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It unscrews. With that being said most times it is on so tightly that you have to break it off. Squeak noise is most likely the rollers or the idler arm.
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Put some lubricant, oil, WD40, etc. on shaft of fan. Spin the fan with your finger and work the oil into the shaft until the fan spins freely again. Reassemble and problem will be gone for 2-3 weeks. Repeat again until you want to replace the fan motor.
this could be a drive belt or a dry bearing what ever it is you should get it sorted out,,, pull the unit out and find out were the noise is coming from if its a belt replace it if its the motor, it may need new bearings as there sealed type you cant just swill it with oil as nothing will get to the bearings the motor will need to be striped down to fit bearings in it
If the fan is fairly new, remove it and return it to Home Depot. It is almost certainly something that has fallen down into the motor and is rubbing loudly enough to make a squeak as the fan runs faster.
The fan itself has sealed lubrication and you don't have to lubricate it.
You can remove the lower back cover panel and visually see the compressor and fan. Check the mounting bolts on the compressor to see if they are loose allowing the compressor to bounce around in there. You can also "stall" the fan with a wash cloth to stop the blade from turning (it's OK just try not to bend the blades). That will eliminate the fan squeaking as it coasts down to a stop. Better to stuff a wash cloth in while the fan isn't running. Turn the t-stat up to colder to force a run condition for a minute or two then turn the t-stat down and watch the compressor and listen for those sounds again.
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