my pedestal fan gets hard when turned on, and stops spinning. i already opened it.?

Question

title says it. i have a pedestal fan, that for the last few days has been making squeaky noises. now when i turn it on, it makes half a spin and then stops short. i can still hear the engine making an effort. when its not on i can make it spin smoothly. but when its on i cant make it spin easily since it stops at certain zones. i've cleaned it internally. and oiled it at the bearings.

Answer 1

Maybe, you need to change the capacitor . It is located somewhere near the bank of switches, within the housing of the switch. It often looks like a small black cuboid.