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Thread Number: 90190
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Question about Drum Glides on 1985 GE Dryer |
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| Post# 1147621 , Reply# 1 4/28/2022 at 10:59 (722 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky) | ||
At this point...
The glides should be replaced. G.E. dryers can be permanently damaged if you continue to use it with bad glides. I’ve never actually worked on a G.E. dryer, but I’ve seen the inside of them through the internet, and the way that they are set up, if the glides go bad, the lip of the metal drum will rub against the metal of the door opening that the drum fits over. If it runs for very long like this, it will be damaged beyond repair. I’ve heard reports of holes forming in the top of this opening from the metal door on metal contact caused by running one of these dryers with bad glides. It doesn’t look that hard to change them, and I believe the parts are still available. Hope this helps,
Thatwasherguy. | ||
Post# 1147623 , Reply# 2 4/28/2022 at 11:28 (722 days old) by Tomturbomatic  (Beltsville, MD) |
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I hope that your dryer repair is resolved promptly and that your healing from your surgery is quick and complete. | ||
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Post# 1147628 , Reply# 4 4/28/2022 at 12:29 (722 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 You haven't referenced the model number of your machine. Presumably you searched it at PartSelect or other online sources that have breakdown diagrams to identify the needed items? ETA: As others have said above, do not continue to run a dryer with bad drum support glides or slides ... the resultant metal-on-metal contact will destroy the drum and possibly other parts, leading to a much more expensive repair or trashing the machine if some required parts are no longer available for an older unit. | ||
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Post# 1147629 , Reply# 5 4/28/2022 at 12:46 (722 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE dryer front drum glides
A visual examination is all that it’s necessary to decide if these are bad, once they wear through the Teflon coating and felt backing and get down to metal it destroys the drum pretty fast.
This is also what causes the belts to break because of the excess friction. The drum Clydes you found are probably what you need, but check the front of the drum if it’s Ruff and worn it’s time for either another drum or another dryer it won’t last long if the drum is rough in the area where it runs on the glides. A dryer this old should also be thoroughly checked for the rear drum bearing and for the idler pulley the motor cleaned and lubricated if you expect to get much more use out of it. John L | ||
| Post# 1147634 , Reply# 6 4/28/2022 at 13:45 (722 days old) by pbwhitney (Des Moines) | ||
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tomturbomatic - Thanks!! :) | ||
| Post# 1147638 , Reply# 7 4/28/2022 at 14:31 (722 days old) by Good-Shepherd (New Jersey) | ||
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checked for the rear drum bearing Yep. Rear drum bearing is a nylon sleeve and probably well worn on dryer pushing 40 years old, (very easy to check with the drum removed) Probably should be replaced as preventive maintenance. | ||
| Post# 1147648 , Reply# 9 4/28/2022 at 17:38 (722 days old) by thatwasherguy (Kentucky) | ||
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I’m afraid so.
If the drum is damaged, that’s pretty much you’re only option. It might be possible to sand the surface smooth enough to work, but I honestly doubt that there’s any serious damage since you were smart and turned the dryer off when it started squealing. My uncle actually has the same style dryer from 1992, and I looked up the model number from his dryer to see the parts diagram. That part should fit yours, but I’d check the model number to be sure. It should be located on a sticker inside the door (at least, that’s where it is on my uncle’s machine) It may also be on a metal tag located at one of the bottom front corners of one of the sides (I think it was the left one). (I had a hotpoint rimflo that had it mounted here.). Here’s a video of how to open up the dryer.
Thatwasherguy. CLICK HERE TO GO TO thatwasherguy's LINK | ||
| Post# 1147687 , Reply# 11 4/29/2022 at 12:07 (721 days old) by Good-Shepherd (New Jersey) | ||
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I could get the slides in the meantime. Order the drum bearing as well. If the slides are worn out the bearing can't be far behind. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Good-Shepherd's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 1147698 , Reply# 12 4/29/2022 at 18:12 (721 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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