[dugiehowsa]

The drum of my Maytag Performa Dryer stopped spinning this morning. The heater coils come on and heat is generated, but the drum itself does not sping. Does this indicate a type of belt problem? If so, how does one replace it? I managed to pop the top on the dryer, but I'm not sure how to get access to the rest of the unit.

[Shawn]

Have you tried to grab the belt and lift it out with drum still in place.

[dugiehowsa]

I didn't realize the belt is wrapped around the entire drum. So if I open the top and don't see the belt, thats probably a pretty good indication that the belt has snapped. Thanks for the speedy response! Its much appreciated.

I also found these links that helped me diagnose the problem and start taking the top and the front of the dryer off (both of which are easy to do for a newbie like me!)