Same situation I just fixed for an old friend. His (oold White Westinghouse) dryer... close the door and you could hear the motor running but when I opened the door, held button and pressed start, the drum wasn't turning with a load. The belt obviously was worn out.
New belt is about $11.00 and pretty simple to replace. Usually you open access on rear of a dryer to the drive motor which has an spring loaded idler pulley. Open top of dryer and remove screws holding the front panel. The drum usually rides on sleeves (felt and plastic which often wear out causing failure). Slip the belt around the drum from front and reassemble. Locate belt around the drum and then around motor drive shaft at the rear. It's not a bad $11.00 repair which will delay replacing dryer if everything else is in reasonable condition. Usually if there's a problem with timer or temp sensor it's not worth the expense of the part for an old dryer. > From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:04:55 -0400 > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com>, "Banned List" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MBZ] dryer repair advice > > i bought my house in outstanding condition. it was owned by an old woman > who paid to keep up every element of the property. like many old school > people, however, she never replaced anything, but fixed stuff. so > everything on the house is about 30 years old. > > i sent the kid down to the garage to take my clothes out of the dryer. she > reported them still wet. so i told her add time. and hour later, still > wet. add more time. an hour later, still wet. so now i go investigate. > turns out the cylinder no longer spins and my limited wardrobe is soaked > > 1. does this sound like an easy fix? > 2. does this sound like a fix i ought not undertake but should hire someone > to do for me? > 3. does it sound insane to fix a 30 year old dryer, so just throw it out > and get another one? > 4. do i just convince my mom to get me some ventless combination > washer/dryer and just keep it in the kitchen and shut down the wasteful > large garage setup? > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
