Chris R Ridgeland , MS February 08, 2015 Blower fan had come loose and was hitting the inside of the housing Had to remove the front and top panel on the dryer, disconnect the belt and remove the drum. From there it was two screws to slide out the motor assembly with the fan attached and one bolt to remove the clamp and screw kit holding the fan in place. They kit was worn and was allowing the fan to move forward and back on the motor shaft. Once replaced it took about 5 minutes to reassemble and my dryer now purs like a kitten. Read More... 6 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers
Helen G Salinas , CA June 02, 2015 The clothes dryer had a broken part deemed nunfixable by g e service technician Ordered part from Appliance Parts Pro and replaced the broken part, now dryer works fine. Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers
James B La Grange , IL August 20, 2016 Appliance: Model DG08-US0 Dryer made loud noise when running discovered that blower wheel was loose on shaft Watched video showing how to replace blower wheel clamps. Demonstration was excellent but actual procedure was not as easy as depicted (to be expected). Encountered two difficulties. Reinstalling the belt was tough; the idler wheel torsion spring is very strong and hard to reach. Also, the new clamps do not fit very tightly on the motor shaft flat. I added a shim to the front clamp to improve the fit, but the wheel can still be rotated about 15 degrees on the shaft. I wrapped masking tape on the motor shaft to create a friction fit to the inside diameter of the blower wheel. Suspect that this is a design flaw and the reason the original clamps failed in the first place. Also the motor shaft is worn (grooved) just as discussed in the video. Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 2+ hours Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Matthew L Pembroke , NC March 16, 2015 Blower wheel was stripped Disassembled the blower section. Removed the old blower wheel. Reinstalled the new blower wheel, and reassembled the blower. All replacement parts matched exactly, so the project went well. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set
Douglas K Troy , MI April 15, 2018 Appliance: General Electric Gas Dryer DPSR473GW0WW Dryer sounded like I was drying rocks My dryer is about 20 years old but still worked fine except for the noise. I took it apart following the video and determined the fan needed replacement but also since it was 20 years old and I had replaced the front drum support and glide strips about a year ago decided to replace other parts that may have wear on them and fail soon, ie the rear drum bearing. I also had the duct assembly that was cracked, handle that had a retention tab broken, and burned out light bulb. Over all it cost me just under $180 in parts and about 2 hours total time. I used standard delivery ordered on a Sunday and had the parts on Thursday. I looked at several sites and the prices here were the best. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers, Socket Set