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Why doesn't my dryer drum tumble?
WARNING!
To avoid personal injury or death, disconnect your appliance from its power source
before you start any troubleshooting or repair work. Use caution when working inside any appliance.
There are a few things that will keep the drum from tumbling,
the belt
being broken or slipping badly, the motor being seized, or worn support
parts.
Dryers have a belt that turns the drum. If the belt is worn or
broken, it can't move the drum. Just replace the belt, and while you're
doing that, you may want to check the idler pulley. Wear on the idler
pulley can cause the belt to break. Worn out glides and rollers can
also create extra stress on the belt by making the drum harder to turn.
If the drum is harder to turn, the extra stress could have broken the
belt.
Normally, you can hear the motor running, especially if it's
the belt
or idler pulley that's the problem. If you don't hear the motor, and
you hear a buzzing sound instead, the motor may be seized and you'll
probably need to replace the motor or motor start capacitor. Remove the
belt, then check for any blockages in the blower fan housing and try to
turn the shaft on the motor by hand.
If it's too hard or impossible to turn the motor shaft, and
the
blower fan housing has no obstructions; odds are that you need to
replace the motor.
If the motor turns easily, run it for a few seconds. If it
runs good
without the belt, you may have a problem with the idler pulley or the
rollers. Try rotating the drum by hand. If it's hard to move, fix
any problem with the idler pulley, glides, or rollers, reassemble
the dryer, and test it again.
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