How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP3790434 / 280114 Drum Felt Seal

Appliance info: Kenmore Elite Oasis Gas Dryer model 110.7708*. Be sure to click on "Dryer Parts" in the website before searching with the model info. After removing the dot from the model the website found the dryer model. Preview the repair video a couple of times before diving into your dryer. This will save you lots of time. It took 5 minutes to disassemble the dryer down to the point to replace the rollers, belt, and idler pulley. Flat blade to unlock upper tongs to lift the lid. A nut driver to remove the front face place with door still attached. Loosen the belt and lift out the tub. Took longer to clean the lint from the unit than it did to install the new parts and get ready to replace the seals on the drum. Watch the video before attempting to replace the seals. Technique will make things a lot easier. Used a brass wire wheel to clean the seal contact line after removing the old seal. Some stretching on the new seal and lots of clothe pins to hold the seal in place while applying adhesive. Total time to replace both seals took about 3 hours (second seal half the time of the first seal). Had to put a new gasket seal on the blower inlet by the screen. Old seal was allowing leaks to enter and prevent good heating in the drum. Finally got the belt around the drum and reassembled. Belt install is the tricky part. After than no time at all to get the dryer back in service. I spent 6 hours replacing the rollers, belt, drum seals, inlet port gasket, cleaning the dryer, and cleaning where the dryer was operating. But I am a stickler about getting things "like new" clean. And the seal change could have gone faster but I wanted to be sure the adhesive was really dried. Overall, a very easy task. Thanks to the Appliance Parts Pros personnel for great service and skill training. 

Order the part for these guys. Received it the next day and had a tutorial on how to put it on. Worked perfect. 

Although only one drum support roller was worn I replaced all four. The front felt seal was torn in a couple spots so while I had drum out I replaced that also. The videos on the web site were very helpful. 

I called several appliance repair companies to come replace the felt on the drum of my dryer. One didn't work on Whirlpool dryers, one would charge a steep price, and the third suggested I order the part here and do it myself. Not being a handy person I was a bit intimidated, but the guy who did the video tutorial was very helpful. I needed help to lift the dryer off the washer, but other than that I did it all myself. It took a long time because I wanted to follow the directions exactly and occasionally the parts didn't come off as smoothly as they were supposed to. Plus you have to allow the adhesive to dry for an hour before putting it back together. Reassembly was much quicker. The 24 hour wait to use the dryer was frustrating after a week with no clean laundry, but I ran several loads yesterday and it worked perfectly. Plus I had the satisfaction of saving money and doing the work myself! Thanks for the part and the tutorial video! 

Installed front and rear drum felt seals 

According to plan, watched your videos and made easy work of the project. 

Ordered and replace the drum felt seal. Extremely easy to replace. Dryer working like new. No more brown burn streaks. 

Replaced belt, moisture sensor bars and front drum felt. Don't think I have ever came across a site that not only offers all the materials for repair but has detailed videos of those specific repairs on your appliance model. The video for the drum belt replacement shows putting the belt on the pulley from the front but I could not do that. Too tight and couldnt see. I already had the back off and that was easier to access and make sure the belt was on correctly. Our dryer broke on a Tuesday night, ordered the parts and had it fixed by Friday night thanks to your website and materials. 

Installed dryer repair kit and new felt seals. Found tension roller was not turning. 

Watched some videos on YouTube on how to repair a broken dryer. Was able to diagnose the issue and what parts I needed and how to repair it. Then did a search on the web for parts. I found appliancepartspros.com to be a very helpful site. I watched their videos and figured it was a job I could handle. The parts I needed came in one nice little kit, I only had to add the felt liner as I knew mine had been damaged from the bad drum roller. Replacing the parts was absolutely simple. Disassembling and reassembling the dryer was much more difficult. I realized that when disassembling the dryer was different from the ones seen in the videos. Mine was a Kenmore HE3 Elite, the demos were of a Duet model. However through trial and error I was able to disassemble, repair, and reassemble. Overall it took several hours and a few cuts on my hands. I used one 1/4 inch socket and a Phillips screwdriver, nothing else. I would say this is of moderate difficulty, I would not recommend it to someone who has not done a lot of DIY work around the house. And, the parts arrived in about 36 hours and were exactly as advertised.