Will not spin drum is loose no resistance when manually turned

A broken drive belt is the most common reason a dryer won't spin. To fix this issue, turn the drum by hand. A working belt should provide some resistance, so if the drum turns very easily and loosely, the belt is probably broken.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI4JXnh-YN8

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While the belt IS a possibility, you should check to make sure that the drum is not out of balance or that it is wedged somehow.

When the drum is empty, try to manually turn the drum. You should only being turning the resistance of the motor and belt; and the internal working of the tub, so it should turn under some pressure. BUT don't put excessive force into trying to turn it! If it doesn't turn with moderate pressure then something has come loose and wedged the mechanism. Which means that the drum system would need disassembled and repaired.

if the drum is very easy to turn with no resistance then the belt is likely broken and needs replacing. This is like changing the fan belt on a car where you loosen the bolts on the motor and hinge it towards the drum. Once the belt is in position, lever the motor back away from the drum to tension the belt and tighten the bolts.

I had the same problem, we opened up the bottom front panel and found a loose connection. Electrical connector had shaken loose.

Fisrt, see if you can rotate it by hand, BOTH directions. It should have some resistance. If you can spin it and when you stop pushing it will turn a full turn, your drum belt is too loose. If the belt is good and tight, it will spin less than one half rotation, there is probably something blocking one of the wheels that the drum rides on.

this could be as simple as the drain hose has come loose from the pump. Otherwise you may need a new gasket arounf the pump it'sself. as for the dryer issue, there should be some type of batting or fabric around the drum to help seal the heat in the drum and provide resistance to the spin. If that is gone or loose, the drum will continue to spin a few times after moter shuts off.

Remove drum drive belt, and spin drum by hand, if there is any resistance,. or it feels rough or noisy, the the main bearigs have probably failed.
If it is o/k then check motor for worn or noisy bearings,
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If your trying to turn the drum from the inside, or by opening the top and trying to turn, there will be some resistance.

What are the symptoms of your problem? Does the drum not turn when the dryer is turned on (with or without clothes)?

If so -

1) the idler roller could be bad
2) The motor is bad

The motor is internally thermally protected and no thermal fuse is used outside of the motor. Only place a thermal fuse is used is to prevent overheating.

Provide more information to you problem.

The lower front panel is not removed to service this unit. All service is done from the top or rear.

Reach inside and grab ahold of the baffle. Try to spin the drum, it should have resistance. If it spins freely you have a broken belt. Hope that helps. Dave ww.washermd.com