How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6007589 / WP31001096 Roller, Rear

Un plugged dryer. It was an easy fix, popped the top up. Removed the two screw that held the front on and also unclipped the door switch. Released tension that was on belt and removed drum. Removed old front slides cleaned up area and replaced them. Popped the ring that held the rear drum wheels and placed the new ones with a dab of grease. Un hooked tension spring for idler and removed old one and put the new one in. Make sure you place it through the correct hole and it makes it firmly into the end hole. Replaced drum put the belt back. Attached the front, places the door switch back and closed the lid. Plugged it back in and fired it up! All the parts were correct and worked like a charm. Thank you! 

First time DIY dryer repair. Videos very helpful! Remove front. Found glides worn thin, paint on drum removed where glides located. Drum, cage and motor turned easily - must be OK. Thirteen year old dryer. Order glides & felt, might as well replace belt and rollers while there. First time order - could not have been easier! Received 2nd day. Replaced parts, reassembled & connected power. Ran for 3 minutes with scraping noise then stopped with burning odor. Disassembled dryer, smelled odor from motor. Could have replaced motor using your part and video but not cost effective with basic model. Time for a new dryer. Will return parts but use your site for other appliance part purchases. Completely satisfied! 

After researching a new dryer, and finding out how expensive and lower-quality they have become, I elected to rebuild our fifteen-year-old high-end Maytag dryer. I replaced the motor, the idler assembly, the wheel bearings, and glides. The total cost was about $300 and it took about 2 hours total. It's running like a top now and is essentially rebuilt. This was a much better outcome than purchasing a new dryer and trashing the old one. I would rate my skillset as high, but I don't see why anyone couldn't research how to do this and accomplish it on their own. The AppliancePartsPros videos, YouTube, and other sources total research time about 20 or 30 minutes. I highly recommend you consider doing this if your dryer motor fails. 

Because I turn easily turn the drum by hand I figured the drive belt had broken (I read online that's how you can tell). I didn't find exact instructions for disassembling my particular dryer online--but I like to tinker with things so I started taking it apart and just figured it out. Reading online forums and watching videos on YouTube helped me understand in general how dryers work--so I used that to figure it out. I took off the front cover and could see the belt was broken. I removed the drum and set it aside. I vacuumed out the whole inside of the dryer (was dusty) and inspected for any other parts that looked worn or damaged--everything else looked fine. I also inspected the rear bearings and front bushings. One rear bearing was a little hard to turn--so I ordered a new one along with the belt (ordered Sunday night). Appliance Parts Pros shipped the items the following day (Monday). I paid extra for overnight shipping. Due to Snowzilla here in Virginia (January 2016) I didn't get the parts until Wednesday due to FedEx deliveries being delayed all over the place. (not surprising). Once I had the parts I was able to replace the belt and bearing and re-assemble the dryer in about 20 minutes. It's pretty gratifying to make your own repair and save hundreds of $$ on a repair bill! 

Did a little online research, via process of elimination found it was the thermal fuse. What I didnt know is that the hi limit thermostat was the initial problem. Took to fuses but I figured it out. 

This was a simple fix. Pop off the top, remove 2 screws and 3 wires from inside the front and lift the front off. Reach back under the drum on the right side to pop belt off motor and pull drum out from the front. Remove 8 small screws and 2 larger screws that hold the blower cover on. I had snap ring pliers, but a small screwdriver will also remove the retaining ring on the end of the pulley. Then use needle nose pliers to remove the clinch clamp and pull the remains of the fan out. I put some lube on the new pulley and tapped it on with a rubber hammer, using a large socket so I wasn't hitting the puller directly. Because I had the dryer apart, I also replaced the drum rollers and the belt. Make sure the ribbed side of the belt faces the motor pulley. Put the belt on the drum and slide it in. The belt goes around the underside of the drum, around the motor, then the back of the belt around the belt tensioner and then back up around the drum. 

Simply watched a YouTube video on the replacement of the broken parts. It wasn't all that hard to do and I saved a few hundred dollars as well. I'm sure it could have bee done quicker, but for a first time try it wasn't an issue. 

Replaced both roller wheels very easy repair also replaced belt. 

This is the third time I have had to make this repair. This time it was on a different dryer with a cabinet on top. But tried getting a deal on the package of parts from another retailer, they were all the wrong parts so was out shipping costs. Have always received the correct parts from appliance parts pros. The movie tutorials were a big help as well. Schematic diagrams help pin down the correct parts. Shipping costs are reasonable and receive in no more than three days generally. I will never go to another repair site again, have always had good luck here. Thanks!