Bill T Watkins Glen , NY March 02, 2015 Appliance: Model SAMSUNG Idler wheel on a samsung dryer At first I thought it was the dryer belt. The drum would spin freely with no resistance. I went to Youtube to find a instructional video on how to change the belt. After a few short steps on had access to the dryer belt. To my dismay it wasn't the belt at all. I realized after doing a quick inspection that the idler wheel used to put tension on the belt had broken and was causing the issues. I found the matching idler wheel on AppliancepartsPros.com, ordered it and had it the next day......read AWESOME. I had everything up and running in about 30 minutes. While I had the unit torn apart I will add that I cleaned out excessive piles of lint. I strongly encourage you to do the same. Overall it was a super easy job. I'm sure I saved BIG $$$. Appliance repair can get EXPENSIVE if you let somebody else do it! Read More... 100 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
John F Iowa City , IA May 16, 2016 Idler tension pulley Watched the repair video to help me identify the problem, ordered the part, replaced the part, reassembled the machine. Part was ordered at 3:00 pm on one day and was delivered the next day! Part was exactly what I needed. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers
James L Greenville , KY May 05, 2020 Idler wheel and drum support rollers The fix went great. I was able to get the Dryer back together and it works great! Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Adjustable Wrench, Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers, Socket Set, Wrench Set
Tiffany C Asheville , NC October 06, 2017 Appliance: Model DV45K200EZ Samsung front loading dryer (the "blue" one); broken idler wheel. I'm a visual learner, so the repair video from AppliancePartsPros.com was fantastic!! I had already diagnosed the problem and told the repairman on the phone. When the repairman said it would cost $50 for the part and over $100 for labor I had already bought the part for less than $10 from Appliance Part Pros!!! Repair-MOM for the win! #liberating Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
John V Tavares , FL April 08, 2018 Appliance: Model DV40J3000GW/A2 (0000) Dryer wouldn't start all the lights would come on like normal bells would chime but no movement The belt had come off, triggering the 'broken belt' switch. Found the tensioner pulley had melted from seizing on the mounting shaft, causing the belt to come off. Replaced the tensioner pulley and retainer. Not knowing much about appliances, it took me longer to figure out how to get it apart and diag the problem, than it did di to actually repair it. I put the machine back together and was able to reach the and replace the broken part by removing the dryer vent tube from the back. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: Less than 15 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers