Sounds like the motor is bad or the motor bearings are bad. This will create more resistance and will therefore create more current in the circuit. More current in the circuit will cause the overload to trip. This is for safety to prevent excess heat building up in the circuit which could cause a fire.
Behind the blower fan, right corner at the bottom
The motor is housed at the back of the hair dryer just behind the vent.
Could be a bearing, could be a motor, could be something (like a sock) caught up in there...tough to say without opening her up!
It moves a fan. The fan is what causes the airflow in the hair dryer.
Part # 3390291 on a whirlpool (or kenmore, or maytag) dryer is the hi-temp thermostat. It sits next to part #3977394 Thermal cut off on the outside shell surrounding the heating element (the kit including both is kit# 279816) . The full thermostat #3387134 sits next to the thermal fuse on top of the blower motor.
I am betting on a Ge or Kenmore unit built by GE. It has a real motor.
The chassis of a dryer is what you see when you look at the dryer. It is a frame work of metal that contains the rotating drum and motor assembly. When you ground a dryer it is this framework that the ground wire, from the cord, is connected to.
Yes, if you're talking about the general home clothes dryer. They're in the motor and relay/servo units.
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Evap fan motor not running or controller board is bad.
You have to unscrew the hex nut that is attaching the pulley to the motor. It can be relatively difficult so get a torque wrench.
Kenmore Model 117.141 with a motor that runs and a good cabinet is worth $30.00 to me. A machine that old is bound to had some issues.