For anyone who hasn't figured it out, the dryer blower wheel does not come off by turning to the left. Turn it to the right or clockwise to get it off. Thanks for the video! It cost me less than $35.00 to fix the dryer myself.
The issue of needing to break/cut it off is rather common depending on how old it is. Breaking a new blower normally indicates the new one was over-tightened, something fell into the blower, or the new one was not aligned properly. I hope this helps!
Life saver! Thank you so much for your easy instructional video. TH-cam has changed the way I approach appliance repair. I'm keeping my money and fixing it myself!
I had a blower wheel that was stuck and I found a trick that worked to remove it. My particular model does not have access to the blower wheel square nut on either side. So, I put a vice grip on the far end of the motor shaft where the hex head is located. I braced the handle of the vice grip against the bottom of the dryer's sheet metal housing and cushioned the contact with an everyday news magazine. Looking from the blower end, the wheel needs to turn clockwise to loosen. So I slowly rotated the wheel counter-clockwise as far as possible, and then quickly spun it clockwise. When the vice grip handle struck the magazine, the wheel's inertia successfully broke the fan loose from the motor shaft. All parts were intact and I removed the blower wheel.
I replaced a motor some time ago, and I honestly can't tell when. Anyway, recently I replaced a second motor, and I looked at the fan and it was worn away, rough cut so that the edges of what must have been a "square nut" are gone. I vaguely remember that I had trouble with the fan, probably got a bit angry, and did what needed doing so I couold move on. The dryer and washing machine are located in a niche in my bathroom, and there is not much extra room for accessing the front AND the back of the dryer. I must move the dryer around and squeeze between to get around so in this cramped area I can become impatient with the dance. Also , there are two versions of DIY for removing the fan, and unfortunately, the other video is no solution at all and I suspect that the guy did what I did the first time I dealt with the fan. I broke it because I couldn't figure out how to remove it properly and I just wanted the job done. In his video he claims that he imagines the viewers don't want to waste time watching him using a piece of wood to bang on the fan blades and loosen the fan. So he does it after he has already loosened it. This time, I watched that bogus advice AGAIN, and I figured it out: He probably did the same thing I did and just busted the fan; then bought a new one! Well, regardless, I wish he would edit his video, because he fails to give the proper method for removing the fan. Why did I round off the edges? Must have had a reason, and I doubt that I enjoyed the improvisation. The parts store is not convenient, so after a few days of this rigmarole and the potential threat that I will end up doing something so wrong that I end up buying a new dryer ANYWAY, the DIY honeymoon is over. My enjoyable challenge "money-maker" project becomes the nagging duty. This time, after multiple various repairs to this twenty-year-old (plus?) Whirlpool, I look forward to this dryer humming along again as it should, and I will have several hundred dollars available for something else. Thanks for the good info here, and I wonder why there are models with fans that are more dificult to deal with? It is what it is. Good day. Good PREZ!
Been fighting my fan on a Kitchenaid, made by Whirlpool for 2 days. Almost decided to get my sawzall and cut it off, then install a new one. Your tip may be just the trick. Thanks !!
Thanks for the video. My wife dropped a pencil down the lint filter chute, and this video showed me how to disassemble the back to get to it. Cleaned all the lint and dust from in there, and WOW, my dryer is much quieter now.
The blower didn't have the optional deceased rodent like mine did. BTW I'd avoid WD-40 on plastic parts, it can decompose them. There's another penetrant called PB B'laster that works great and doesn't harm plastics. Home Depot has it for under $4
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Was hoping to figure out how to tell if the wheel needs replacing, unfortunately that information was not provided. However I was highly entertained at right around 2 1/2 min in, when he tells us to screw the shaft lol, maybe being a mom of 4 boys for 16 years has taken a toll on my sense of humor lol Thanks for the laughs!
I would suggest heading to the repair help section of our website (link in the description). If you enter your model number there you'll have access to model and part specific repair help. I think this will help you diagnose your problem.
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thank you for the instructional video. with out this video my ass would of had to pay close to $200.00 to get it fixed. but it only took $25.00 for the fan and that's it. thank you once again for the video.
