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Model: DWSR473EV0WW	Brand: GE	Age: 5 - 10 years
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dmeiss		#1 Posted : Friday, February 19, 2010 4:51:24 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/16/2008(UTC) Posts: 5		Hi: Dryer is struggling to turn with heavy loads (usually jeans). It seems to turn fine with lighter (or no) loads. The belt seems snug. I changed the front & rear bearings last year. Is the motor going south on me? Or is the belt maybe not as tight as it needs to be? Thanks in advance for your help.


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sidfink43		#2 Posted : Monday, February 22, 2010 11:32:45 AM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 3/29/2009(UTC) Posts: 11,699		Check your bearings again, something may have gotten hung up but if everything is ok then it probably is the motor.


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dmeiss		#3 Posted : Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:11:36 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 3/16/2008(UTC) Posts: 5		Originally Posted by: sidfink43 Check your bearings again, something may have gotten hung up but if everything is ok then it probably is the motor. Thanks for the response. If I change the motor, do I also need to change the pulley, or anything else while I'm in there?


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sidfink43		#4 Posted : Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:04:34 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 3/29/2009(UTC) Posts: 11,699		I would put on a new belt and change out the tension pulley just so you don't have to go in and do anything else again for the foreseeable future.


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