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bowhunter1  
#1 Posted : Monday, November 16, 2009 8:56:21 AM(UTC)
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Hello

I have a maytag dryer model MDE9606AYW. It has been making a squeaking sound for a while, then the other day it stopped working. I could force it on by pushing the ON button and holding it for a couple of seconds and it would run for about 20 seconds then stop.
It also has a rattling noise when running.
If I let it cool off, it seems to run fine. It will dry a load of clothes before shutting off.
I took the front off and looked at the belt, it seems fine. I also looked around inside but don't really know what I'm looking for. I held in the door switch and turned it on but could not locate the squeaking noise. It wasn't too dirty (lint) inside but I cleaned it out anyway.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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denman  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, November 17, 2009 7:10:13 AM(UTC)
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It has been making a squeaking sound for a while, then the other day it stopped working. I could force it on by pushing the ON button and holding it for a couple of seconds and it would run for about 20 seconds then stop.
It also has a rattling noise when running.

Sounds like the motor is jamming for some reason.
Open it up and check all moving parts. Especially the blower wheel and the front glides. Look for any spot that it looks like metal has been rubbing on metal. It is fairly common for these blower wheels to cause problems re: strip out and come loose so they only rotate some of the time.
Also check that nothing has fallen into it.

If I let it cool off, it seems to run fine. It will dry a load of clothes before shutting off.

This seems to indicate a motor problem. The motor has a thermal protect built into it. If the motor overheats the protect opens and then you have to wait till the motor cools down before it will restart.

I also looked around inside but don't really know what I'm looking for. I held in the door switch and turned it on but could not locate the squeaking noise.

Possible causes are motor bearings, rear support rollers, idler wheel, front glides and the blower wheel.
Be careful when running the unit with the door open or when unit is apart as this stops air being pulled over the heating coils and they can overheat and blow the thermal fuse on the heater case.
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bowhunter1  
#3 Posted : Sunday, November 22, 2009 6:31:19 PM(UTC)
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Ok Thank you for the help. I appreciate it.

I took it apart again, checked everything you said to and it seems fine. Blower wheel turns good and smooth. Front glides are fine also.

So, I pulled the drum and took my compressor and blew the whole compartment out, thinking maybe lint build up was making the motor heat up. I spent about 30-45 minutes and blew dust and lint off and out of everything thoroughly. Very thoroughly.

I did notice that one of the rear support rollers was loose, probably bearings, but it makes no noise when running now. Put it all back together, made sure the belt was right and fired it up. It seemed to work fine for a while,(5 minutes or so) so I threw in a load of clothes to dry. It ran for about 10 minutes and shut off. I tried to restart it later but smelled something burning so I just unplugged it.
I know the rear roller needs to be replaced but can't convince myself that's the whole problem. Maybe I'm wrong.
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#4 Posted : Monday, November 23, 2009 3:12:48 AM(UTC)
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Sounds like the drum is overloading the motor causing it to overheat and trip it's internal thermal protect.

Try rotating the drum by hand, it should turn fairly easily.
I know that is not a very good description so you may want to try this on a couple other dryer to get a feel for it.

If it turns OK then your motor is probably on it's last legs.
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