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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairDryer Belt Replacement – Duet/HE3 Dryer Repair #661570
Dryer Belt Replacement – Duet/HE3 Dryer Repair #661570
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Total Parts Cost
$27.15Estimated Savings
$112.5003:59
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the belt on a Duet/HE3 electric dryer. The most common reasons for replacing the belt are when the dryer makes noise, won’t start, or the drum won’t turn at all.
All of the information for this dryer belt replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kenmore, Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana, Crosley, Inglis, Admiral
All of the information for this dryer belt replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kenmore, Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana, Crosley, Inglis, Admiral
Step By Step Instructions
1
As with any repair, be sure you unplug the appliance before beginning.
2
Your first step is to remove the top panel screws and set the panel aside.
3
Next, depress the tabs on the control panel and pull it off.
4
Disconnect the wire harness.
5
Remove the screws to release the circuit board bracket.
6
Remove the control bracket screws and detach the bracket.
7
Now, remove the screws located at the base of the dryer.
8
Pull the lower panel out and then down to detach.
9
Reach into the lower cabinet to disconnect the door switch and moisture sensor wire harnesses.
10
Remove the screws at the bottom and at the top of the front panel.
11
Remove the mounting screws located inside the door to release the front panel.
12
Remove the lower bulkhead mounting screws and loosen the upper screws.
13
Remove the mounting screws from the blower housing.
14
Lift the bulkhead off the upper mounting screws and set it aside.
15
If still intact, remove the old dryer belt by depressing the pulley to release the tension and unthreading the belt from the pulley and motor shaft.
16
Install the new dryer belt
17
By placing it ribbed-side down along the outside of the drum and looping it around the tension pulley and motor shaft in a “zig-zag” formation.
18
Rotate the drum to help align the belt.
19
Now, reinstall the bulkhead by aligning it on the upper screws.
20
Tighten these screws then replace the lower screws and the blower housing screws.
21
Reattach the front panel by lining it up on the cabinet then, secure it with the upper and lower screws as well as the screws inside the door.
22
Reconnect the door switch and moisture sensor wire harnesses.
23
Slide the lower panel up into position and secure it with the screws.
24
Reinstall the control panel bracket.
25
Reattach the circuit board bracket.
26
Reconnect the control panel’s wire harness and snap the panel back into place.
27
Replace the top panel secure it with the screws. and plug the appliance back in to make sure it’s functioning properly.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the belt on a Duet/HE3 electric dryer. The most common reasons for replacing the belt are when the dryer makes noise, won’t start, or the drum won’t turn at all.
All of the information for this dryer belt replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kenmore, Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana, Crosley, Inglis, Admiral
All of the information for this dryer belt replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kenmore, Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana, Crosley, Inglis, Admiral
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
As with any repair, be sure you unplug the appliance before beginning.
2
Your first step is to remove the top panel screws and set the panel aside.
3
Next, depress the tabs on the control panel and pull it off.
4
Disconnect the wire harness.
5
Remove the screws to release the circuit board bracket.
6
Remove the control bracket screws and detach the bracket.
7
Now, remove the screws located at the base of the dryer.
8
Pull the lower panel out and then down to detach.
9
Reach into the lower cabinet to disconnect the door switch and moisture sensor wire harnesses.
10
Remove the screws at the bottom and at the top of the front panel.
11
Remove the mounting screws located inside the door to release the front panel.
12
Remove the lower bulkhead mounting screws and loosen the upper screws.
13
Remove the mounting screws from the blower housing.
14
Lift the bulkhead off the upper mounting screws and set it aside.
15
If still intact, remove the old dryer belt by depressing the pulley to release the tension and unthreading the belt from the pulley and motor shaft.
16
Install the new dryer belt
17
By placing it ribbed-side down along the outside of the drum and looping it around the tension pulley and motor shaft in a “zig-zag” formation.
18
Rotate the drum to help align the belt.
19
Now, reinstall the bulkhead by aligning it on the upper screws.
20
Tighten these screws then replace the lower screws and the blower housing screws.
21
Reattach the front panel by lining it up on the cabinet then, secure it with the upper and lower screws as well as the screws inside the door.
22
Reconnect the door switch and moisture sensor wire harnesses.
23
Slide the lower panel up into position and secure it with the screws.
24
Reinstall the control panel bracket.
25
Reattach the circuit board bracket.
26
Reconnect the control panel’s wire harness and snap the panel back into place.
27
Replace the top panel secure it with the screws. and plug the appliance back in to make sure it’s functioning properly.
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