Maytag Neptune MDG5500AW Gas Dryer "drum hitting side" Questions

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...a piece has fallen off and the thumping is the flat spot hitting the drum. They are easy to replace and cheap to buy. Take a photo of each side before disassembly to insure correct

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...pulley. (grooved side of belt touches drum) Put front back on dryer and manually rotate drum a couple revolutions to make sure belt does not come off before closing up top and reconnecting

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...drum seems to be much looser and hits the side of the dryer when on. How do I adjust the drum? Or could it be the rollers/ there are bushings or rollers at the front of the drum that do wear out this ...

...drum is hitting it when it rotates. Hi, to clean all of the lint build up, you have to get behind it and remove the back panel to expose all electrical, motor, and lint. As far as something getting ...

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...hitting against the sides) and sometimes seems to keep turning when I open the door. I had this problem and the cause was a loose screw holding on one of the "paddles" inside the drum. I removed the ...

...side, they atatch a green bracket that holds the top). Then hinge the top up. Rotate the drum by hand until you see which screw is sticking out and tighten it. make sure all 6 baffle screws are tight ...

...drum. If you can turn it freely my guess would be the bang you heard was the belt breaking and the idler pulley hitting the floor or the side of the dryer. Most dryers today will not run if the belt ...

...will not start after being bumped. Washer next to it was unbalanced and hit the side of the dryer, now dryer will not work. when the washer hit off it,it must have knocked the drum out of

drum is hitting the side of the dryer It sounds as if one of the rollers came off or broke. You will have to take the back panel off and look at the rollers that hold the drum in place and allow it to

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