Metabox & Clevo Cooling Fan Repair — Bearing Wear, Replacement
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Clevo cooling fans are workhorses — sustained 5,000+ RPM under gaming load. Bearings wear, dust packs into fin stacks, and one or both fans go from precision to noisy and less effective. We replace fans + deep-clean heat exchangers across all Clevo chassis.
Common Issues & How We Fix Them
Bearing wear — ticking sound
Replacement: $180-$280 per fan. Don’t try to lubricate — sealed components.
Heat-exchanger dust clog
2-3 years of use packs dust into fin stacks. Deep clean as part of $280 thermal service.
RPM dropping under load
Bearing friction increasing. Same fix: replacement.
One fan dead, other working
Common on dual-fan NH/NP/X170. Diagnose with fan-RPM logging; replace dead fan.
X170 triple-fan service
The X170’s larger cooling stack has 3 fans (CPU + GPU + auxiliary). Premium service due to disassembly complexity. $320-$520 depending on which fans.
Bundle with thermal service
Combined fan + repaste: $480 (saves $80 vs separate jobs).
Our Repair Process
- Free quote.
- Drop-off or courier.
- Workshop turnaround 1-3 days.
- 90-day warranty.
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