Thanks. My 1972 Sears dryer, the blower wheel stripped inside the plastic where it joins a molded in nut. I had to drill and cut it off. Then remove the molded in nut. Looking at the nut are these tiny formed ridges, which were not enough to hold it to the plastic over the years from spinning separately from the plastic wheel. So an easy job turned into a tough one. But the wheel looks identical to these newer dryers.
Just replaced mine! My blower wheel was also 'stuck' so I used a lil bit of wd40 and was able to get it all replaced! My dryer is working great! Thx for the video!
Well my wheel came off by turning it to the left..you gotta have the same exact tools just like it shows in this video..I bought the replacement wheel for $7.00 on eBay and it took me 30 minutes to fix it...it just saved me $500.00 for a new dryer at lowes :) :)
@fundipp73 Every time the motor starts it tightens the blower wheel so this can be difficult. No tricks to it, just have to really turn the blower wheel to get it loose from the motor shaft.
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Had a question the clear plastic piece that you see I'm the video next to the fan blade. I need that piece, what part number is that? Do they even make it?
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my wheel was "free wheeling' and making noise as the dryer ran, IT WAS A 5 minute fix....drill a tiny hole in the middle of the wheel, then screw in a small screw..... wheel is now secure to the motor shaft... DONE!
Is the blower wheel supposed to turn that freely? Mine is rough AF to turn by hand. I’m thinking the motor is bad? The drum doesn’t turn at all now. It just makes a loud humming noise….
My blower fan was so tight that I had to cut it off the motor shaft and buy a new motor. I could not get it to release. Installed the new motor and blower fan and within 2 weeks, the fan developed a crack. Time to replace the fan or the dryer??? Repairs are reaching the point of diminishing returns!
Why does my Kenmore Oasis put it's thermal fuse in the hardest place to find? Other dryers have it on the back of the dryer. How can the average guy do what this video is asking?
Great video! However, with my machine the blower wheel was so tight that I use super strength to try and loosen it from the motor shaft as per the video and ended up cracking it. I ended up having to order a new blower wheel.
The motor on my dryer died on me and I just replaced it today. As soon as I turn it on after replacing it it works for 10 seconds then stops and all it does is hum. The motor was a brand new part, could this be linked to anything else?
I cracked the plastic piece that the back-most wrench grasps while trying to loosen the motor wheel from the rear motor shaft pretty badly and now the fan won't spin as swiftly. I feel this may cause the motor to overheat. Thoughts?
***** I tightened vice grips around that cracked piece and now the fan spins freely and you can barely see the crack. I feel this may work for now but I'll keep and eye on it
I tried to unthread the blower wheel from the motor and I have no tension on it. It actually seems like they are almost 2 independent shafts. I can lock it down on the front and the back bolt just spins. If I try to take the blower wheel off it just spins. It is very wobbly but will not release. ANY help would be appreciated.
Jake T Your blower wheel may have come loose from the pressed-in mounting hub. You may have to break off the old blower to get to the threaded hub to turn it. Note that most blower wheels are left hand thread, which means you have to turn to the right or clockwise to remove it.
as has already been mentioned, PLEASE add a graphic or dub an instruction to state that the thread of the blower wheel is left-handed. A newbie do-it-yourselfer may not think of this feature for this job. How frustrated would you be to do all this work, in a cramped environment, to find out you can't get the wheel off, or worse yet break it before you find out what you've done. It is not enough to just "see" and figure out that you're turning the nut backwards. SHOW A GRAPHIC!
Hi everyone, accidentally some cat dry food felt to the dryer lien screen hole, and it went down all the way, so I am afraid to turn it on, can it get inside blower and break it? Thanks
It would be wise to disconnect power to the dryer and vacuum it out. Enter your dryer's model number in our website's repair help system for model-specific information: www.repairclinic.com/repairhelp?TLSID=1773.
