Need Help - Dryer Seal

[mustangman]

Hi gang,

Still need to get my 1964 Frigidaire Filtrator working. Rich, Train Guy , has been a trememdous help with parts and advice. What I need now is a rear drum dryer seal that is no longer available. The Filtrator requires a fiberglass coated felt seal. The seal was glued to the lip on the dryer's back panel. I have been told by a repairman, not a member of this site , to use weather striping but Home Depot only has foam rubber seals. I checked with Michael's and Hobby Lobby for felt and they only have felt squares. I thought I had a chance of finding replacement felt through The Felt People.com. I just called them and had no luck. I need some suggestions as to where could I find some replacement felt. The original seal is thick as a nickel and one inch wide. Any advice or how to jerry rig a replacement seal would be appreciated. I thought about buying several front drum glides seen on E Bay and taking the felt off of them and piecing the strips together.

Once I recover from my latest retina surgery and allowed to read ( I'm not supposed to be on line reading) and do some lifting and strenuous work, I hope to get the dryer running again with the parts from Train Guy.

Rich

 

[pdub]

I think I can help with the felt. Let me do some checking and I'll send you an email.

Patrick

 

[wannapinkset]

why couldnt you use a modern dryers felt replacement? I had to order a back felt for my dryer 1974 GM Frigidaire from stupid expensive Serve-all and then found I could have replaced it with a very inexpensive dryer felt kit (comes with the high temp adhesive) from eBay.

Oh well. Live and learn.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Whirlpool and Maytag dryers use felt seals and Maytag even sells that lovely brown high temp adhesive. Another joy: Maytag parts now come in FSP packaging with nothing to differentiate Whirlpool parts from former Maytag parts. Think of the poor people in parts places who have to unpack shipments.

 

[mustangman]

Thanks

Patrick,

Whatever help you can offer I would appreciate it. Looking forward to your e mail.

Rich

 

[mustangman]

Wannapinkset

Thanks for the info. I guess I don't know which modern dryer model would have the felt I need. How much did you spend at Serve-all? I could not find Serve-all in a google serch.

I have been checking E bay for dryer parts but I don't remember seeing any sellers with a rear dryer felt kit. Any hep there would be apprecited.

Rich

 

[mustangman]

Whirlpool and Maytag Seals

Tomturbomatic,

Thanks for the info. So you think I can use a Whirlpool or Maytag seal?

Rich

 

[wannapinkset]

M'k. Its a typo. srry my fault. Its called Servall. try googling that. They are exspensive. Its just a dryer drum felt but if you say 1950, 60, 70 something the money for the part and time waiting multiply significantly. Try eBay for a dryer drum felt.

the link is for a rear one.

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[tomturbomatic]

Rich, if you have a scrap of felt to carry in to see the width you need, I am quite sure that something could be found to fit.
Tom