GPU Fan stuck (R9 270 Gigabyte)

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Anonimo_llopi

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So lately my GPU driver has been resetting itself, and after a quick look in the internet I found out the problem was overheating, apparently the driver was resetting itself to prevent damage overheating could cause.

After discovering this I turned my computer off and then I proceeded to clean it, after cleaning the dust and the fluff I manually turned both gpu fans with my finger and I noticed the left fan wasn't spinning smoothly, it had a LOT of friction

Then I removed the gpu and I take apart the fan mount (Then I saw the model of the fan: T129215SM) I tried to take apart the fan (I didn't saw any easy way to take it apart behind the sticker), but it wouldn't come off, so I stopped and I mounted again and I installed the gpu on the motherboard to make a test if it spins at all then I recorded it in action:
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z1QzPy2eh8&feature=youtu.be"][/video]

As you can see the right one works perfectly but the left one it's completely stuck, if I help it with my finger it starts spinning but at a really low speed

So the question is: Can I take apart and repair this fan at all or it would break if I force out and I need to buy a replacement?

As I said before the model is T129215SM
 
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My guess is that the bearing(s) inside the fan are freezing up. I'm not sure it can be repaired without going through a lot of hassle, so possibly the simplest (and quickest) solution is to contact Gigabyte and check pricing on a new shroud with new fans. Give them the old "I love your products and plan to upgrade to the Gigabyte XYZ in the near future, but want to fix this in the meantime" line- maybe they'll give you an even better deal.
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My guess is that the bearing(s) inside the fan are freezing up. I'm not sure it can be repaired without going through a lot of hassle, so possibly the simplest (and quickest) solution is to contact Gigabyte and check pricing on a new shroud with new fans. Give them the old "I love your products and plan to upgrade to the Gigabyte XYZ in the near future, but want to fix this in the meantime" line- maybe they'll give you an even better deal.
 
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Anonimo_llopi

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Ok this is what I did, I dismantled the fan but I pulled too hard so the motor it's now dead (I separated the board from the reels), but the friction problem was fixed by removing the old grease (There was a relative big chunk of grease on the corner, that was probably the problem) and the fan turn as easy as the other working fan with no friction whatsoever, but it's dead so lesson learned for the next time:

Don't use too much force when removing the fans from the motor (It was very resilient)

If you are curious about the temperatures with only 1 fan the max it reaches is 78ºC

I've seen lots of replacement fans on internet that I can buy anyway and they are cheap so I will do that

Thanks for the answers anyways
 
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