How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6007635 / WP312967 Clamp

Replaced with a new wheel that fit tightly on motor shaft. I bought the clamp and retainer clips but ended up putting the old ones back on because they shown no signs of wear. Total time to fix including vacuum and cleaning about 30 Minutes. 

Drive motor bearing was bad. Replaced motor. 

After watching a few videos, I opened the front of the dryer, removed the old pieces and put in the new ones. This model of dryer was pretty easy to work with. One thing that I didn't expect to be so difficult was the removal of the old blower wheel. The new one slid right on, but the old one didn't want to budge without a lot of force. If you can go ahead and get the special snap ring pliers, it would definitely make it easier to get the snap ring off and on, but I did the repair with a set of tweezers. I recommend wearing work gloves--I got a few nicks on my hands while doing the repair. 

Blower wheel and clamp replacement. Initially, we replaced both the belt and drum roller wheels but that did not stop the noise. By reviewing videos on YouTube and AppliancePartsPros, we suspected that the blower wheel could be problematic, even though with front panel of dryer off, we did not see any visual clues to support that theory. Purchased the replacement clamp as well, just for good measure (and it was inexpensive). Note: we did call AppliancePartsPros with our model AND serial numbers before placing order, because we noticed there were 2 diameters available for the shaft and we did not want to risk purchasing the wrong part. Toughest parts to the job are (a) reseating the drum on the drum rollers, and (b) maneuvering the belt in place around the pulley, as you have to do this by touch, since you cannot see it. We are delighted with the results. 

Removed front cover, removed blower wheel cover, removed retaining ring, removed blower wheel then removed retaining ring behind blower. Replace all new retaining ring, blower wheel, clamp, retaining ring, then blower cover and front cover to dryer. Super easy fix!! Thanks again 

Examined blower wheel and found it had worn into a complete circle instead of being squared off at the top where it fit onto the shaft of the motor which was squared off. Found replacement Blower Wheel and compared new wheel to old wheel to confirm my suspicions. Once confirmed ordered the blower wheel along with the clamp and the issue is completely resolved. 

After trying several things, my patient husband figured out that it was blower wheel assembly had worn. Of course, everything else needing replacing (ie belts & wheels). It is now working great. 

Ordered parts on a Saturday afternoon. Parts arrived Tuesday afternoon. Replaced parts, dryer works. Did not have Retaining Ring pliers but used a soldering aid, worked fine 

Removed panels to assess what needed to be repaired or replaced. Used the diagrams, for my model of dryer found on AppliancePartsPros web site. All required parts were in stock. Once ordered, parts were shipped and I received them within a few days. All the parts were genuine, not cheap knock offs and the order was correct. Nothing missing or wrong. 

Replaced the blower wheel as instructed by how-to video and successfully resolved the issue.