The motor just hums when "start" is pushed.  I took off the belt and
still just a hum.

I want to try to rotate the shaft, but it's very stiff.

Anyone know how to get at the motor?  I have the front cover off, but
it looks like I need to tear into the exhaust airflow ducting and drum
assembly to get at the motor.

On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:36:22 -0800 (PST), kh fami <k...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>The motor just hums when "start" is pushed.  I took off the belt and
>still just a hum.
>
>I want to try to rotate the shaft, but it's very stiff.
>
>Anyone know how to get at the motor?  I have the front cover off, but
>it looks like I need to tear into the exhaust airflow ducting and drum
>assembly to get at the motor.

That sounds right, and when you do you will probably find the sock
that is binding the blower wheel on the other end of that motor.
Usually that is just a few screws on the plenum.

Usually have to pull  the drum out, that opens up the access to the 
motor. Clean and relube the berrings is the first step.

-- 
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
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.


"kh fami" <k...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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The motor just hums when "start" is pushed.  I took off the belt and
still just a hum.

I want to try to rotate the shaft, but it's very stiff.

Anyone know how to get at the motor?  I have the front cover off, but
it looks like I need to tear into the exhaust airflow ducting and drum
assembly to get at the motor. 

On 11/28/2010 12:36 AM, kh fami wrote:
> The motor just hums when "start" is pushed.  I took off the belt and
> still just a hum.

It probably just hums because it doesn't know the words.

You joined the cliche of the week club, too? Me, I avoid cliches like 
the plague.  I wouldn't get near a cliche with a ten foot pole. The 
only thing worse than cliches, are hackneyed expressions. I opened the 
door and saw a cliche on my front step. I screamed like ice cream. It 
beat feet, crying "feet don't fail me now" as it made tracks into the 
distance.

-- 
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
  www.lds.org
.


"Tony Miklos" <T...@gmail.com> wrote in message 
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On 11/28/2010 12:36 AM, kh fami wrote:
> The motor just hums when "start" is pushed.  I took off the belt and
> still just a hum.

It probably just hums because it doesn't know the words. 

Wow -- gfretw... nailed it.

Sock wedged into the blower fan.

Thanks to

http://www.applianceaid.com/may-apart.html

for step by step on getting to it.

The telltale sign was that the drum would only turn in one direction
and not even budge in the other.

On Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:31:31 -0800 (PST), kh fami <k...@gmail.com>
wrote:

>Wow -- gfretw... nailed it.
>
>Sock wedged into the blower fan.
>
>Thanks to
>
>http://www.applianceaid.com/may-apart.html
>
>for step by step on getting to it.
>
>The telltale sign was that the drum would only turn in one direction
>and not even budge in the other.

Nice.  Now it makes sense why Mom used to put a few pairs of socks on
a safety pin.  She never lost one... She put the pin in through the
toe  ends.

On 11/28/2010 4:49 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> You joined the cliche of the week club, too? Me, I avoid cliches like
> the plague.  I wouldn't get near a cliche with a ten foot pole. The
> only thing worse than cliches, are hackneyed expressions. I opened the
> door and saw a cliche on my front step. I screamed like ice cream. It
> beat feet, crying "feet don't fail me now" as it made tracks into the
> distance.

So I suppose that means it's old and overused?  Can't remember last time 
I read/heard, or wrote/said it.

'Cliche Tony'