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For several weeks, the dryer has been thumping during a cycle, and it requires more than a normal cycle (50 mins) to get the clothes to dry. So Neil had a look and, at least to fix the thumping, it’ll be the the same repair that he did back in August of 2014 – except this time, he has Lara’s help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, a brief history of our dryer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/td>Issue<\/strong><\/td>Replacement Parts<\/strong><\/td>Cost<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
2008<\/td>Original purchase. Guessing about the date; the information plate says “04\/08”, which is likely the manufacturing date.<\/td>N\/A<\/td>?<\/td><\/tr>
2014-08-06<\/td>Eating clothes! They get stuck between the drum and the slide. Countless baby clothes had snaps and buttons torn off before we finally repaired it.<\/td>137513300<\/a> Drum Glide

5303937183<\/a> Lower Front Felt Seal with Adhesive

134440200<\/a> Upper Front Felt Seal<\/td>		$119.27<\/td><\/tr>
2015-09-12<\/td>Dryer has been squeaking loudly for several weeks, like a fire alarm.<\/td>5303281153<\/a> Rear Drum Bearing Kit<\/td>$34.58<\/td><\/tr>
2019-03-01<\/td>Won\u2019t start. Has power, but when you press start it just makes a bad hum for a few seconds. Prior to this, had been requiring extra time to get clothes dry, for a couple months.

Decided to replace the rear drum bearing again at the same time, as a preventive maintenance.<\/td>		131560100<\/a> Drive Motor with Pulley

5303281153<\/a> Rear Drum Bearing Kit<\/td>		$357.91<\/td><\/tr>
2021-01-23<\/td>Door handle ripped off!<\/td>N\/A – See this post<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/td>$0<\/td><\/tr>
2021-03-16<\/td>Eating clothes and thumping again, same as in 2014. Can see a piece of metal stuck in the felt around the front of the drum.

Decided to also do the rear drum bearing again, since the machine would be apart anyhow.<\/td>		5303937183<\/a> Lower Front Felt Seal with Adhesive

134440200<\/a> Upper Front Felt Seal

5303281153<\/a> Rear Drum Bearing Kit<\/td>		$98.67<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
History of our 13 year old Sears (Frigidaire) 970-C97092-10 dryer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A new washer and dryer costs around $2000. This repair parts cost $98.67 (including some preventive maintenance) so it was a no-brainer, especially if we can get several more years before something else breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, we’ve bought parts from several sources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n