Fridgidaire dryer grease

[oilboy123]

I have a motor problem in my clothes dryer. I have to take out the drum and I want to regrease the rear ball "stainless?" and socket "Polyethelene?".

The repair book says it is a special lithium grease. I was just going to use one of the three Amsoil greases I have.
I have GLC Multi GHC with moly or GRG series 2000.
The GRG seems to have a very good hi temp life and hi dropping point. I think I will go with it.

I also have Stalube synthetic brake caliper grease that contains moly, graphite, and teflon.

I would like any thoughts? Any appliance techs?

 

[Master ACiD]

i just did this to my fridigaire dryer!

i used come castrol uliplex ngli 2 because thats what i had on hand.

but really, its just a dryer. it dont matter what you use as long as you dont make a mess and get it all over the place. 99.9% of the population never even looks inside a dryer so if you grease yours and keep it running youre ahead of everybody.

 

[oilboy123]

Yea I think you are right. I might get the little plastic bearing. It only cost about $3.

Then I will use some series 2000 Racing grease! so I have the fastest dryer in America!

 

[Master ACiD]

hahaha, one day well have to race them. i bet i could beat ya in a permaiant press cycle!
hey while you are in there have a look at the spin motor bearings (bushings) if you disconnect the belt and the 2 brackets which hold the motor in place, you can pull the motor out and properly grease its bushings. also the tensioner pulley could use a greasing. my pulley didnt even a bushing.

 

[1sttruck]

I used 'Gunslik' I think it's called, stated to be an anhydrous graphite lube. I also use a teflon spray on the stupid felt/plastic bearinsg on the front.

I hope that Frigidare gives due credit to the high school drafting class that designed the bearings for their dryer.

 

[doitmyself]

I've seen Sil-glide mentioned for use on those bearings. That's what I used on my Whirlpool.

 

[oilboy123]

So now I just have to find out if the they money I put into this dryer makes sense$$$$ If I have to dump in $200 + then maybe it's not worth it.......

I could buy a pretty good cheap new dryer for about $332 at Sears. It would not match my washer but that's the breaks.

 

[Master ACiD]

so whats wrong with it?

 

[junebug]

I just replaced the belt and idler pulley on my 33 year old coin op. HOTPOINT Dryer in my APT. BUILDING. Parts were only $31. As another said, "Just use whatever grease you have." I'd use the lithium grease.

 

[oilboy123]

Well I bought a used motor, belt, rear bearing support and top felt glide.
$124

I installed the felt guide with glue and put the motor in as well as the other parts.

Then I go to plug in the motor and it has a different plug arrangement. My dryer is the fancy "Gallery" reversing motor set up.
Long story short I was committed so I bought the new motor and got it running. It's up to a total of $220 bucks. Total At least I did not buy the parts from Sears. They wanted $192 + shipping just for the motor.
I guess because they are Sears people assume they sell inexpensive parts, Not!

The only consolation is maybe it will last longer than the cheap new dryer I was thinking of buying...

 

[junebug]

At least, you know what you've got!!!

 

[oilboy123]

Yes knock on wood twice...............

The washer and dryer match at least. Like a I am an interior designer..................Pat

 

[Max_Wander]

whew, i thougth i was crazy when i changed the 'lifetime-fill' transmission oil in a Whirlpool washer!

 

[Tempest]

My washer and dryer are only 3 years old. Now you guys have me thinking cause it never even dawned on me that lubes were changeable! Now where's that manual...

 

[oilboy123]

Aww were all crazy!