When u put a washload on. Is it ok to fill the drum with your clothing or best to leave about 6 inch gap. Also getting little brown bits like leaves on our clean clothing Please help me ??????

SOURCE: Brown streaks on clothes

mich, The brown streaks are probably caused by worn drum guides and lower basket seal. I've seen this quite often on Frigidaire dryers. Part numbers 5303937139 upper felt guide and 5303283286 lower basket seal. This can be a task for an inexperienced person but can be done. It requires removing the top panel and front panel/door assy. The old guides have to be scraped off. The upper felt guides and lower seal glue on. Catriver...post back.

SOURCE: Brown marks on clothes

This is a pretty common problem with these Frigidaire dryers. Crice hit it right on the head when he said the clothing is getting stuck between the guides and drum. The upper and lower felt guides need to be changed. This is not one of the easiest jobs. The top and front panel have to come off and the guides are glued on with high temp. adhiesive. The old guides have to be scraped off. Part numbers for the upper and lower guides are 5303937139 -(upper) 5303283286 -(lower). Catriver...post back

SOURCE: Dryer is leaving brown streaks on cotton clothes

The 417 dryers have two seals on the front panel, the top seal has drum glides which wear down over time. Because the drum rests on those glides, when it wears down it leaves a gap between the drum and the seal, clothes will drag in that gap and come out with rust and/or seal adhesive stains. Try replacing the top and lower seals, this works most of the time...sometimes though, if left unattended long enough, the lack of support from the front glides causes too much strain on the rear drum bearing, and even after replacing the seals clothes may still catch, although the brown spotting will stop for awhile. You can feel the gap if you run your hand along the inside of the drum at the seal point.

SOURCE: leaving brown stains on clothes, messing them up,

If it isn't rust, I suspect cotton can decompose if moist for a long time (in the laundry or machine), causing brown spots. In that case, the spots probably cannot be removed. Or can they?

SOURCE: Dryer leaving brown streaks on clothes

My dryer was doing the same thing (brown streaks and holes). I opened up the front by lifting the top first then remove the two screws on either side near the top, unhook the wires to the door sensor. Pull the front panel up and off of the metal clips on the bottom and set it on top of the dryer for easy cleaning. I had to replace both upper and lower felts, the upper has three what look
to be hard plastic tabs on it, both upper and lower together will cost anywhere from $50 to $60. Pull the old felts off and then clean the metal surface (I used a wire brush on a drill and it worked great). Carefully glue the new pieces into place with the adhesive that will come with the upper felt guide. Once in place let sit for an hour. Put the dryer back together. I did this to my Frigidaire that is ten yrs old and now it runs like new. Hope this is helpful.