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i have a indesit is70c tumble dryer that won't spin?

i have a indesit is70c tumble dryer the drum is not spinning have just replaced the Jockey Pulley (ES539967)
so I know the belts not broken it is lose, turned on the dryer fan is working heater is working, but motor shaft that turns the drum belt is not turning. there is slight play in the drum.
Martin Western, March 2013
Thanks I will give it a look :)

Martin Western, March 2013
If you take the cover off and give the drum a shove (carefully) it might start on its own. If it does then its the capacitor thats kaput. The capacitor is the small tubular 'thingy' fixed to the side of the motor. You may well see heat damage if it has failed. Its job is to kick start the motor backwards and forwards like a starter.
Howeve if the drum will not power round when you give it a shove, then the motor is the likely culprit and with some play in the bearings it might be time to call it a day.
Capacitors, however, are not dear -just Google your machine with the word capacitor.

GB in Wales, March 2013
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