The motor just hums when "start" is pushed. I took off the belt and still just a hum.
I want to try to rotate the shaft, but it's very stiff.
Anyone know how to get at the motor? I have the front cover off, but it looks like I need to tear into the exhaust airflow ducting and drum assembly to get at the motor.
That sounds right, and when you do you will probably find the sock that is binding the blower wheel on the other end of that motor. Usually that is just a few screws on the plenum.
It probably just hums because it doesn't know the words.
Wow -- gfretw... nailed it.
Sock wedged into the blower fan.
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The telltale sign was that the drum would only turn in one direction and not even budge in the other.
Nice. Now it makes sense why Mom used to put a few pairs of socks on a safety pin. She never lost one... She put the pin in through the toe ends.
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