Man vs. Major Appliance
The charred and galled remains of the old dryer bearing
I have spent a lot of time on art projects over the last few months- which is good. However, I have fallen behind on some home maintenance tasks. So, early yesterday morning I tore the dryer apart. It was oh so satisfying. It had been getting progressively noisier and was making a high-pitched squeal that had become uncomfortably loud. The guys at the appliance parts store convinced me it was the rear bearing (I thought it was the idler pulley). They were, of course, correct and I did buy the bearing replacement kit. It was a pretty easy fix and the dryer is now purring like new again.
Sometimes you really don’t feel like you own something until you take it apart.