Maytag dryer bogging down or something?

[askolover]

Mom's dryer, lsg7804aal stacked set, sounds like it's trying to die. I have a recording of one episode but it was doing more just prior to me recording it. Sounds like something in the motor but I'm really not sure. I've checked the blower, the rollers, and the drum alignment and I don't believe it's any of those things. It's only 30 years old this year! I don't really know how to put a video on here though.

 

[gizmo]

You don't put a video on here. You can post it to youtube or another video site, then post a link to that here. Saves cluttering up the servers for this website.

 

[qsd-dan]

Did you check the front glides, idler pulley wheel, and the blower wheel?

 

[combo52]

30-year-old Maytag dryer bogging down

It’s probably either the front slides or the motor itself, motors do wear out on dryers. We still replace quite a few motors on the stack models every year.

John

 

[askolover]

It really sounds like the motor, like when an engine almost stops and then picks up again.

 

[askolover]

Try this...first time. A few seconds after the video starts you can hear it drag down for a second. Prior to this it was doing it more frequently. It scared my mother, she thought it was something to do with the gas but all of that is fine. Blower wheel is nice and tight, belt fine, rollers fine.

 

[combo52]

It's likely a failing motor, How does it sound as it starts ?, often a failing motor makes a straining or buzzing sound as it tries to start running as well.

Take the dryer apart and try running the motor with the drum out of the machine so you can hear just the motor.

John

 

[askolover]

I didn't notice any weirdness when it started just while it's running. As it runs and gets warm it will start doing that regularly causing the unit to really make strange sounds. I told mother not to worry we can still get motors even if I have to get a good used one...I have connections. When I get in there to work on it I'll replace other things while I'm on there...belt, rollers, glides etc. might as well. Maybe it will last another thirty years!

 

[qsd-dan]

Try turning the motor shaft without the belt. Heat tends to dry out the oil from the wicking at both ends of the shaft and starves the bearings. The motor shaft will be hard to turn if that's the case. Otherwise, bad contacts on the start switch, centrifugal switch stuck/hanging up, other stuff, lol.

 

[askolover]

Do the rollers need oil or grease of any kind?

 

[combo52]

Yes

Light machine oil, one drop on each side of the roller shaft you can also oil the idler pulley the same way.

Have you taken the dryer apart yet?

John

 

[askolover]

No I haven't been back down there. I have vacation from work coming up and will get down there then.