[Jennie]

I was drying a load of clothes and I heard a popping noise, followed by a constant scratching-type noise. From what I can tell, the drum still turns and it still gets hot. I'm not sure if it will still actually dry clothes because I took the clothes out and took them to a neighbor's house to finish. Any ideas?

[eric shubert]

the type of dryer you have has glides in the front and a rear glide if the dryer has not been looked at fo acouple of years then the glides may be worn out and is dragging into the housing.

[Jennie]

I've only had the dryer for a little over a year, my warranty ran out 2 weeks ago - talk about timing. Are the gliders something that I can look at and fix or is it something a professional would have to fix. Would you say it's safe to use occassionally until it's fixed (like it's not going to catch fire or anything)? Thank you.

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

It is very obvious to me that your heating element in the back wall behind drum has broken. Just pull dryer apart and check. These will blow if you have restricted airflow.

[rolonoel]

My dryer also makes loud sqeaking sounds. what is it? Everything else works fine (element, the drum turns ect).
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Rolonoel

[PS Volunteer - Appguy]

Probably bad drum roller, I use non-detergent oil to fix. Also check idler pully.