Dryer Grease

A short video showing you how I fix squeaky dryers

[@drcox012]

Re-doing my rollers at home as well. A lot of sites I looked up suggested white lithium grease. And according to the package, that stuff stays good up to 250F or even more depending on what source you're looking at. I figure if it won't combust and is used in CARS then it should be good for my dryer.

[@Bbernhardsr]

You're more than likely correct. I would say if it's possible to find a grease that is good for over 320 degrees that would be great. The reason I say that is because the high limit thermal fuse inside of your dryer will blow at 310 degrees. So it can be said that the temperature inside the dryer will never be over 310 degrees because the thermal fuse will blow.

[@keilmillerjr9701]

Brake caliper grease as possible easily available substitute? It's silicone based and high temp.

[@Bbernhardsr]

Honestly I am not sure but I agree that it would handle the Temps just fine!

[@keilmillerjr9701]

@@Bbernhardsr I tried it. Time will tell. I had one roller where the bearing seized and the plastic housing rotated. The bearing became offset from the roller. Bearing still spins, but signs of heat. All perches were perfectly clean.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Good to know!

[@edbrandt8972]

that product is for a the rear drum bearing, not the rollers

[@Bbernhardsr]

I got the tube of grease in a roller kit. It came from the manufacturer as a rebuild package. I am not saying what your saying is not true, but it was sent with instructions to apply a light coat of grease on the new roller shafts.

[@edbrandt8972]

@@Bbernhardsr okay. It must be specific to your model. My old dryer has a rear drum bearing kit with high temperature grease. It was a Frigidaire Affinity. My Whirlpool Duet rebuild kit has all the rollers but no grease or lubricant was included.

[@KingKatura]

Well its simple they want you to buy a new dryer, Or pay more for fixing it over the years than the price of a new one. The same reason Stove company's place the electronics over the heat dispersal spot. So that it wears out faster & you need to pay them to get more. Its how they went from million dollar company's in the 80s-90's to multi million & even billion dollar company's in the late 90s-2000's. Why they started building everything from destructible materials & such. The whole no oil thing is a lie though because even the pulleys in my dryer are so greased up by the manufacturer that even touching leaves both black & red machine grease all over you. I think they just wanted you to tell them to buy a new one. BTW where are those pulleys in the back behind the drum? i haven't seen any in mine? Mine sits on a nut & turns. Which is horrable because you can never tell when its in the right spot.

[@Bbernhardsr]

You are right but also that line of thinking has put some companies out of business. I believe whirlpool adopting that business model is a major contributor to Sears going out of business. Ues those rollers are behind the drum. I know some have the center bolt they ride on.

[@KingKatura]

@@Bbernhardsr Yessir

[@justincredible4468]

Planned obsolescence is the name of this strategy.