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Help ! Maytag gas dryer makes loud rattling noise when turned on.
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Hi Annie's Mom
Noises are very difficult for us to comment on, because the way we diagnose them is to listen to where they are coming from, and well, we cannot do that here.
I suggest you take off the front panel and see if something is hung up with the drum. If not the rear rollers could be the problem.
See if you can narrow down the location, good luck.
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Pretty likely to be a blower wheel spinning on the motor shaft; especially if it goes away on occasion.
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Thank you for the advice. We removed the front panel and lubricated the wheels. It still makes a loud noise when the drum turns. Could this be a problem with the idler arm...Or should I just go ahead and replace the blower motor as well while the unit is all opened ? Thank you in advance... Kindest regards, anniesmomrocks Originally Posted by: magician59  Pretty likely to be a blower wheel spinning on the motor shaft; especially if it goes away on occasion.
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As long as you have it open I would replace the rollers (lubricating them usually will not do the trick) and the idler arm if for no other reason than maintenance so you don't have to do it again. . As Magician said, you should inspect the blower which is attached to the motor and try to determine if it is the noise problem. The motor should be fine.
Good luck.
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Thank you :) Would you happen to know the part numbers for the rollers and the idler arm? Is it possible that replacing the rollers and idler arm will do the trick?
Kindest regards,
anniesmomrocks
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