Maytag Dryer Squeaking like crazy

[Inkmann]

My Maytag Dryer MDE4000AYW is squeaking on and off, high pitch and low pitch.
It's driving me nuts!
Any suggestions.

Thanks
John

[JWWebster]

All you need to do is break down the dryer and oil the rollers and idler

[rezman6]

also check the slides/glides. If they look heavily worn or worst yet scraping metal to metal replace them.

[Inkmann]

Please tell me mote about "breaking down" the dryer, am I going into the back? or the side?
Is there a diagram that shows where to lube?
What kind of lube?
Also will I be able to see the slides?, and where can I buy them?

Thanks
John

[Al Capone]

Maybe this service manual will help.

16023110 Maytag Sloped Front Dryer Service Repair Manual

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[JWWebster]

What you do is remove the front shroud first. It kinda resembles a goal post. Grab it about 4 inchs below the top on each side of the door and yank it off. Then you will find some hold down clips you need to take loose and then the top will come up and you can get to the rest of the dryer.Seems to me you gotta remove the door too. It has been a long time since I fooled with one. You basically work everything from the front of this dryer.The squeel is gonna be them glides that mount on the front of the drum. Easy fix.

[magician59]

All you need to do is break down the dryer and oil the rollers and idler

Oil...in a lint-producing environment...hmmmmm!

[JWWebster]

I use high temp resistant non flammable turbine oil. Zoom spout oil is the slipperyest stuff known to mankind. It is heat resistant, slow to evaporate and has been scientifically proven by Tazmanian devils everywhere. It's pretty good stuff. 

[Repair-man]

Oil...in a lint-producing environment...hmmmmm!

Yes, and there's lint in a heat-producing environment...what'sthe point?

You'll find that the right rear roller (the one over the heater) is bad. You'll know this by the little pile of rusty dust found under the roller. You'll also likely find the wrong kind of vent duct on back of your dryer. Maytags can't be vented with foil or plastic unless you  like replacing parts later due to  overheating.

[MatchBox]

I had a squeal develop after changing out the heating element. I checked all the bearings, rollers, glides, etc., and couldn't figure out what the deal was. Then I finally noticed that there were a few screws I had removed from the back of the dryer that secured the frame holding the rollers. The squeal was quite a chilling metal on metal sound. Your squeal could be a number of things. A few screws falling out would cause this as well.

[Repair-man]

Actually yours was a sound most folks will not hear, mainly because they don't remove the screws in back of the dryer. The Maytag is entirely serviceable from the front, so any screws removed in back can result  in damage if they are not replaced prior to operating the dryer. Kind of like leaving a wheel off your car and then driving it....

We were discussing what can cause a squeal and how to repair it properly. Thankfully, Al provided the link to the manual so that no one would be tempted to remove any rear screws to perform the repair.

[tgoods]

I've oiled dryer rollers a couple of times. Both times it was back within a week replacing the rollers because the squeaking returned.  I don't like callbacks so now squeaking rollers are replaced, dry. A little graphite doesn't hurt though.


Drum Support Roller Part # 12001541

[JWWebster]

If they look ok I remove the rollers and sand down the shafts. I lube the shafts and rollers and re install them. Zoomspout oil is safe for dryers. You lube up them rollers and they start chirping 2 weeks later then that is a venting probo like Jimbo said. But yeah I see your point go ahead and replace them and be done with it unless of course their is a vent problem and them new rollers start sanging a song 2 weeks later.