LG Dryer: making clicking noise
What is this symptom?
Is your LG dryer making a clicking noise? This repetitive sound often occurs when the drum rotates and can indicate issues like clothing hardware or foreign debris caught between the drum and housing. Identifying the source of the noise is essential to restoring your dryer's performance.
Important Tips for LG Models
- LG documentation specifically notes that clicking or clacking during drying can be caused by clothing fasteners striking the drum and can be normal in many cases, but persistent or loud clicking may indicate internal issues.
Possible Causes
Clothing hardware or debris hitting drum
How to Identify: Clicking correlates to items inside drum, often louder when clothes with zippers or buttons hit the drum
Part: Drum interior / clothing items
Foreign debris between drum and housing or in blower area
How to Identify: Clicking persists after removing all clothing, debris audible when manually rotating drum
Part: Blower housing / drum gap
DIY Solutions
Remove foreign objects and check clothing
- Unload dryer and check pockets for coins, keys, or hard items
- Ensure zippers/buttons are fastened and tumble small items in a laundry bag
- Run a brief empty cycle to verify noise removal
Inspect and remove debris near blower and drum edge
- Unplug dryer
- Remove lower front or rear panel per model instructions
- Inspect blower housing and drum edge gap for coins/hairpins/etc.
- Use vacuum to remove debris and reassemble
Next step
Choose the next step for making clicking noise
Confirm the diagnosis before ordering. An error code can identify the system involved, but it does not prove that a specific part has failed.
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Model-compatible Dryer parts
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Where can I find the model number?
Check the rating label around the door, lid, frame, rear panel, or inside the appliance cabinet. Use the complete model number, including suffixes.
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Optional routine care
Maintenance supplies
These products support cleaning or routine upkeep. They are separate from the possible repair components above and are not claimed to fix this error code or symptom.
Dryer Vent Cleaning Kit
Helps remove routine lint buildup from an accessible dryer vent path. It does not diagnose or repair an E-code or failed component.
Lint Trap Cleaning Brush
A narrow brush for routine cleaning around an accessible lint screen and housing.
Dryer Vent Hose Kit
A replacement exhaust duct option for visibly crushed or damaged external venting. Check diameter, length, local code, and installation clearance.
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Professional Repairs
Replace worn drum rollers or bearings
Drive belt and idler pulley replacement
When to Call a Professional
Preventive Maintenance
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Remove items like coins from pockets before drying: Foreign object-caused clicking and potential component damage
Frequency: Every load -
Clean lint and exhaust vent regularly: Obstruction-related noise due to airflow resistance
Frequency: Monthly
Frequently Asked Questions
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References & Sources
Community Analytical Insights
Guidance from available sources; statistical claims are shown only for samples of at least 10 discussions
Common Issues Reported by Users
- Worn or damaged drum rollers
- Foreign objects in the drum or blower
- Faulty idler pulley
User Suggested Solutions
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Inspect and replace worn or damaged drum rollers. To do this, unplug the dryer, remove the front panel, and check the rollers for wear. If they are damaged, replace them with new ones.
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Check for foreign objects in the drum or blower. Open the dryer door and inspect the drum for any items that may have fallen in. Also, check the blower housing for blockages.
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Test and replace the idler pulley if necessary. Unplug the dryer, remove the belt and check the idler pulley for wear. If it's not spinning freely, replace it.
Limited-source guidance; percentages and success-rate claims are not shown
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