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On further inspection the problem (with Bosch part 494990 Motor-fan) is that the aluminium fan blade has come loose from the steel shaft which drives it round. The fan therefore rattles noisily in operation. The steel shaft and retaining disc at its lower end is rusted - perhaps that's why the...

Our microwave combination oven is noisy in use, and whilst cooling. On inspection we found that the noise is due to the cooling fan lifting slightly as it rotates, and thus striking parts of the metal surround. The fan seems to lift because the spindle on which it is mounted is rusted, and...