can see the worn out nub the eccentric is supposed to run on. RIGHT: The nub has been removed to it's base.
LEFT: A cap machined out of some 12L14 in 2 shakes. RIGHT: Installed on the base.
All hooked up and STYLIN' now. A dab of lithium grease and ready for YEARS of yanking & banking Gotta figure out somehting for those bushings yet!
................Buckshot