You forgot to mention that blower wheel is attached to threaded motor shaft, which is a left handed thread. No rights tightly. You remove by gripping pulley with wrench, gripping blower plastic hub, then force wrench on pulley clockwise, or toward inside cabinet, to break loose. Otherwise, you'll struggle with removing wheel and eventually breaking, adding a new wheel to your motor replacement job. Hogges Home Service Inc. You're welcome.
for those of you unfortunate enough to have the blower wheel fused on the motor, this is exactly what I did to get it off. Worked like a charm! th-cam.com/video/4GX_BmjJpzc/w-d-xo.html
+ignaciofacundo I'll mention it here since comments are disabled on that video (probably for this reason).... Never put your hand under a dremel tool like that. Get a pair of channel locks or vise grips to keep the shaft from spinning if you need something to hold it still. Thanks for the link.
For anyone who hasn't figured it out, the dryer blower wheel does not come off by turning to the left. Turn it to the right or clockwise to get it off. Thanks for the video! It cost me less than $35.00 to fix the dryer myself.
We're happy we could help out!
Amazing! Thank you so much for this video!!! I just replaced my blower wheel in about an hour. Could not have done this with out you!
The issue of needing to break/cut it off is rather common depending on how old it is. Breaking a new blower normally indicates the new one was over-tightened, something fell into the blower, or the new one was not aligned properly. I hope this helps!
Most helpful video. I needed to replace the motor, and this was the best video to show how to do it correctly, and quickly.
Anthony Rosner Great! Thank you. We're glad it was helpful.
Life saver! Thank you so much for your easy instructional video. TH-cam has changed the way I approach appliance repair. I'm keeping my money and fixing it myself!
I had a blower wheel that was stuck and I found a trick that worked to remove it. My particular model does not have access to the blower wheel square nut on either side. So, I put a vice grip on the far end of the motor shaft where the hex head is located. I braced the handle of the vice grip against the bottom of the dryer's sheet metal housing and cushioned the contact with an everyday news magazine. Looking from the blower end, the wheel needs to turn clockwise to loosen. So I slowly rotated the wheel counter-clockwise as far as possible, and then quickly spun it clockwise. When the vice grip handle struck the magazine, the wheel's inertia successfully broke the fan loose from the motor shaft. All parts were intact and I removed the blower wheel.
Jim LeMay. thanks for the tip...yours was the only one that worked!
Glad to help!
I replaced a motor some time ago, and I honestly can't tell when. Anyway, recently I replaced a second motor, and I looked at the fan and it was worn away, rough cut so that the edges of what must have been a "square nut" are gone. I vaguely remember that I had trouble with the fan, probably got a bit angry, and did what needed doing so I couold move on. The dryer and washing machine are located in a niche in my bathroom, and there is not much extra room for accessing the front AND the back of the dryer. I must move the dryer around and squeeze between to get around so in this cramped area I can become impatient with the dance. Also , there are two versions of DIY for removing the fan, and unfortunately, the other video is no solution at all and I suspect that the guy did what I did the first time I dealt with the fan. I broke it because I couldn't figure out how to remove it properly and I just wanted the job done. In his video he claims that he imagines the viewers don't want to waste time watching him using a piece of wood to bang on the fan blades and loosen the fan. So he does it after he has already loosened it. This time, I watched that bogus advice AGAIN, and I figured it out: He probably did the same thing I did and just busted the fan; then bought a new one! Well, regardless, I wish he would edit his video, because he fails to give the proper method for removing the fan. Why did I round off the edges? Must have had a reason, and I doubt that I enjoyed the improvisation. The parts store is not convenient, so after a few days of this rigmarole and the potential threat that I will end up doing something so wrong that I end up buying a new dryer ANYWAY, the DIY honeymoon is over. My enjoyable challenge "money-maker" project becomes the nagging duty. This time, after multiple various repairs to this twenty-year-old (plus?) Whirlpool, I look forward to this dryer humming along again as it should, and I will have several hundred dollars available for something else.
Thanks for the good info here, and I wonder why there are models with fans that are more dificult to deal with?
It is what it is. Good day. Good PREZ!
Been fighting my fan on a Kitchenaid, made by Whirlpool for 2 days. Almost decided to get my sawzall and cut it off, then install a new one. Your tip may be just the trick. Thanks !!
