Ge WE2M173 Dryer Mounting Screw OEM Part

Replaced front dryer drum support and lint trap duct as both were disintegrating with multiple cracks. While not as easy for me as in the videos, as placement required a little more jostling of the parts to place and fit snugly, the videos were amazingly helpful and I would never have accomplished the repair without them. I used a Phillips head and a screwdriver. Great experience dealing with customer service as well, as 2 extra wires were sent with the lint trap assembly which my older model did not require. Chandler in customer service took the time to research my order and model number to determine that the wires were included automatically but were not necessary for my repair. My husband normally repairs things around the house, but his being away for some time necessitated my involvement and I feel empowered! On to the next project.

The problem was that the housing on the main panel for the start switch had broken and the switch was no longer stable. So for quite sometime now I have been rigging it in place however I could so we could start the drier. I finally got tired of that and started looking up the parts. A few days later I received everything in the mail and got it all fixed up. Good as new now!

Started by replacing the belt - which was easy to do following the APP video on YouTube. Quickly learned that wasn't the problem. Took the dryer apart again and found that the issue was the glides were completely worn down on the bearing. Looked to replace just those, but saw the bearing was too worn to hold them, so got a new one as well (and a new screw as I dropped one and didn't want to take even more of the dryer apart!). Installing new glides (you need 4 of these with a new bearing) and installing it took about 5 minutes - again watching the YouTube video made it easy. While you have the dryer frame open, be sure to clean out the lint trapped around the fan - our dryer was over 15 years old and almost half the opening was covered by a 3" wide and deep pile of it. Also make sure to check the compatibility of the parts with your dryer model number.