Repair stories from PartSelect's customers - like you. We give all our customers a chance to help out others by sharing the story of their appliance repair. You can find useful tips as well as estimates of the difficulty of the repair and how long it will take, along with any tools you may require to complete your repair.
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Dryer squeeking loudly becoming worse quickly
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Overall Rating:
Very Helpful
Rated By:
18 Customers
Posted By:
Mark From Lafayette, LA
Posted:
7/16/2007 5:31:09 PM
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Appliance Repaired:
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Maytag
Dryer
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Age Of Appliance:
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5 - 10 years
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I received my parts promptly and had no problems, they were accurate and fit well.
After removing the screws to the front door and panel I removed the wires to the door switch. Carefully I removed the belt and removed the drum. I took the time to vacuum all of the lent from the inside and and remove from all the wiring, motor and heating elements, etc. I replaced the drum rollers, belt, front glides and a buzzer that was on the blink. I reassembled the dryer and unforetunately the dryer was still squeeking. I later repeated the process and found that the tensioner wheel for the belt was the culprit. I cleaned then greased the bearing portion and replaced it. I reassembled the dryer a second time and now it's quiet as a mouse. By the way, you will need a rivet gun to replace the front glides and I recommend you give the belt tensioner wheel a good inspection the first time.
If your dryer is squeeking, go ahead and order the tensioner wheel also, it's a little money spent toward making sure you get rid of the noise! It might save you a lot of time and trouble.
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Easy |
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1- 2 hours |
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Parts Used in this Repair
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Drum Support Roller (Now subbed to Drum Support Roller)
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The part 'Drum Support Roller' that Mark From Lafayette, LA used in this story is now subbed to part Drum Support Roller This rear drum support roller is three inches in diameter and comes with a bearing. It is used with gas and electric clothes dryers.
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Front Glide Kit (Now subbed to Front Glide Kit)
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The part 'Front Glide Kit' that Mark From Lafayette, LA used in this story is now subbed to part Front Glide Kit This front glide kit comes with a blue plastic glide, a brown cork pad, and two metallic rivets. Two of these kits are required per series 08 and later clothes dryers. Also, a rivet tool is required for this kit.
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Multi Rib Belt - 91-5/8" (Now subbed to Multi Rib Belt - 91-5/8")
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The part 'Multi Rib Belt - 91-5/8"' that Mark From Lafayette, LA used in this story is now subbed to part Multi Rib Belt - 91-5/8" At 91-5/8 inches in length, this dryer drum belt from Maytag has five ridges. It is all black in color and is made entirely of rubber. This flat belt is 3/8 of an inch wide.
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