dryer squeaks

[Mark Corbelli]

The drum on my Maytag dryer has begun to sqeak. What can I do to lube it?

[Joseph Meehan]

Likely you just replace the belt. Easy to do and cheap. A couple of screws along the bottom of the front opens it right up.

[Appliance Repair Aid]

Hi,

Model#, approx age??

The "drum" won't likely squeak...but the drum support wheels may. Belt won't squeak either...idler pulley and motor are next common trouble makers.

Lube -usually- won't last long and may attract dust/dirt. Replacing the effected part(s) is usually best.

jeff. Appliance Repair Aid

[Jeff Wisnia]

FWIW my GE dryer started to squeek mightily and an open up and look see revealed a safety pin stuck in the felt front drum "bearing" strip. It was being rubbed on by the drum's bearing surface.

Probably, because over 30 years ago I got in the habit of using safety pins to join my dirty socks at the toes before I tossed them in the laundry bin.

Don't trouble yourself telling me they make plastic gizmos for holding pairs of socks together in the wash, I know that already. But, safety pins work well enough for me and one squeeking dryer drum in all those years is below my cutoff limit anyway.

Jeff

[Joseph Meehan]

I don't know how common it is, but belts can cause a squeak, at least mine did. Replacing the belt and nothing else cleared up the noise. I might add that the belt did need replacement and if the OP's original belt needs replacement then doing so is a good free (it is due anyway) idea. If it does not work, at least you got a new belt.

[believeitornot]

Remove the mice !!!!! (Be sure to wear gloves, they often do bite)

[Stormin Mormon]

The little idler wheels in the back of the drum are the usual suspect. Dry silicone or graphite helps. For awhile.

Usually a PIA to get the dryer apart.

[nielloeb]

My 10-year-old dryer I got for free from my in-laws' old house starting squeaking at 15 years of age. I ignored it (which is free, too). It's now 30 years old and still squeaks. But it still works, too. And it still doesn't cost me anything extra.

[Patrick Cleburne]

Imagine how long it would last if you shot some lube onto that squeaking idler pulley axle ;-)

Pat