Author Topic: Maytag Dryer MDG6400tbo Bravio Howl noise (Read 4147 times)

hdman97 · « **on:** December 01, 2011, 01:07:29 PM »

Hi ,
My daughter has this dryer.
Has a howl noise almost like a jet taking off.
I have checked all the rollers and the ilder pully, and they all look good.
Looked at the blower fan,didnt notice any thing wrong.however I didnt remove it.
vent is clear.
Could it be the motor?
Any other thoughts
Thanks.......

bigbuck · « **Reply #1 on:** December 01, 2011, 02:40:46 PM »

i think this is double sided pulleys on motor, try removing belt off blower wheel, then run dryer to check if stopped noise, may be something in blower housing.

hdman97 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 01, 2011, 02:49:06 PM »

There is not a belt going to the blower it is direct off motor.
Will be back there this weekend.
I will try running with the belt off the drum, that would atleast rule out the drum area.
thanks for your thoughts

bigbuck · « **Reply #3 on:** December 01, 2011, 02:56:05 PM »

may not be able to do this unless you jump out belt switch, sometimes the blower felt will get stuck around blower wheel causing noise.

JWWebster · « **Reply #4 on:** December 01, 2011, 03:30:55 PM »

On them blowers is a plastic hub that wallows out. Once they get wobbly it takes twice as much time to dry clothes and you will hear weird noises coming from it. click pic to enlarge
Service Manual:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B5If-wTgYWH5MDI3MWJkMTAtZGRhNS00Yjc5LTk0ZjgtNzAyZDJkMzU0Yjll&hl=en_US

hdman97 · « **Reply #5 on:** December 01, 2011, 06:14:21 PM »

From what I remember I think the blower looks more like this

JWWebster · « **Reply #6 on:** December 01, 2011, 06:24:14 PM »

In that case remove the filter chute and look for obstacles such as this:

AJ · « **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2011, 08:02:44 PM »

MDG6400tbo does not seem to be a good model number, could you double check it.

hdman97 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 03, 2011, 12:55:28 PM »

Well I Went over there today to take another look.
Problem was the idler pully.
I don't know how I missed it the first time,looked fine.
Damm bifocals

Much better now,thanks all!

AJ · « **Reply #9 on:** December 03, 2011, 01:02:59 PM »

Glad you found the problem, thanks for the update.

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