My 8ft dryer belt is starting to "skip"..no longer running smooth.

[Mark @ Hurricane Printing]

Has anyone ever had this issue with their dryer: I noticed last night my belt is not running smooth anymore unless I speed it up...I have it set to go slow but it just started skipping.....as I sped up the belt the skipping went away.

I haven't looked into it yet..I just noticed it last night and plan to address it this weekend.

Anyway, if anyone had this probelm before how did you fix it?

[Homer]

I would say it's the potentiometer, the dial you turn to speed it up. You may need to take it out, hit it with the air compressor, clean it up a bit. . or buy a new one, they can be found cheap.

[blue moon]

Has anyone ever had this issue with their dryer: I noticed last night my belt is not running smooth anymore unless I speed it up...I have it set to go slow but it just started skipping.....as I sped up the belt the skipping went away.

I haven't looked into it yet..I just noticed it last night and plan to address it this weekend.

Anyway, if anyone had this probelm before how did you fix it?

what kind of dryer? It might be easier to get answers as somebody might have a similar one.

pierre

[inkman996]

Do you mean the motor is skipping or just the belt on the rollers? Dumb question I know

[californiadreamin]

Check Belt Tension
Check Alligator Clip And Wire Protruding From Clip
Check Drive Chain/DriveBelt Tension, Inspect Chain / Belt For Wear
Check Drive Sprocket / Pulley Alignment, Set Screws
Check Drive Motor Mounting Bolts
Check Roller Bearing Set Screws To Keep Rollers From Sliding
Check Roller Bearings For Proper Grease
Check Bearing Mounting Bolts
Good Luck!
winston

[Zelko-4-EVA]

start with the simple -

is the belt getting caught on anything?

[Mark @ Hurricane Printing]

Do you mean the motor is skipping or just the belt on the rollers? Dumb question I know

I think its the motor skipping...the belt is not catching on anything.

[mk162]

can you time it?  it could be a gear issue or chain drive issue if your belt has one of those.

[Zelko-4-EVA]

Has anyone ever had this issue with their dryer: I noticed last night my belt is not running smooth anymore unless I speed it up...I have it set to go slow but it just started skipping.....as I sped up the belt the skipping went away.

I haven't looked into it yet..I just noticed it last night and plan to address it this weekend.

Anyway, if anyone had this probelm before how did you fix it?

what kind of dryer? It might be easier to get answers as somebody might have a similar one.

pierre

what kind of dryer?  brand etc. 

[inkman996]

Check Roller Bearing Set Screws To Keep Rollers From Sliding

Had that happen on an older dryer but that caused problems no matter what speed was set.