Maytag gas clothes dryer

Dryer has stopped several times before load was dry. The last time it would not restart. I thought it might need cleaning. I was right. Also thought the rollers or slide pads might be a problem. Right about that too. Not sure how old it is, but probably more than 10 years old. I took it apart and there was lint plugging around the fan and the vent ducting out of the dryer chamber. While cleaning, I found the felt pads that the front of the drum slides/glides on. I called a semi-local appliance parts place and they had a kit for $46. I decided to pass on this. I then called an online parts place and they said about $36. These parts are a plastic strip and a felt pad attached with double side tape. There is a left and right. I decided to tape them back in place and give it a try. I am surprised the dryer was drying with the obstructions in the exhaust. Good side is that the ducting between the dryer and the outside was almost lint free. I will see how this works. Maybe need to buy the parts in the future, but at that price, I will try using an adhesive first. Just reminding everyone that this may be required on your dryer also. Not sure how much of a fire hazard this was, but feel a lot better about it now.

You might need a new belt also, especially if you have it apart.

The Maytag electric dryer we have from the mid 90's actually sucks the heated air thru the drum, whereas older ones and cheaper ones blow it thru. Blowing it thru pressurizes the drum and blows the lint past the gaskets and fills the inside of the dryer with lint creating a fire hazard. I opened our dryer up after about 15 years and there was a minor accumulation of lint. I don't know how you would find out before you buy one if they suck or blow. As far as the slides for the drum, I bought some off of Amazon for my daughters dryer and they were about $5 a piece, they were made by GE, but the dryer was not a GE.