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not from whoever the manufacturer is but there is likely a replacement motor that will fit. A motor shop could change the bearings too but that would probably cost what the motor cost.

Look for up down play, my bet is that the shaft is tilted either down or up (depending on if the condenser fan is on the same motor or if it has a separate motor).

Put two or three screws into the cover near the center, grab them with vice-grips or something, then give 'em a yank to put a little offset in the metal. Then take the screws out.

i mean 40 year old bearings that have never been oiled seems like a very likely culprit.

check the play on the bearings for the blower. might be easier to get a motor than a new unit.

Not a bad temporary fix — also known as a kludge — but it would be wise to find out what has failed or bent or rusted away or otherwise changed from the original intention — since it didn't do that when it was new — and fix that correctly. Might also be a worn or broken mount for the fan or the motor — or both — or less likely sufficiently worn bearings to allow the fan to move…

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