Almost every home in America has a washer and dryer. With this convenience comes repair or replacement. Often dryers squeak and costly repair bills add up. Save some money and learn to make your own repairs.
My Amana dryer was a very good dryer for a few years. After some age issues began to arise. My wife would put a load of laundry in to dry. As soon as she would start it up it would begin to squeak. The ear drum bursting squeak would continue for five or six minutes until it would finally stop. I had had enough.
Not knowing a lot about dryers I reluctantly tore the thing apart. To my amazement it was very simple to work on. If most people are like myself. Dryers seem to be complex appliances. In spite of my reluctance I was pleased to find I didn’t have to call a repair man.
After identifying the issue I ordered factory replacement parts. Put everything back together and all was good. This piece and quiet only lasted about a month. The replacement support wheels had completely fallen apart. Disgusted I decided that the old wheels were still in good condition and may still have some life left. So I cleaned everything very well and oiled up the shafts very well. This seemed to solve the issue.
A year later the issue happened again! The squeaking was back. Once again I removed, cleaned and lubed the support wheels. This time with grease. Another quiet year went by before the squeaking started again.
This time I came to the realization that this was going to be routine maintenance. Somewhat of a pain, but it only takes a few minutes. Much less expensive than a new dryer. Knowing that Amana is a popular brand and most dryers are similar. I hoped to share my experience and what I have learned. Hoping that I my help someone in the same situation that I was in.