How to Figure out What is Causing Your Dryer to Squeak
Looking for dryer troubleshooting tips? Dryer maintenance help? Dryer diagnostic help? Or dryer repair help? Find it here: ****** In this video Mike from Point & Click Appliance Repair will help you diagnose what is causing your dryer to squeak. Please note that the parts shown in this video may differ in appearance or in location from the parts on your model. This video is simply meant to be a guide, showing where these parts are commonly located. You can find the specific replacement for any of the parts mentioned in this video for your dryer model on our website at ****** using the exact part number or model number from your unit Need help finding your model number? Check out this video: ****** WARNING: Before starting any repair on your appliance, always make sure that it is completely disconnected from its power source by unplugging it. Parts Needed to Diagnose Your Dryer: -Phillips Head Screwdriver -2 Puddy Knives In This Video: To start the diagnostic process you will need to run your dryer for a short period of time to determine where the squeaking is coming from. The squeaking should be coming from one of three different places 1.)The back of the dryer 2.) The top of the dryer 3.) The bottom cabinet of the dryer. Once you have determined where the squeaking is coming from then you will be able to figure out what is causing the squeaking. The Back of the Dryer: Bearings- The bearings are located in the behind the back panel of the dryer. Overtime the bearings can become rusted and may need to be lubed or replaced. The Top of the Dryer: Dryer Belt-The dryer belt is located under the top panel of the dryer around the drum. Over time the dryer belt can fray or shift on the drum causing the unit to make noises. If you notice your dryer belt is damaged or has shifted on the drum you may need to replace your dryer belt. Shop Dryer Belts Here: ****** The Bottom of the Dryer: Dryer Seal- The dryer seal is held in place around the dryer by an adhesive. Overtime time the adhesive can get hot and melt causing the seal to start to come off the drum. When the seal comes off the drum it causes the dryer drum to rub against the side panel while it is in motion, this rubbing can cause your dryer to make loud noises. Shop Dryer Seals Here: ****** Idler Pulley-The idler pulley is located on the bottom of the dryer. Overtime the idler pulley can become worn out or melt because it is constantly moving the dryer belt around the drum. If the idler pulley partially melts due to the heat of the moving belt or becomes worn it can cause the dryer to make loud noises. Shop Idler Pulleys Here: ****** Motor-The dryer motor is usually located behind the dryers idler pulley. The motor helps to rotate the dryer belt, sometimes the motor can become weakened over time if you have had your dryer model for a couple of years the motor may need to be replaced. Shop Dryer Motors Here: ****** Visit PCAppliancerepair.com to find the part that works for your dryer! Get more dryer repair help at: ****** Make sure to connect with us! ****** ****** ****** ****** ****** ****** Don't forget to subscribe to our e-mail newsletter for more appliance repair help, new product news and more. Visit ****** and enter your e-mail address in the subscribe box on the side. Please give us a like, and subscribe to our channel! If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below!
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Hi I'm Mike and today I am going to help you diagnose the reason why your dryer is making
a squeaking sound and I'm also going to give you some parts that you may need to replace
in order to fix this you may need a Phillips head screw driver and a puddy knife in order
to to complete this project in front of us we have a Maytag centennial dryer now your
dryer may look different because their are many different brands and makes and models
however I am going to show you a bunch of ways that you can diagnose your problem and
it will work on your dryer as well in order for us to diagnose this washer we are going
to need to run it for a little bit in order to where the squeaking is coming from now
the squeaking may be coming from three possible places and that is the back of the dryer on
top of the dryer of in the bottom of the cabinet this squeaking can come from parts on the
dryer that may become worn out and may need to be replaced the bearings are located behind
the back panel of the dryer usually our dryer however does not have bearings so I won't
be able to show you that but I do recommend taking a look at your owners manual to see
how you could remove that back panel and I would defiantly check the bearings if you
do have them a lot of times they become rusted and may need to be lubed or replaced so now
I am going to gain access to the inside of the dryer by removing the top panel of the
dryer now like I said previously this may not work the same on your model number however
you can take a look at your owners manual it should help you understand how to remove
the top panel of your dryer so I am going to remove the lint screen the two screws holding
the top panel to the lint trap using a puddy knife I am just going to pop open the top
so now I am going to lift the top panel of the dryer and I am going to make sure that
either you put it against the wall or build some kind of support system this way we do
not damage anything on the top of the dryer so if you noticed you have a loud screeching
noise coming from the top of the dryer the belt is usually the cause of the problem belts
over time can become fray of shift on the drum and this will cause the drum to make
a lot of noise so I recommend taking a good look at your belt even if you think the problem
is anywhere else because these belts typically break pretty easily so if you took at your
belt and you notice that the belt is fine and there does not really seem to be any problem
with it you can probably determine that the squeaking is coming from the bottom of the
dryer I am going to show you a few parts that could be giving you trouble and could be causing
the squeaking in order to gain access to the bottom of the dryer I am going to have to
take off this front panel and I am going to do that by first unclipping this switch and
next I am going to have to remove screws on the inside of the dryer that are holding this
panel in once both of those screws have been removed I am going to take the front panel
and I am just going to pull it up now I had to pull the drum on my model but depending
on you model you may not have to to do that so just keep that in mind another part we
can also look for is the dryer seal now this seal is held in with an adhesive and sometimes
the adhesive can get to hot and met so here see our seal that it is starting to come off
and that is what is causing the squeaking for us because the dryer drum when it is in
motion is rubbing up against this panel right here so we are going to have to replace that
so we figured out our problem however if you noticed that your seal is okay we can go ahead
and take a look at some other issues that you may have in the bottom of the drum the
next part we are going to take a look at is the idler pulley and the idler pulley is going
to be located right here depending on your make or model it should relatively look the
same if it begins to ware out over time because it constantly moving the belt to the dryer
and sometimes the plastic on the idler pulley can get melted off due to the heat so I would
defiantly take a look and see if the idler pulley is the cause of the blame if you notice
that your idler pulley is not the issue I would also take a look at the motor of the
dryer now our motor is located in the back of the idler pulley your motor should be located
there to the motor helps rotate the belt with this metal piece right here where the belt
is wrapped around now sometimes the motor can become weakened over time if you have
had your dryer model for a couple of years it could possibly be the case any of the parts
I showed you here today could be the reason why your dryer is squeaking you can find an
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