How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP2044401 / WE25X10001 Dryer Rear Drum Bearing Kit

I guess I'm old school. I tool disassembled the front door and lower real panel to inspect the machine. After locating the problem, the worn front top drum glide, which subsequently lowered the positioning of the drum and throwing the rear bearing off kilter I decided to replace both pieces. The belt appeared to be in good shape. The drum glide seems a bit expensive, I've seen it listed on Amazon for less, but chose to stick with ApplianceParts for this fix. The parts arrived in a couple of day, quicker than I had expected. Gleaning off the old glide and reattaching the new piece was fairly simple. The drum bearing, because of its uneven rotation appeared worn which is why I decided to replace it as well. This is where better directions would have come in helpful, perhaps a page or two from a service manual - but that may simply depend upon the particular dryer. As a layman who is not in the repair business I had to settle for reassembling the unit then turning it on to make sure it was working correctly. Fortunately it works fine now. I'm satisfied with AP and all of their service. A repair like this always builds my confidence for approaching the next job. As I said, I'm old school, which is why I believe cursive writing should be taught once again. 

I ordered the kit from Appliance pros. After taking the dryer apart and cleaning the inside of it from lent that had been collecting behind the drum for a couple of years. it was quite easy.The ball bearing was grinding a hole into the other mechanism. I do not know why they do not tell you grease you dryer or have it serviced at least once a year . this will prevent this from happening. it take more than cleaning out your vent to make your machines work properly.My machine works great now ,drys faster and is very quite. 

Replaced rear bearing assy. and drum slides. Dryer older, repair guy wanted 100.00 just to visit but not looking forward to purchasing a 1500.00 washer/dryer set like the boss (wife) wants. 

After tearing down the dryer, I found the rear drum bearing(bushing) was worn. The belt appeared cracked and the felt was ok, but had wear. The ordering of parts went easy. Parts came in two days. I replaced the bearing kit and belt. I needed assistance to hold the bearing parts in place while attaching them from the other side. The dyer works well now. The felt was not the part I expected. The return process was easy. 

Replaced bearing 

Removed the drum assembly in dryer. Replaced or installed rear support bearing kit and old belt. Works like a charm and the parts I used from you guys was spot on. Shipped parts quick. Had next day. 

Took dryer apart, replaced bearing and reassembled. 

Replaced the rear Drum Bearing kit, Glide Drum, Upper Felt and Idler Arm. These were the most recommended repairs from AppliancePartsPros.com, and since I had the dryer apart, I chose to replace all the common wear parts. The hardest part was figuring out how to take the top off... there were no good images or descriptions. For my model, there are two spring clips on the front above the control panel and top which need to be depressed with a flat head screw driver. 

My dryer came apart a little differently than the one in the video but I was able to find a service manual for it online to get the dryer apart. Once we had it open the rear drum bearing kit fit perfectly with all the correct parts. Now the dryer runs like new. My dryer is stacked on top of the washer and I chose to leave it there so had to use a step stool, made it slightly more awkward but still doable. 

Replaced rear drum bearing