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Thread Number: 65902
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Maytag DE606 Dryer - random, intermittent scraping sound |
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Post# 884513 , Reply# 1 6/11/2016 at 00:40 (2,868 days old) by rp2813  (Sannazay) |
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 When we had a DG806 of similar vintage, such a scraping sound meant that one of Dave's daughter's bras had lost one of its curved metal reinforcements and it had worked its way through the gap up front and the drum was scraping against it. Extraction was a battle.
This happened more than once. She would wash delicates in the same load with denims and they didn't stand a chance.
If there are no females in your household, never mind. | ||
| Post# 884518 , Reply# 2 6/11/2016 at 02:22 (2,868 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore) | ||
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It does sound like you might have something that's loose and catch maybe along a seam making the scraping sound somewhere in the drum. | ||
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Post# 884575 , Reply# 3 6/11/2016 at 11:16 (2,868 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 It could be the fan... I briefly had a DE306 of the same vintage where one of the fins on the fan blower was ever so slightly catching the blower housing and it made a scraping noise when the dryer first started but which faded after a few minutes. I tore the dryer down completely but perhaps just checking the position of the fan and making sure it's well-attached on the shaft may help. Getting to the fan is a bit of a pain, though... You'll have to remove the pulley and about 25 screws on the blower housing... | ||
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