Dryer won't start or stops mid-cycle? A worn drive motor is often the cause. This motor turns the drum and circulates air. Moderate DIY repair.
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High pitched squeal: maybe a roller wheel maybe a bad felt bearing on drum maybe a rubbing fan wheel or just a burned out motor! Bruce K. • Pikeville , KY • September 06, 2014
My 12 year old Kenmore dryer problem started about 3 years ago with the motor just stopping.
My thing was:
I would turn it off and turn the drum by hand about halfway around and it would work again.
Last month, my wife said it stopped again and its making a loud noise,
but when I did "my thing" it still made a loud squealing noise (like I was killing a mouse).
I made time to work on it the next day, I took it apart, using the video instructions from AppliancePartsPros, I removed the top,...
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