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matt832
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Posted: Sun Oct 5th, 2008 23:51 |
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Ok, got a weird problem, thought I solved it, but no. Thought I'd toss it out for the experts here.
Kemore gas dryer 110.76954690 intermittent problem over 6 to 8 months. with heavy load strained to start but would, from time to time after 20-50 minutes a humming/ buzzing noise would increase and the dryer would stall. It got progressively worse and last week would not keep running at all. Drum turned easily if you are wondering.
Sears wanted $140 for the motor and a week to get, so I picked one up on eBay. Unfortunately the blower was rusted on the shaft and I had to cut the shaft to get it off. Needed a blower, again Sears did not have it, week + to get, got one from Repairparts Plus the next day, great service!
Anyway got everything back together, fired it up and it ran fine-- for about 20 minutes and them stalled again! when I had it apart I lubed all the rollers with lithium grease and they rotated very well, checked the belt, it was fine, as was the tension roller.
So, what is it? Did I get a bad motor? Why does the noise progressively increase before it cuts out? HELP!
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 00:13 |
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Can you turn the Motor easily (with the Belt removed) ?
Does the Motor get too hot to touch ?
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 00:28 |
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Motor and drum both turn freely.
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 02:00 |
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Try running the Dryer with the Belt removed,
NO heat setting
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 06:24 |
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40 minutes in it started vibrating and slowed to a stop while the hum increased. Then I heard the overheat switch click and it was gone. Tapped the start button and it hummed and tried but never restarted. Smells like it's overheating too.
Bad motor II I guess.
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 14:56 |
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| Is the drum damaged? Where is the vibration coming from? Can you run the motor with the belt off as sugested by Reg?
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 16:58 |
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Sorry, should have been clearer, my last post was without the belt on as requested. 40 minutes in, no load, it started humming, and stopped. I have the blower housing off and I could easily turn the fan.
This was longer than under load, but it still got noisy and stopped, weird.
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Posted: Mon Oct 6th, 2008 18:35 |
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| That motor is a piece of scrap metal. That will teach you to buy stuff off eBay.
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