One of the ties of my scrub top got stuck in the lint catcher (the catcher was out of the dryer doing use). I had to pull it out and it broke off. Now the dryer makes this louder noise and shakes a little. How can I fix this?

As a test, try a lower temperature setting and see if problem still occurs.

Does the dryer seem to radiate more heat than usual? If yes, then the heating element relay may be stuck closed. Or there could be severe blockage inside dryer itself.

Also it can be a few other issues:

1: It could be an issue with the lint catcher. Take the lint catcher out, clean off all the see-able lint, then take it to the bathroom and try to run water through it. If the water settles or doesn't run through very well, take an old toothbrush and scrub that clean under water until water passes through easily. This issue caused my dryer to shut off without being dry too
2: Depending on how new your dryer is, it may have a dryness sensor in it. That sensor may not be working well or at all causing the problem as well.
3: Finally your heater could be going out in your dryer and causing it to hot get hot enough in the time you set for the clothes to be dry.

Hope these 3 things help you.

The vents are most likely stoped up . All the lint & anything around the fan all the way to the outside vent needs cleaned . I have found a lot of things in front of the fan nails coins & whatever that were in clothes pockets sometimes the lint or other things won't let the fan turn & the breaker or thermal fuse to blow. Hope this helps

this washer has no link catcher

This is almost always due to lint build up in the vent pipe. pull the dryer out from the wall, disconnect the vent pipe. look inside the rear of the dryer and into the pipe. remove lint that is present. go out doors and examine the vent from that end. finally remove the lint catcher in the dryer and look in there. remove any lint you see.

Hi

You can buy a Lint Catcher/filter for your Gas Dryer from this link---


Amana Gas Dryer LGA30AW Lint Filter


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Rylee

YOU PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO OPEN THIS DRYER UP BY REMOVING THE BACK COVER. ALSO WHERE YOUR LINT FILTER GOES IN AT THERE WILL BE 2 SCREWS UNDER THAT LID TAKE THEM OUT AND PRY THE TOP UP AT THE EDGES ON THE FRONT BETWEEN THE TOP AND FRONT PANELS. THEN REMOVING THE DOOR SWITCH WIRES AND THE 2 SCREWS THAT HOLD THE FRONT PANEL TO THE CABINET AND LIFTING THE FRONT PANEL UP AND OUT. NOTE THE DRUM WILL FALL A COUPLE OF INCHES. NOW YOU CAN UNDO THE DRUM BELT AND REMEMER HOW IT GOES BACK IN. THEN REMOVE THE DRUM. NOW LOOK TO THE RIGHT OF YOUR LINT CATCHER COMPARTEMENT. YOU WILL SEE 2 5/16 HEX HEAD SCREWS, REMOVE THEM. NOW GO TO THE REAR OF THE DRYER AND REMOVE THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE LINT CATCHER COMPARTMENT TO THE BLOWER HOUSING. NOW GO BACK TO THE FRONT AND SLIGHTLY PULL THE BULKHEAD WHERE YOU PREVIOUSLY REMOVED THE 2 HEX HEADS(ABOUT AN INCH APART) TOWARD YOU WHILE PUSHING THE CATHER COMPARTMENT AWAY TO DISENGAGE IT, AND NOW YOU CAN SLIDE IT OUT AND CLEAN THE GROOVES THAT THE LINT CATCHER SLIDE INTO. REASSEMBLY IS IN REVERSE. iF THIS SCARES YOU TOO MUCH TO DO TRY RUNNING A WIRE CLOTHES HANGER WITH A SLIGHT HOOK IN IT DOWN EACH SIDE OF THE GROOVE TO POSSIBLY CLEAR AWAY THE OBSTRUCTION. SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO DISASSEMBLE IT, TAKE THE TIME TO VACUUM OUT ALL THE LINT BUILT UP IN THE CABINET, ON THE MOTOR, THE BLOWER WHEEL, AND ANYWHERE ELSE YOU CAN GET A VACUUM HOSE TO FIT OR GO. GOOD LUCK AND I BELIEVE YOU CAN DO IT IF YOU FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. P.S DON'T FORGET TO HOOK THE DOOR SWITCH WIRES BACK ON. THAT SEEMS TO BE MY DOWNFALL WHEN WORKING ON DRYERS, AND YES IT MEANS RE-OPEN AND HOOK UP, BUT I'M GETTING BETTER AT IT. :)))

lift your lint lid and remove the 2 screws you see then pry the top up at the edges with a wide flat screw driver. If you have a rear cover remove it then remove the 3 crews that hold your lint catcher assembly to the blower housing and you should find your bulb

When you say you vacumed the lint area, did you mean the lint catcher underneath where the lint screen sits? The most effective way is to remove the 2 1/4" screws on the bottom of the lower front panel. Once you have the panel down and off, you will see a lint chute (the part under the lint screen). Remove the lint screen, 2 more 1/4" screws towards the top of the lint chute on either side and a 1/4 screw on the bottom by the black clip and youcan remove it for best cleaning and also any possible build up around your blower wheel (the white looking fan underneath the lint chute) Can you run it sucessfully without the hose attached? It could indicate a problem between where the hose enters the wall and exits to the outside of the building. (it will get very hot, humid and a little linty doing this test, but it would eliminate any kind of blockage with the venting). When you washed you lint screen did you scrub it? I usually use soap water and an old tooth brush as you can actually get a clear coating on the screen without even being able to see it. How do your seals look? (put your head in the dryer drum and you will see a grey ring both in the rear and as you look back towards yourself) Are they dammaged? Have you cleaned your moisture sensors? This can cause a false error. While you have your head in the drum and are looking back towards the front, you should see 2 silver bars. Clean them off with the abrasive side of a sponge or a fine grit sand paper. If it is still malfuntioning, drop me a note back with your model and serial numbers (loacted just inside as you open the door) and I will see what else I can come up with.

not as hard as it will sound here we go
remove the lint filter
remove the 2 phillips screws at the filter housing top you will see these screws after you have pulled out the lint filter
unplug the dryer
remove the back panel
on the left side is the lint filter housing it is held in place with 4 1/4 inch screws remove them
lift up on the filter housing and pull forward you will find the sand inside the filter housing use a vac to **** it out and reassemble the dryer, no more sand