Wascomat TD45x45 Dryer Motor Replacement

Wascomat TD45x45 Dryer Motor Replacement

Today’s repair involves a Wascomat TD45x45 Dryer motor. Over the past few months, there was a slight noise heard at the front of the dryer.

One thing I need to explain first. This noise would not be considered a concern or even noticeable by most customers or attendants. You will find that unless there is a noise that is very loud or something is causing a problem with the operation of one of the pieces of equipment you will not find out about it. Take the time to listen to the normal operation of your equipment and train your attendants to be aware of unusual noises.

One of the most common causes of noise in a dryer is a screw that drops through the holes of the drum and rubs against the housing. Concrete screws and others can wear through the housing and cause damage that is difficult to repair without pulling out the drum.

I had been hearing this noise for a while as the dryer is located right beside the door to the restroom. The noise was barely noticeable from the front of the dryer in the store. From the back it sounded like a piece of the belt had broken away and was “flapping” against the housing.

A few months back I had a service tech looking at a few issues and asked him to check out this dryer. He had found a small screw through the holes in the back of the drum that was barely noticeable and marked that down to the cause.
Fast forward a few months and I was working on another dryer and seeing as I was already dirty and had the time I looked into this problem. That’s when I found the motor was extremely hot and the bearings are worn out.
Had I determined the problem at the time I first heard the noise I could have replaced the motor under warranty but by the time I took it out I was past the date.

This video works through the steps to get the motor replaced, including a trip to a repair shop to remove the belt drive pulley from the original motor shaft. It appears there was some material, possibly LocTite on the shaft that did not want to let go.

I’m not sure why the video is in Black and White. I used a different program to put the parts of the video together and that’s what I got.