Samsung dryer is making a grinding sound (Fixed)

If you have experienced a grinding sound, be sure to properly maintain your dryer. You most certainly don’t want your appliance to breakdown because hazardous noise informs of a serious issue. Such grinding noise that has perhaps recently gotten more like thumping or scraping can be a clue that the problem originates in your dryer’s idler pulley. This part supplies tension on the drum belt to keep the belt from slipping on the drive motor pulley or the drum when your dryer’s spinning a load. The pulley spins quickly, so the friction here can wear it out. You can check by unplugging the dryer, taking off the lower access panel or the front panel, and finding the idler pulley and its shaft, usually at the base next to the drive motor. Remove the belt. There shouldn’t be any play when you manually turn the pulley, and it ought to rotate smoothly. You can replace the pulley and also its shaft if that is worn out. Several models of gas and electric dryers have rollers that support the drum. The rollers are typically located on the rear bulkhead and some models will have them on the front bulkhead as well. These rollers can wear out from usage causing the dryer’s drum to not rotate freely and create a squealing noise or in some cases, a thumping noise. Drum rollers should be replaced as a set as they normally will wear evenly. Some problems are possible to fix only with the right tools and skills, so to keep the warranty valid and unit functional, it is at your best interest to contact a professional maintenance assistant.