Jim's solution worked perfectly for me as well.
That's great! Congrats on the repair Matt!
That's great! I'm glad we could help out.
Thanks for the video. My wife dropped a pencil down the lint filter chute, and this video showed me how to disassemble the back to get to it. Cleaned all the lint and dust from in there, and WOW, my dryer is much quieter now.
The blower didn't have the optional deceased rodent like mine did.
BTW I'd avoid WD-40 on plastic parts, it can decompose them. There's another penetrant called PB B'laster that works great and doesn't harm plastics. Home Depot has it for under $4
Deceased rodent! 😂
Thank you so much very helpful....you make it look easy ....the retainer clip took me 15minutes hahahha
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Thanks for the guidance! I was able to fix my dryer! 🤗
Oh no! I'm sorry that happened! I hope the rest of the repair went smoothly.
I was ready to buy a whole new dryer! Thank you!!!! Saving $230 next time and doing it myself.
Thanks for the video very helpful made your job really really easy we live in a great time right now we have all this knowledge out our fingertips
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Was hoping to figure out how to tell if the wheel needs replacing, unfortunately that information was not provided. However I was highly entertained at right around 2 1/2 min in, when he tells us to screw the shaft lol, maybe being a mom of 4 boys for 16 years has taken a toll on my sense of humor lol Thanks for the laughs!
Well, done! Might want to mention that the blower is threaded left hand.
I would suggest heading to the repair help section of our website (link in the description). If you enter your model number there you'll have access to model and part specific repair help. I think this will help you diagnose your problem.
thank you very much helped a lot
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thank you for the instructional video. with out this video my ass would of had to pay close to $200.00 to get it fixed. but it only took $25.00 for the fan and that's it. thank you once again for the video.
Thanks. My 1972 Sears dryer, the blower wheel stripped inside the plastic where it joins a molded in nut. I had to drill and cut it off. Then remove the molded in nut. Looking at the nut are these tiny formed ridges, which were not enough to hold it to the plastic over the years from spinning separately from the plastic wheel. So an easy job turned into a tough one. But the wheel looks identical to these newer dryers.
I want to thank you for this video...You are helping single females empower themselves! I didn't have to call my X-husband after all! LOL
Yeah me I watch all his videos and I sell install and repair washers and dryers I’m a 28 year old female ! Thank u soooo much for the videos
Thanks to this video i actually fixed my dryer. I had a toothbrush fall into the vent and broke the fan.
That's a new one, thanks!
Just replaced mine! My blower wheel was also 'stuck' so I used a lil bit of wd40 and was able to get it all replaced! My dryer is working great! Thx for the video!
Well my wheel came off by turning it to the left..you gotta have the same exact tools just like it shows in this video..I bought the replacement wheel for $7.00 on eBay and it took me 30 minutes to fix it...it just saved me $500.00 for a new dryer at lowes :) :)
@fundipp73 Every time the motor starts it tightens the blower wheel so this can be difficult. No tricks to it, just have to really turn the blower wheel to get it loose from the motor shaft.
That's great! Congrats!
Excellent video, thank you very much for the detailed explanation!
We have added an annotation to that part of the video. Sorry for the confusion.
Great job tku God blesed you i love all your videos
Thanks repair clinic
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Had a question the clear plastic piece that you see I'm the video next to the fan blade. I need that piece, what part number is that? Do they even make it?
That's not a functionality part, the dryer will operate just fine without it.
No mention of left hand Vs right hand?
There is not a gasket tied to the blower wheel.
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my wheel was "free wheeling' and making noise as the dryer ran, IT WAS A 5 minute fix....drill a tiny hole in the middle of the wheel, then screw in a small screw..... wheel is now secure to the motor shaft... DONE!
Is the blower wheel supposed to turn that freely? Mine is rough AF to turn by hand. I’m thinking the motor is bad? The drum doesn’t turn at all now. It just makes a loud humming noise….
