How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP2043044 / WE9X105 Lower Felt

Replaced rear bearing, upper and lower felts, drive belt. Have repaired dryer before for same problem years ago, knew what to do, on line diagrams helped to move memory. Cleaned all accumulated lint out of machine.Belt was changed only out of age.Looked good but thought to be on safe side. 

Removed the front panel with the door and sprayed the old felt with alittle solvent being careful not to to get any on the plastic parts. This helped scrape off the old felt and remove most of the old glue. Applied new glue and let set for the time it asks for and reinstalled the new Drum slide on the top with the new lower felt on the bottom and the problem went away and was a pretty easy fix for an hour or so's worth of work from start to finish. 

I fixed it in three hours. I'm not an expert but it is working now. 

Parts were ordered after watching video. Parts arrived as promised and the repair was successful little effort. Will be using this company again. Need to work on an ice maker next. Thanks for your help. 

Placed order on-line with appliance parts pros dot com but the order did not go through due to security settings in my Firefox web browser. So I called appliancepartspros dot com and placed my order by telephone with a great customer service rep. Two days later the parts arrived. We found a DIY video online to learn how to replace these parts and these new parts were installed and operating perfectly in less than one hour. Everything about this order and repair worked perfectly. Next up is to replace the main bearing in the same dryer, to stop it from squeaking, for which we have already ordered a bearing replacement kit from appliancepartspros dot com and have found a DIY video online. "We already know how to take the dryer apart so this will be easy." Note: This GE dryer is a simple and good one, lightly used, for 17 years. Repairing this dryer with some new parts to replace worn out parts is better than buying a whole new dryer. Thank you very much appliancepartspros dot com. 

A local company replaced the rear bearing but not the front. The problem remained. I replaced the slide, drum and lower felt and this completely fixed the problem. When I replaced the front panel, the drum was held up by a book between the drum and the blower. This allowed me to install the front cover without help. Likewise, to connect the switch panel connectors before the switch panel is installed, the switch panel was supported by books and two pillows so I could install it without help. If you have someone to help, the front drum and later the switch panel can be supported by your helper, but it can be done without a helper. 

Ordered needed replacement upper and lower felt/glide parts from ApplianceParts and after only a couple hrs work all is now well! Very happy with the service! Super easy to use site with pictures, good part number reference so I knew I was getting the right part for my dryer model number, next day shipping, well packaged. Even the needed high-temp glue was included (in the upper felt/glide kit). Thanks!!