Fixed our clothes dryer - followup

Just recently, the clothes dryer started squealing again, especially when I started drying a heavy load (a couple of bathrobes, some towels, etc.). So it looks like the "cleaning" thing from the previous post didn't quite take.

So I bought the bullet and ordered the repair kit. It took just about a week to get here, which was what I expected, and it wasn't expensive (less than $40).

This time, I took the drum out, vacuumed out the lint, replaced the idler pulley, and put it all back together. The whole thing took just over 30 minutes.

The next time I dried a heavy load, the noise was totally gone. And I don't expect it to come back.

If you own a Whirlpool/Kenmore dryer that measures 29 inches across and has the lint filter on top, this repair is pretty easy.