Is it really the motor?

Hello,

You have to find out the source of the noise before you can make a determination. It could be anything like the glides that the drum rides on to the rear bearing behind the dryer or the idler pulley that keeps tension on the belt, etc. I would disasemble the dryer and remove the belt. Then I would rotate the dryer by hand if you hear the noise. If you do, that would eliminate the motor since it is not hooked up. Then you could just start the dryer with no belt (unless you have a no belt switch which kills power to the motor) if the motor runs with no noise you know its probably ok especially if you heard the noise by turning the drum by hand. Hope this helps.

JP
April 2006