Hotpoint Dryer VTD00G scraping on spin.

[Northbeach]

Well I took the machine almost completely apart (both side and front panels off/down). Took the front felt off and cleaned out the 4 bearing pads/feet. I then tried to shift the drum forward back onto the felt so it was almost butted up to the part beneath.
It was then put back together: the scraping wasn't actually as bad and within 10 or so minutes the scraping had stopped on it's own accord. The next time we used it however the scraping had returned (I'd had to open the machine up again as the flue pipe had fallen during the previous take apart (explained why there was suddenly so much condensation in the kitchen!).
I noticed that when you lightly pressed the front end of the lit the scraping would stop, so I wedged something between the dryer and the bench it sits beneath - hey presto! Would you consider it still worth getting that rear seal? Is it sufficiently larger than the current one?

....however, this may be the least of the problems. I popped something in the dryer last night just for 5 minutes...came back and the machine was stone cold. Remember, I've just replaced the heating element and thermostats. Have taken this out this morning to inspect and it seems ok...what on earth could be the blimmin problem now?!?!?!?

I'm for a royal mouthful from the missus (she insisted on a new one etc) if it isn't now fixed! I have multi-meter ready...

Many thanks.

 

[rocks1]

Check the stat hasn't poped reset it with a pin. Rear seal is much thicker and pushes the drum forward.

 

[Northbeach]

Check the stat hasn't poped reset it with a pin. Rear seal is much thicker and pushes the drum forward.

Eek! Where (and what!) is the stat? This is now intermittent (at least the new thermo and heating elements hadn't blown as I half expected).
It also seems when the scraping noise starts then heat is definitely in existance; when silent it's stone cold. When the low heat button is pressed then I seem to get heat, so I then hit the high heat which seems to work...have I a dodgy connection somewhere? All this trouble stems from when I first took the machine apart...

Cheers.