my dryer does not start under its own power , I have to spin the drum manually. The belt is intact and i just want to try and find the fault before i go and pay silly money for a service engineer. I can remove all the screws for the back panel but cant get the fan off. After removing the screw i thought it would just leaver off. Its jammed solid.

john dalrymple, August 2008

i am having same problem but did manage to get fan of. you just have to hold the fan firmly with both hands and keep wiggling it as you pull, it will come away eventually, although i am trying to get to the motor as i have the same problem, i believe it is the capacitor linked to the motor but cannot get to it

brian, October 2008