Well, I fixed the dryer last night. Talk about satisfying. I've never done it before; never even seen the inside of one before. There's not much in a dryer. It's interesting to see what makes them tick. Kind of like pulling the curtain open on the Wizard of Oz. "Well, isn't that interesting. It's got a heater, a barrel, a motor, pulleys, and a belt." Kind of like the cartoons with squirrels on treadmills making cars run.
If I hadn't heard others say that dryers were fairly simple machines and if I hadn't been offended by the Sears service department's policy of charging $55 to show up and tell me what was wrong (when I already knew what was wrong) on top of charging for labor expended for actually doing something to fix it plus cost of parts, I wouldn't have tried to figure out whether I could do it myself. So I guess I owe them gratitude for the impetus.
The repair cost about $32 in parts, a bit of time to research the issue on the internet, drive to the store, and do the work. Not much time actually. Perhaps, if I figured my hourly rate the deal wouldn't be so great. However, I enjoyed the process and the success. And I would have had to sit home between the hours of 8 and 12 to wait on the repair person otherwise. Replacing irritation with enjoyment pays for itself.
If you've got a squeaky dryer or one in which the tub doesn't roll, check the idler pulley assembly and the belt. (Squeak = idler pulley and assembly on mine; belt = no tub rolling on mine.) Here are some links:
http://www.applianceaid.com/whirlpool-dryers.html#belt
http://www.applianceaid.com/images/inglisbeltchangehelp.JPG
http://www.applianceblog.com/mainforums/showthread.php?t=5604
The only problem I had was drying a load of towels after fixing the dryer. I kept going down to the basement to see if it were running. It was QUIET, and I'd grown used to the squeak.
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