Bad bearings on Trane condenser fan motor, and bubbling leak.

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Oct 28, 2026
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Trane condenser with loose bearings, and rubbed leak. Repair is here https://youtu.be/IyFObtymrwk
Alright, this is a system that sometimes runs
and sometimes don't.
Makes a clunking noise.
And right now, as you see, the condenser fan motor is not running.
It is running, but I don't know if it's in defrost or what right now.
So let's give it just a second.
It's
not
cold.
Not with that.
This is
forced
defrost.
Defrost.
And apparently, that motor was not running.
Should have been.
Now
to
defrost.
See
if
we
can.
This thing is getting bulky.
Check
this
capacitor
first.
I thought I had heard something in those bearings,
but 4.75,
so that
motor
should
have
been
starting.
The bearings are shot on it.
Let's see if we can.
Looks like quarter horse,
208, 230, 825 RPM.
Sir, that's really low.
2004, B12, 4-ton,
may have seen
better days.
We're up in the
attic to do a
leak search.
Plenty of room to work up here.
Nice
attic
space.
Cool.
Came
outside
to
do a
leak
search
And
right
around
here
I can
get
you a
better view. Right around here you see all that oil right there
and these two pipes are just
touching.
Do they
have any
pressure
on this?
Should
be enough
to blow
bubbles up.
Pressure.
I'm gonna
put some nitrogen on it. Check.
All right we're putting some nitrogen to it.
I don't hear any
hissing. I got bubbles.
It's really hard to see.
I'm gonna see
if I can get you in there.
I don't know if you can see that,
but that is just barely blowing bubbles right there.
All right, so I'm gonna need a condenser fan motor, repair leak.
It's my liquid line dryer.
It looks like a half inch
on a three-eighths.
Like I said, this is a home warranty, a new home warranty company.
Don't know if I'm gonna get paid
for this or if they're gonna approve it,
so we gotta submit an estimate.
On that last one, this is an Amazon home warranty
and I've never worked for them before.
If I get approval and get out there and do the job,
I'll bring y'all with me.
