Thread Number: 59495
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
1970's Maytag DE606 needs an idler pulley! |
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Post# 821028 , Reply# 1   4/26/2015 at 15:42 (3,286 days old) by sel8207 (naples, florida 34117)   |   | |
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I think that those models have idler pulley service that is supposed to be performed occasionally. It may simply need to be disassembled, cleaned , relubed and reassembled. I will look in a hoh manual that I have around the house somewhere and get back to you. Les |
Post# 821049 , Reply# 2   4/26/2015 at 19:20 (3,286 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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These idler pulleys are getting scarce, I just sold my last extra one week to a customer. You can take the pulley and shaft to a machine shop and they can make a new bearing and turn down the scored shaft.
If the dryer has been operated much at all while it was screeching oiling will not do much good at all, once something like this starts making noise it is generally too late for maintenance. |
Post# 821074 , Reply# 3   4/26/2015 at 23:17 (3,286 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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I take it these are the parts you're looking for. If so, I have a friend that lives in Columbus and I know that he had both of them available very recently in new old stock condition. If you're interested I'll get ahold of him and see if he still has them. But with the part numbers shown you may be able to track them down locally. |