This does fix the problem! A few weeks ago my 20yro Maytag Performa dryer w/same motor started squealing. I took it apart, and I ONLY added 3-in-1 oil at the shaft; didn't take the caps off and refill the felt oil reservoirs. Started squealing again after a week. This time I did! Pop off the caps and saturated the felt oil reservoir. Should be good for another five years or more! So much for "permanently lubricated bearings." Thanks!
Excellent! Thank you. I just hate to throw out a motor that has something simple wrong with it. I haven't removed my motor yet, but I was assuming there was a bad switch or dry bearing. Looks like a great thing to try before spending $200 on a new motor.
WOW! Can't believe how easy you removed the bearing caps! Wish yours were like mine .. no amount of "lifting," with screw drivers of varying size, would work without seriously bending the cap. Never did get it them off... Just added oil down the shaft.. which worked at loosening the motor, so it spins well again... but, it should have been packed with something designed for the bearing. probably won't last long.. and will have get a new motor. You spent a lot of time on that shaft centrifugal switch, an' not much time on the bearings.. which were probably the main cause of the buzzing and non starting. Thanks for the video .. it helped a little... :-)
if you can't pry out the cap then your motor is probably too old to revive effectively, buy a new one on ebay for 50 or 60$ and replace theold one, that's what i did cos my motor is fried and the bearings are hardened
Remove drum and rear sheet metal, blow or vacuum thoroughly, take a non flammable spray to the motor and clean it, especially the starter switch. Grasp motor shaft and spin it... is it free and keep spinning.? If it has a lot of resistance but no end play...take a 1/16" drill bit and drill the bearing felt housing at both ends....only penetrate the felt chamber! Take a needle oiler and use transmission fluid and wet the chamber with 10 or twenty drops. The motor should be free to spin now, and will add immensely to the drums starting torque. Clean up the excess oil and reassemble unit. (should give you another 5 years years of duty.
@@kjaxky Larger electric motors have a start capacitor, like AC or furnace, but I don't think these do. But it is a thing, in case you didn't think so. The cap provides extra juice to start a big motor with a bit assembly.
Just don't overload the dryer with too many heavy wet clothes. The cap is OK as it provides extra juice for starting torque, but if the motor is squealing while it runs, it needs to be re-lubed.
This does fix the problem! A few weeks ago my 20yro Maytag Performa dryer w/same motor started squealing. I took it apart, and I ONLY added 3-in-1 oil at the shaft; didn't take the caps off and refill the felt oil reservoirs. Started squealing again after a week. This time I did! Pop off the caps and saturated the felt oil reservoir. Should be good for another five years or more! So much for "permanently lubricated bearings." Thanks!
Excellent! Thank you. I just hate to throw out a motor that has something simple wrong with it. I haven't removed my motor yet, but I was assuming there was a bad switch or dry bearing. Looks like a great thing to try before spending $200 on a new motor.
Thank you sir. My old dryer is back drying.
WOW! Can't believe how easy you removed the bearing caps! Wish yours were like mine .. no amount of "lifting," with screw drivers of varying size, would work without seriously bending the cap. Never did get it them off... Just added oil down the shaft.. which worked at loosening the motor, so it spins well again... but, it should have been packed with something designed for the bearing. probably won't last long.. and will have get a new motor. You spent a lot of time on that shaft centrifugal switch, an' not much time on the bearings.. which were probably the main cause of the buzzing and non starting. Thanks for the video .. it helped a little... :-)
if you can't pry out the cap then your motor is probably too old to revive effectively, buy a new one on ebay for 50 or 60$ and replace theold one, that's what i did cos my motor is fried and the bearings are hardened
Yup... good advice .. thanks
Remove drum and rear sheet metal, blow or vacuum thoroughly, take a non
flammable spray to the motor and clean it, especially the starter
switch. Grasp motor shaft and spin it... is it free and keep spinning.?
If it has a lot of resistance but no end play...take a 1/16" drill bit
and drill the bearing felt housing at both ends....only penetrate the
felt chamber! Take a needle oiler and use transmission fluid and wet the
chamber with 10 or twenty drops. The motor should be free to spin now,
and will add immensely to the drums starting torque. Clean up the excess
oil and reassemble unit. (should give you another 5 years years of
duty.
Thank you this worked great
Samsung dryer back in business thanks!
That did it my lathe is spinning
Put a larger start capacitor 5x larger microfarrats
Nobody wants to do that, obviously you don't know what a capacitor does
@@kjaxky Larger electric motors have a start capacitor, like AC or furnace, but I don't think these do. But it is a thing, in case you didn't think so. The cap provides extra juice to start a big motor with a bit assembly.
Just don't overload the dryer with too many heavy wet clothes. The cap is OK as it provides extra juice for starting torque, but if the motor is squealing while it runs, it needs to be re-lubed.
Are you a Pilipino sir?
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