My blower fan was so tight that I had to cut it off the motor shaft and buy a new motor. I could not get it to release. Installed the new motor and blower fan and within 2 weeks, the fan developed a crack. Time to replace the fan or the dryer??? Repairs are reaching the point of diminishing returns!
what could he wrong with the blower wheel that would warrant a replacement? it seemed like nothing was wrong with the one in the video.
shadoza I just remove a pen that was stuck there. If ignored the fan would get destroyed.
Mine had a bra wire that broke the wheel causing lots of vibration
Is it ok if the blower fan i replaced is smaller then the original blower fan that was in it will that cause any issues or problems
I put a new dryer rarely used and the blower is damaged. How could this have happened?
Why does my Kenmore Oasis put it's thermal fuse in the hardest place to find? Other dryers have it on the back of the dryer. How can the average guy do what this video is asking?
Great video! However, with my machine the blower wheel was so tight that I use super strength to try and loosen it from the motor shaft as per the video and ended up cracking it. I ended up having to order a new blower wheel.
The motor on my dryer died on me and I just replaced it today. As soon as I turn it on after replacing it it works for 10 seconds then stops and all it does is hum. The motor was a brand new part, could this be linked to anything else?
Superr video ,thanks!!!
I cracked the plastic piece that the back-most wrench grasps while trying to loosen the motor wheel from the rear motor shaft pretty badly and now the fan won't spin as swiftly. I feel this may cause the motor to overheat. Thoughts?
gregdoh You will probably need to replace the shaft you damaged.
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I tightened vice grips around that cracked piece and now the fan spins freely and you can barely see the crack. I feel this may work for now but I'll keep and eye on it
everything was going great till it was time to remove the bolt (final step before removing the wheel) The bolt wouldn't budge, any suggestions?
I have the same problem. Did you ever figure it out?
I tried to unthread the blower wheel from the motor and I have no tension on it. It actually seems like they are almost 2 independent shafts. I can lock it down on the front and the back bolt just spins. If I try to take the blower wheel off it just spins. It is very wobbly but will not release. ANY help would be appreciated.
Jake T Your blower wheel may have come loose from the pressed-in mounting hub. You may have to break off the old blower to get to the threaded hub to turn it. Note that most blower wheels are left hand thread, which means you have to turn to the right or clockwise to remove it.
I can't get the shaft to release... won't budge. Any suggestions?
+GV GV In extreme cases the old wheel has to be broke off the old shaft.
+RepairClinic.com i had trouble until i saw the fan screws on counterclockwise to tighten, clockwise to loosen. That's backwards from most things.
as has already been mentioned, PLEASE add a graphic or dub an instruction to state that the thread of the blower wheel is left-handed. A newbie do-it-yourselfer may not think of this feature for this job. How frustrated would you be to do all this work, in a cramped environment, to find out you can't get the wheel off, or worse yet break it before you find out what you've done. It is not enough to just "see" and figure out that you're turning the nut backwards. SHOW A GRAPHIC!
Hi everyone, accidentally some cat dry food felt to the dryer lien screen hole, and it went down all the way, so I am afraid to turn it on, can it get inside blower and break it? Thanks
It would be wise to disconnect power to the dryer and vacuum it out. Enter your dryer's model number in our website's repair help system for model-specific information: www.repairclinic.com/repairhelp?TLSID=1773.
You forgot to mention that blower wheel is attached to threaded motor shaft, which is a left handed thread. No rights tightly. You remove by gripping pulley with wrench, gripping blower plastic hub, then force wrench on pulley clockwise, or toward inside cabinet, to break loose. Otherwise, you'll struggle with removing wheel and eventually breaking, adding a new wheel to your motor replacement job. Hogges Home Service Inc. You're welcome.
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for those of you unfortunate enough to have the blower wheel fused on the motor, this is exactly what I did to get it off. Worked like a charm!
th-cam.com/video/4GX_BmjJpzc/w-d-xo.html
+ignaciofacundo I'll mention it here since comments are disabled on that video (probably for this reason).... Never put your hand under a dremel tool like that. Get a pair of channel locks or vise grips to keep the shaft from spinning if you need something to hold it still.
Thanks for the link.
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