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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairGE Dryer Drive Motor Replacement #WE17M37
GE Dryer Drive Motor Replacement #WE17M37
Skill Level
Total Parts Cost
$173.86Estimated Savings
$112.5007:22
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the drive motor on a GE gas dryer. The most common reasons for replacing the motor are when the dryer makes noise, stops turning mid-cycle, trips the breaker, won’t start, or won’t turn at all.
All of the information for this dryer motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
GE, Hotpoint, RCA, Americana
All of the information for this dryer motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
GE, Hotpoint, RCA, Americana
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 screws at the rear of the control panel to release it.
3
Next, open the dryer door and remove the screws inside the door frame which secure the main top.
4
Now carefully slide the main top forward, unhook it from the control panel tabs and remove.
5
Uninstall the screws securing the front panel.
6
Now, lift the front panel up and rotate it to the side.
7
Remove the screw or screws securing the sides of the cabinet to the support panel.
8
Now reach under the drum and push the idler pulley to release the tension on the belt then unthread the belt from the pulley and motor shaft.
9
Use the belt to help lift out the drum.
10
Next, disconnect the motor wire harness as well as the belt switch wires.
11
Disconnect the power cord connector and the door wires.
12
Pull the switch guard out of the way and, after noting their position, disconnect the door switch wires.
13
Now feed the wires through the support panel.
14
Remove the screw securing the motor grounding wire.
15
Next, remove the screws securing the cycling thermostat and move the thermostat out of the way.
16
Uninstall the screws on the back of the motor mounting bracket and the screws at the front of the support panel.
17
Move the wires out of the way slide the blower wheel and motor assembly out of the housing and detach the idler arm.
18
Now remove the blower wheel and motor from the cabinet and set it on a sturdy surface.
19
Use pliers to secure the motor shaft as you rotate the blower wheel counter-clockwise to remove.
20
Be aware this may require some effort.
21
Now, remove the screws from the front bracket.
22
Use a flathead screwdriver to remove the rear mounting clip.
23
Noting the orientation of the old motor,
24
Remove it from the mounting bracket.
25
You’re now ready to install the new motor.
26
Correctly position the new motor on the mounting bracket.
27
Snap the rear mounting clip into place and secure the screws in the front bracket.
28
Replace the blower wheel by threading it clockwise onto the motor shaft.
29
Secure the shaft as you tighten the wheel.
30
Return the motor and blower wheel assembly to the cabinet reattach the idler arm and slide the assembly into the housing.
31
Feed the wires back into position.
32
Replace the screws securing the assembly to the support panel and the ones securing it to the mounting bracket.
33
Replace the screw to secure the grounding wire.
34
Position the cycling thermostat on the blower housing and secure the screws.
35
Feed the door wiring harness through the support panel.
36
Reconnect the door switch wires and connector.
37
Reconnect the power cord connector.
38
Reconnect the belt switch wires and the motor wire harness.
39
Replace the drum in the cabinet by aligning the drum shaft and bearing with the bearing retainer on the rear panel.
40
Reach under the drum and thread the belt onto the pulley and motor shaft in a zig-zag formation.
41
Now, rotate the drum to help align the belt.
42
Replace the screw or screws securing the sides of the cabinet to the support panel.
43
Reposition the front panel by first inserting the tabs in the base with the slots in the panel.
44
Now lift up the drum and snap the front panel into place.
45
Secure the screws.
46
Replace the main top by inserting the control panel tabs into the slots at the back of the main top.
47
Fully position then replace the screws.
48
Secure the control panel with the screws in the back.
49
You’re now ready to plug the power cord back in and confirm that the appliance is functioning properly.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the drive motor on a GE gas dryer. The most common reasons for replacing the motor are when the dryer makes noise, stops turning mid-cycle, trips the breaker, won’t start, or won’t turn at all.
All of the information for this dryer motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
GE, Hotpoint, RCA, Americana
All of the information for this dryer motor replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
GE, Hotpoint, RCA, Americana
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 screws at the rear of the control panel to release it.
3
Next, open the dryer door and remove the screws inside the door frame which secure the main top.
4
Now carefully slide the main top forward, unhook it from the control panel tabs and remove.
5
Uninstall the screws securing the front panel.
6
Now, lift the front panel up and rotate it to the side.
7
Remove the screw or screws securing the sides of the cabinet to the support panel.
8
Now reach under the drum and push the idler pulley to release the tension on the belt then unthread the belt from the pulley and motor shaft.
9
Use the belt to help lift out the drum.
10
Next, disconnect the motor wire harness as well as the belt switch wires.
11
Disconnect the power cord connector and the door wires.
12
Pull the switch guard out of the way and, after noting their position, disconnect the door switch wires.
13
Now feed the wires through the support panel.
14
Remove the screw securing the motor grounding wire.
15
Next, remove the screws securing the cycling thermostat and move the thermostat out of the way.
16
Uninstall the screws on the back of the motor mounting bracket and the screws at the front of the support panel.
17
Move the wires out of the way slide the blower wheel and motor assembly out of the housing and detach the idler arm.
18
Now remove the blower wheel and motor from the cabinet and set it on a sturdy surface.
19
Use pliers to secure the motor shaft as you rotate the blower wheel counter-clockwise to remove.
20
Be aware this may require some effort.
21
Now, remove the screws from the front bracket.
22
Use a flathead screwdriver to remove the rear mounting clip.
23
Noting the orientation of the old motor,
24
Remove it from the mounting bracket.
25
You’re now ready to install the new motor.
26
Correctly position the new motor on the mounting bracket.
27
Snap the rear mounting clip into place and secure the screws in the front bracket.
28
Replace the blower wheel by threading it clockwise onto the motor shaft.
29
Secure the shaft as you tighten the wheel.
30
Return the motor and blower wheel assembly to the cabinet reattach the idler arm and slide the assembly into the housing.
31
Feed the wires back into position.
32
Replace the screws securing the assembly to the support panel and the ones securing it to the mounting bracket.
33
Replace the screw to secure the grounding wire.
34
Position the cycling thermostat on the blower housing and secure the screws.
35
Feed the door wiring harness through the support panel.
36
Reconnect the door switch wires and connector.
37
Reconnect the power cord connector.
38
Reconnect the belt switch wires and the motor wire harness.
39
Replace the drum in the cabinet by aligning the drum shaft and bearing with the bearing retainer on the rear panel.
40
Reach under the drum and thread the belt onto the pulley and motor shaft in a zig-zag formation.
41
Now, rotate the drum to help align the belt.
42
Replace the screw or screws securing the sides of the cabinet to the support panel.
43
Reposition the front panel by first inserting the tabs in the base with the slots in the panel.
44
Now lift up the drum and snap the front panel into place.
45
Secure the screws.
46
Replace the main top by inserting the control panel tabs into the slots at the back of the main top.
47
Fully position then replace the screws.
48
Secure the control panel with the screws in the back.
49
You’re now ready to plug the power cord back in and confirm that the appliance is functioning properly.
Applicable Product Model
Parts Needed
Drive Motor
$173.86
Total$0.00
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