Drum won't turn
Gene,
Thanks for the help. I tried your suggestion and it did not help. When it is trying to start you can see some smoke if you run the starter long enough. I think it is the belt, however the belt looks ok. You can see it trying to start the drum but it doesn't get it moving. How free should the drum turn by hand. It doesn't seem to be much belt to move all of that weight. I should add that this is a progressive problem. It stopped for awhile, my wife would hold the button down until the motor loaded up and shut off. Then I would get it running and it would be fine for awhile. Yesterday I tore it apart, tested the motor to see if it would run, began reassembling, testing it again after I put the drum and belt back in, finished assembly tested it, put a load of laundry in, dried it and then it would not restart.
Jeff
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