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Lovemydog  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, April 28, 2015 6:40:21 AM(UTC)
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My Kenmore Elite He4 dryer will not spin. When I hold the door switch down and press start it hums and I get heat, the fan turns on and I feel air coming from the back. If I spin the drum it turns but then stops.
Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks
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fairbank56  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, April 28, 2015 8:03:48 AM(UTC)
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Odd symptoms. I would say a broken belt but this model has a broken belt switch so the motor would not run if the belt was broken. If you have air flow, then the motor is running. Maybe the belt is worn/stretched and slipping or the idler pulley is wearing out.

Eric
Lovemydog  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, April 28, 2015 11:04:31 AM(UTC)
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Thank you. Fairbank56. I'll carefully try to take it apart and look at the belt.
Lovemydog  
#4 Posted : Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:29:13 PM(UTC)
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Ok. I replaced the pulley and the belt. Now that it's back together when I hold the switch on with the door open I hear a hum and when I spin the drum it continues to spin. So now it is that it won't start to spin.

Any suggestions would be grateful.
Thanks
Lovemydog  
#5 Posted : Thursday, April 30, 2015 12:47:40 PM(UTC)
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Yes it's me again. If I put clothes in it and then spin it, it starts to squeal and stops. So is it the motor?
fairbank56  
#6 Posted : Thursday, April 30, 2015 2:33:54 PM(UTC)
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Well, I can't troubleshoot your dryer from here so I can't say for sure if it's the motor. It could be one of the drum rollers is binding and preventing the drum from rotating.

Eric
Lovemydog  
#7 Posted : Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:24:34 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for the advice. One of the rollers was not
as smooth as the others but I did not realize that
it would keep the drum from turning. Thanks again
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