Hi people

I have a Toshiba MK6021GAS hdd that has a bad bearing.
I've read somewhere that you can put a bit of lube on the bearing to fix it.
these drives have a fluid bearing. I've pulled the drive apart & can’t see any leakage anywhere.

If anyone has successfully repaired one of these please let me know
I don’t waste any more time on it if it's not possible.

I have successfully recovered the data so that’s not an issue.

Cheers

.... and what type of lube is good for FDB, water, oil, or silicone based ???

Look on back. Remove Warrenty Seal. You will see a silver disk about 1/2". Remove that disk with needle, scribe or razor. What ever works for you. In small lid put a few drops of silicon based lubricant and a few drops of Isopropyl alcohol "91% or better". Use Q-tip to apply to bearing when powered off then power on and repeat. Alcohol will help penetrate and dry cleaner. Make sure to recover the seal.

Good luck.