Ge WE3M26 Dryer Drum Front Support Bearing OEM Part

I followed the directions I found on YouTube for removing the front of the dryer. It was fairly easy, with two screws to remove the top and another two to remove the front. Just use a hand Phillips screwdriver, you will have difficulty using a typical power screwdriver due to space limitations. Watch the tabs on the top that engage with the control panel. Push the top to the left to disengage. I broke one of the three. One connector and two fastons needed to be disconnected on the front. The two fastons from the door switch were a slight challenge to figure out how to expose them to remove. Also, remove the dryer lamp and the felt strip sealing the drum on the bottom. Not too much trouble. I unsnapped the bearing from the front of the dryer, and replaced it with the new one. The only minor issue was that the old bearing was shot in white, while the new one was shot in gray. You don't really see it much so it is no big deal. To make the new bearing snap in place better, I bent the top flange of the dryer front at the two snap locations to better engage the new bearing. Watch the lamp wires so they do not get caught underneath the new support bearing, pushing it out of position. I replaced the two sets of glide slides on the top and sides with new ones. I bent the new glides at the retaining hole downward so that they engage with the retaining features on the new support bearing. I also removed the knockout in the new support bearing for the lamp. I put in the new felt, then I reassembled the front and top. The whole think took a little more than an hour. Cleaning up the dust took some time. It was thick in spots. Now the dryer is nice and quiet, no squeaks or catching of clothes in the broken bearing. I was pleased with the result. There is a slight noise from the new felt, but that will likely wear-in with a few loads.

Change the Bering and the strips on the drom.!!!

I replaced the broken part in about ten minutes and it solved the problem! New glides and it's just like new. Thanks guys!

Order part and installed it DIY Dryer Drum Front Support Bearing

After watching a couple of You Tube DIY videos, I figured out how to open the dryer up. Initially I thought it was the bearing or drum belt. After opening up the dryer, it was assumed that it might be the missing felt that was causing the squeaking noise. Thanks to AppliancePartsPros suggestion to buy the bearing slides along with the felt that made me realized what the root cause was. There was only 1 bearing slide left on the dryer drum front support bearing because it was so broken. With all new parts in place, the squeaking noise is gone! Thank you, AppliancePartPros!