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Yeah, grease can become a problem over the years as the waxes in them harden. Oils are often better for the plain bearings found in a small fan. And even small ball bearing tend to prefer oils over grease.
Do your fans have little oil cups? When I was a kid, small fans often had little oil cups to directly lubricate those plain bearings regularly. So many 3-in-One oil cans.
Nah, no oil cups. These fans are your basic modern chinese fab'd steel fan with simple bearings. Fairly certain that they never intended anyone to ever open/maintain these because it is a pain in the ass to do, and in fact, I'm surprised at how much labor is required to (dis)assemble these (too many fasteners IMO).
That's too bad. I have a tabletop oscillator that is 60+ years old that has those oil cups. I'm having it buried with me when I die. That way no matter how hot hell is, I'm going to have my fan!