When dryer is drying clothes it is making a loud grinding noise. Is this the belt or is the motor going bad? Maytag Centennial

Sounds like a motor failure or something hung up in blower wheel.

It is the tube bearing, a huge job to replace.

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heatman101

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A loose belt will allow the drum to slip when clothes hit the paddles in the drum. It sometimes sounds like a pair of tennis shoes are in the dryer when it slips and is usually rythymic.

These machines also use drum rollers that can make a racket when they go bad.

http://www.repairclinic.com/Maytag-Dryer-Parts

Good luck.

Hi,

More likely is that your motor is going bad...that will make a very loud hum when it starts to go...

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heatman101

Could be damage to drive belt which is made of rubber

Hi,
Here is a tip that I wrote about dryers and noises...

It will help you determine what is happening there...

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heatman101

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Hi, this is a belt issue. make sure the tension on the belt/motor is sufficient. adjust to specs. if the belt is fine, this will be bad bearings in the roller assembly.

Replace the rollers in this case.

it is more likely one of the drum rollers

2 things there first is noise the support rollers that old drum up and the pulley 4 the belt tightner needs replaced the dryng time as long as the dryer gitting hot is the vent going from dryer to outside pluged up