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villagepeddler · Sep 7, 2011, 09:45 AM

Dryer runs and then stops. I have the back off but there doesn't seem like much to clean. Where is the motor. Is it more visible from the front panel?

ma0641 · Sep 7, 2011, 12:21 PM

Could be your dryer vent is obstructed and the Hi Temp overload is kicking in. Pull off the vent pipe and make sure it is clean. There are 2 motors in a dryer, the drum motor and the vent fan motor. The drum motor has the belt on it, unless direct drive, and the vent motor screws to the ductwork for the vent.

drtom4444 · Sep 7, 2011, 10:32 PM

You have to take it apart to see what needs cleaning. No half measures will work. Take it apart and look.
You will have to take it apart and test the thermal fuse near the heating element. Most likely it is blown and will have to be replaced, but you will have to clean the drier out thoroughly. Every air duct will have to be removed and scraped and washed out to remove baked on lint deposits which is like concrete lining. This will burn so the manufacturer has installed the safeties to keep from having a house fire. Driers were the number one cause of fires at one time. Look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMP7BW1lLs4 to see how. Also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBiRw-KElC4 ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFTZGgVisCI
When you finish cleaning the drier and install a new safety it is best to also replace the belt, too, because you do not want to have to disassemble it again and if the belt is over two years old you should replace it. The safeties are oval-shaped with a round center part containing the safety with two plug-on terminals for the wires.
Using an ohm meter you put a lead on each terminal with wires unplugged and if it's good you will have a reading of about zero; if it's bad it will read infinity.
Note that on most of the videos it does not show them washing out the parts, but this is important because it's the only way to really get the parts clean, just don't get motor wet or the capacitor if it has one. Vacuum out motor. I would move the drier out to your garage to have plenty of space to work. You also want to check your vent and clean it, also. The job is really easier than it sounds. There is no shortcut that will work; it has to be cleaned well. Before you re-assemble it make sure to use white lithium grease (high-temp grease) and grease all bearings. Just vacuuming out the dryer a little does little good. DrTom4444