My Hotpoint TVM570P is making a dreadful noise. Looked inside and cant decide if it is the drum bearing or motor bearing. When i spin the motor or drum separately without the belt on, they both seem to spin smoothly. If i put load on the drum shaft there is some noise but not as bad as when it is running. Any clues?

SOURCE: dryer belt snaped

Hi!!! Make sure you install the belt correctly maybe this can help you..

SOURCE: dryer makes loud squeaking noise when spinning

there are two possibilities for this question. 1) there is an idler roller that give the belt the correct tension . unplug dryer and remove idler roller see if it spins freely if not replace it @0 there are two drum rollers in back of machine thatdrum rides on remove drum it's self explanitory how to remove drum and very easy also. you can roll these wheels and check for free movement visually check them ,one or both should be worn out or the bearing in the wheel has failed before putting old or new wheels back sand the wheel shafts to get any gunk off them and that's about the only thing that can make a dryer squeek

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SOURCE: Ge Adora Dryer, Worked great.

the dryer during its cycle squeaks and rumbles it sounds like some thing is not right.

SOURCE: Belt Not Tight

The belt gets tight when you press the pulley arm down place the belt over the outer edge of the pulley and then over the motor axis. The belt then runs like in a "eight". Christian