How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP5737110 / W10612022 Dryer Drum Felt Seal

Replaced belt and drum seal 

Replaced front and rear drum felt gaskets. 

Dryer would not stop when the door was opened. When I opened it up to troubleshoot the door switch, I found that the drum seal was bad and shoelaces had escaped the dryer drum and jam the support rollers. I decided it was time for a dryer tuneup. Everything fit perfectly and worked well. Your how-to videos were spot-on and helpful. 

Ordered new felt seal, replaced the seal, dryer working fine 

Ordered the parts. Parts fit perfectly. The dryer works great! 

Replaced worn out rollers, front polyethylene seal strips, front & rear felts, dryer belt & tensioner. Rear felt came with adhesive. Front felt did not have new buttons. Fan cover seals were a trip. Blew out the dryer motor with compressed air. I still can't get over how felt is used as a bearing... Except for not having new front felt indexing buttons, all parts were great. Will use APP again - the exploded views and You-Tube training links are great! 

Replaced the clutch and the gearcase seal 

I opened up the dryer to find the rear felt seal had been worn down, as well as the belt starting to loose its tread on the edges. After a little bit of research, I ordered the parts from here. Replacing the belt was very easy, however the felt drum seal required more work. After removing the drum , I had to pry the old seal off with a flat-head screwdriver. I was then able to pull the rest of it off without much of an issue. After that the scraping and sanding of the old adhesive took the most time, about 30-45 minutes. Applying the new adhesive was easy using the recommendation of having the drum on it's side, and rolling it as I applied it. Placing the new felt seal was a little challenging, as it was a perfect fit making it very snug. When I was trying to get the last part into place, it kept sliding up off the drum at the last spot. I ended up holding one side in place as I pulled the seal from the opposite end over the lip. After that, I let the drum sit for a while to allow the adhesive to dry. Finally I re-assembled the dryer with the new belt and did a quick test run. It's been running for a couple days like new without issue. 

It was really simple to repair after watching your video. Probably should have gotten the new rollers for it too. But with the fast shipping, I won’t hesitate to take it apart and do them soon. 

Ordered a replacement felt gasket, removed the old one and refitted with new. Fairly easy project, but old glue was difficult to get off and had a lot of felt stuck in it. A putty knife and scratch pad with Goof-Off finally got it off. The replacement part was correct but fits tight, and I used spring clamps/clothespins to keep the gasket in place while gluing. The glue sets up fairly fast so if you apply glue to entire drum and then install the gasket, work quickly. The end result is no more black streaks on clothes. BTW, the old gasket was starting to come apart and was very brown and worn, zero felt left on contact surfaces.