I am trying to decide whether to replace or repair a dryer.
It is making a squeaky noise when running. It does run, just very squeaky noise, and the noise is not consistent, it may squeak for a minute then quiet for 2 seconds.
MAYTAG MODEL MDE8506AYW SERIAL 13560639UU
It was manufactured in 1998, so 17 years old.
I am not familiar with dryer repair, but since it doesn't really seem to have that many parts, I took the dryer apart to look. I was looking at all the moving parts.
There is a round "felt" on top and bottom of the drum, they look fine, at least not torn apart, so I didn't touch those.
I removed the drum and saw two wheels, and one wheel spinned freely but the other made some noise, so I sprayed some WD40 to the metal "pin" in the middle and it seems to spin much better.
So I reassembled the dryer sat it back up right, plugged it in and turned on the dryer, and no more squeaky noises...
UNTIL a day later and it came back. Not sure what the problem is. Do I replace the wheels, or should I just get a new dryer since it's 17 years old?
Here are some pictures I took of the inside of the dryer.
Should I repair or replace given the look and age of the dryer?
It is making a squeaky noise when running. It does run, just very squeaky noise, and the noise is not consistent, it may squeak for a minute then quiet for 2 seconds.
MAYTAG MODEL MDE8506AYW SERIAL 13560639UU
It was manufactured in 1998, so 17 years old.
I am not familiar with dryer repair, but since it doesn't really seem to have that many parts, I took the dryer apart to look. I was looking at all the moving parts.
There is a round "felt" on top and bottom of the drum, they look fine, at least not torn apart, so I didn't touch those.
I removed the drum and saw two wheels, and one wheel spinned freely but the other made some noise, so I sprayed some WD40 to the metal "pin" in the middle and it seems to spin much better.
So I reassembled the dryer sat it back up right, plugged it in and turned on the dryer, and no more squeaky noises...
UNTIL a day later and it came back. Not sure what the problem is. Do I replace the wheels, or should I just get a new dryer since it's 17 years old?
Here are some pictures I took of the inside of the dryer.
Should I repair or replace given the look and age of the dryer?
Dryer - REPAIR or REPLACE?
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