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WIP dryer repair part 2: swapping out the heating coil.

Well, the dryer has been disassembled and vacuumed, the dead coil removed, the new coil swapped in, ready to reassemble as soon as the new belt arrives. I was surprised how much of the brown shmutz in the heater was just ash from the coils - it dusted off quite shiny after I replaced the coil....

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Thanks for reassuring about the dark patch. Yes, it’s the exact spot the coil burned. I assume there was a brief flame during the burnout.

If you’re not in a big hurry, I would replace that white plastic bearing the drum rides on (you can see it on the very left in the last picture). It’s super squeaky when it fails. If you don’t replace it, at least give it a dollop of high temp grease.

I picked up a (too big, too expensive) tub of high-temp lithium bearing grease for exactly that purpose. My only wonder is how thoroughly I should clean off the old grease before applying it.

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That’s what I’d assumed. Wipe it out with something lint free to make sure there’s no grit, then add the new grease.

Pxtl OP ,
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Nope, just a wiring diagram, that ripped when I was pulling it out.

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