Ge WE03X27679 Front Drum Support OEM Part

Initially I replaced the rear drum bearing assembly. I searched all over for a good how-to video and came across the Appliance Pros tutorial on YouTube. It was by far the easiest to understand with the added bonus that AP had the parts I needed. I had never done this before, but using the video as my guide I was able to replace the rear bearing assembly in about an hour and a half. It would've taken a little less time if I hadn't had to run to the hardware store for a T25 bit. I also could have used a shorter Phillips head driver for getting to the thermal coupling on the back of the dryer. So, take a quick tool inventory before you start taking things apart. The video will show you what you need. With the new assembly in place, the screeching ceased but a quieter squeak that had apparently been drowned out by the racket of the old rear bearing remained. All indicators pointed to the front support bearing. During the rear bearing replacement I noticed the front was missing three of the four bearing slides and was really worn out. Back to the AP site I went and ordered a new front bearing support and four new slides. A few days later I had the parts and was able to replace everything in about 15 minutes. The video tutorial for this job recommends disconnecting several wires when you remove the front dryer panel. I didn't find that to be necessary. I was able to swing the panel away from the dryer like a door and lean it against a wall without removing the wires. Your situation may vary. The only tool I needed was a Phillips head screwdriver. The bearing support and slides all snap into place. After months of squeaking and screeching, our dryer now goes about its business in the same quiet manner it did when we bought it seven years ago. Thanks AP for helping making it happen.

First symptoms were squeaking drum. This is probably when new glide strips might have been all that we needed. But I put off fixing it... and I put it off some more. Noises got louder, squeaking became screeching, then it started to vibrate loudly. The front drum bearing (really just a plastic arch that the drum rides on) had broken, and with the drum in a canted position, the rear bearing sleeve got messed up too. I ordered the front drum support bearing, and also a rear drum bearing sleeve (not the whole kit). An appliance repair place on youtube said the sleeve was most likely all you'd need on the rear drum bearing assembly. Getting the front bearing support in was not a problem. It's just snaps into place. Be sure to get glide strips with your new bearing, one of mine was missing (probably fallen into a load of clothes and lost long ago), and the other one was cracked. I had to order those on a separate order. I temporarily used the cracked glide strip, and made another one for the other side from a large nylon zip tie (just zipped it through the slots), and that took care of the front bearing. I slid the drum forward a few inches without removing the belt (you really don't have to take the entire drum out) to get to the rear bearing. The old drum bearing sleeve looked fine, and didn't want to come off too easily from the shaft on the drum, so I put the dryer back together with the old sleeve still in. Mistake! Upon re-starting the dryer, the squeaking was gone from up front because of the new front bearing, but it soon started that horrible vibration again, because the rear sleeve was bad. About 10 minutes later, I had the new sleeve installed, and dryer is as quiet as new. :) I used only a Phillips screwdriver (#2 I believe) for this job. Nothing else was needed. Unplug dryer before opening it up!

The drum had worn away the bearing slides and part of the drum front support. I plugged in the appliance number and watched a few of the how to videos on the web site. It was almost as easy to fix as the videos made it look. However, I decided to not replace the rear bearing since it looked to be much more involved. The four bearing slides, front support bearing, and felt strip arrived in a couple of days and the repair took about 30 minutes. So far my dryer works and sounds normal.

Replaced the drum bearing. The drum bearing had worn down from about 9 years of use. I found out how to replace the drum bearing on you tube. It only took about 10 minutes to replace the bearing. It was very easy and having a parts supplier like AppliancePartsPros.com made it cheap to fix my dryer versus paying someone to fix it or having to buy a new dryer. I was amazed at how fast AppliancePartsPros.com shipped the part. I had the part in two days after I placed my order.

Replaced air duct assembly, drum support, bearing slides, felt & seal.