How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6013682 / WP9703438 Retaining Clip

Had my repairman install the blower wheel assembly and retaining clip, which was ordered Monday afternoon and received Wednesday. The dryer was fixed by Wednesday night. Yeah! Thank you for the fast delivery of parts. The dryer is now drying without noise and in early June I will have my Maytag dryer for 35 years. Hopefully, my Maytag repairman will have the loneliest job. Thanks for the quick shipment. 

I took the dryer apart using the videos on AppliancePartsPros.com. I had a suspicion that it was the drum support roller causing the problem (and I was right) but the axle was also worn down quite a bit. It was also causing the drum to be off-kilter. I replaced both the drum rollers and axles and put the dryer back together. The loud noise is gone! Fully fixed. I can’t even hear when it’s running now. 

Removed front panel - 2 phillips screws lower front -unhooked door switch wires Removed front drum support - 4 screws - nut driver unhooked door switch wire from clip and moved to side out of way Removed front blower cover - multiple screws including one to bottom of dryer that holds bracket - nut drivers Removed clip (looks like hose clamp) - needle nose pliers Removed retaining clip - special pliers - can do with flat blade and pliers Removed blower wheel and cleaned up shaft Assemble in reverse 

Replaced the blower wheel broken at the hub. Also refreshed the dryer with new belt, clip & rollers. 

I bought multiple parts that could have caused a noise, added a belt, and installed them all satisfactorily. Website and Customer Service are excellent. 

Replaced the blower wheel, clamp and clip. 

Replaced the roller wheels, retaining clips, and the belt. 

Appliance Part Pros's techs Chandler and Matt helped me diagnose the problem.....urged me to purchase multimeter...to ID correct part to replace. My dryer is now fully functional thanks to your company's services. 

Watched your videos, ordered the parts and did the repairs. 

Ordered non OEM parts from amazon. Roller bearings came apart 2 belts that were 2 different sizes. Order the OEM, save time, money and problems. The amazon stuff fell apart in 2 weeks literally. It looked just like original but garbage. The stuff from here worked flawlessly. I know my dryer inside and out now due to replacing parts twice. Glad I ordered from here, wish I had done it first.