How to Replace Dryer Belt on Any Front Load Clothes Dryer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2024
- In this video I show you how to change a belt on a front loading dryer.
I did this on my Kenmore 70 series but this video was meant to be universal to help you to take apart and fix a dryer that has a drum that stopped spinning.
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My favorite part is when he is able to show us how to loop the belt around the tensioner and onto the motor. The way he got that perfect camera angle with adequate lighting....astounding! Well done sir. May the algorithm put your video to the top.
So true. That was the part i was stuck at.
It was definitely the top result for me 🎉
Same here. My dumbass would've removed that little wheel on the tensioner to put the belt on. 😏
Time stamp plz
Yes..Perfect How-To Video!
I’m a 28 year old female who lost her dad about 5 years ago. Father’s Day is coming up and this video helped so much instead of paying someone or buying a new dryer. Wish my dad was here to help, but I know he’d be proud of me doing this by myself. Thanks for all the help from a 90s baby who desperately needed this!
Hey Lauren, sorry to hear about your loss. Glad to hear that you were able to take on the project yourself!
Sorry for your loss I know your dad is so proud of you. He’s in heaven looking over you.
Why the sad backstory tho?
@@jmula9372because sometimes a girl just wants/needs her dad's help.
So sorry for your loss. As someone who doesn't have her Dad around to help with these types of things, I get what you're saying. It's scary to tackle these kinds of repairs, but it's super empowering when I figure it out on my own. Way to go doing it yourself!
Thank you!! It has been about 20 years since I replaced the belt on my 45 year old Kenmore dryer and watching your video (I needed to refresh my elderly memory) made the job relatively easy. I am a 70+ year old woman who has had back surgery and if I can do this anyone can.
Hi. I'm a 60+ woman, & I'm wondering if your dryer 'hummed' at all when trying to make tub turn, or dryer work? Thank you.
@@mddell58 hi I'm a 57 man, lol, and I could hear the motor running, I guess it was humming, but the drum was not moving since belt was broken.
me too
I'm 176 years old and after the civil war i bought my first electric dryer, now 162 years later I'm happy i was able to use my cellphone to purchase this belt from the convenience of my log cabin.
@@nowthatsfunny1 LOL!!
Great clear instructions. Perhaps the most important real world part of this video was showing the hideous multi year lint accumulation that has to be cleaned before doing the belt replacement. I was horrified how much lint crap had accumulated inside my drier that posed a real fire hazard that i had never appreciated. It took me several hours to clean out the body in addition to the ~20 minute actual belt replacement. I diligently always cleared my lint screen after each use, but the lint piles I found inside shocked me. Thank goodness my belt broke and forced me to clean out this fire hazard lint that had accumulated after years of use. All other videos I watched showed well dressed salesmen replacing the belt of a new drier with ultra clean insides. This real world video is the best and serves as a wake up call to alert everyone of the need for yearly drier inside lint cleaning.
*DRYER MAINTENANCE* BECAME MY ANNUAL CHORE LIKE REPLACING THE FIRE ALARM BATTERY AT THE *PUSH CLOCKS AHEAD " SPRING TIME REMINDER!
Video was absolutely perfect. I spent a total of $22 for a driver belt and a tensioner pulley and got my dryer to work all by myself! I feel so proud of myself lol! Thank you so much for this video!
That is great to hear! Happy to help!
Time to tackle your car's transmission!
@@mikejohn0088 whoa whoa whoa.. ain’t nothing wrong with my car’s transmission buuuuuutttt… I am currently down a very old washing machine and don’t even know where to begin in order to fix it… so uhhhmmm… any ideas?
This turned out to be a project where I actually made money. My belt tensioner had just slipped off so I only had to put it back using your video. And with all the change I found in the dryer, I came out with more money than I started with. Thanks!
😂
Just letting you know you saved me alot of money on a repair man, this was so much easier than i thought it'd be 😅
This task is waiting on me Monday evening. Accidentally ran tennis shoes.
10/10 - Our ancient dryer threw a belt, and we followed this guide as a base on replacing it. Had zero issues, despite different model/brand/setup. Most dryers seem to follow the same formula.
Thanks a bunch! Saved us a service call and taught us a bit of repair.
I took my dryer apart first. Found I had a broken belt. I was unsure about the tension arm laying flat on the bottom of the dryer. So I found your video & you explained everything I needed to know Sir. I appreciate you posting this video. God bless you and your family. Glory and Honor to the Great Redeemer of our Souls.
Thank you so much for this video. I am a single woman and fixing things on my own saves me tons of money. Your video made it so easy to replace.
Glad to hear that it was helpful! 😃
I love it! I hate paying for things we can do ourselves. Great job showing the details once again. That dryer is one of the earlier ones that were meant to last. The expensive shit they make today is set up to fall in 5 years. Definitely worth trying to fix these things.
Yes for sure! They don’t make things like they used to. I hope this video helps people save money! These things are pretty pricey for how simple they are! Thanks for watching as always, Sharon!!
I am a single mother and this video helped me replace my dryer belt. You made it super easy and it only cost me $13 and 1hr of my time. Thank you!!
This worked! I have an 80 series from 1999 that came with out house that we purchased two years ago. A $9 belt from Amazon and we were back in business thanks to this video. Thank you!!!
You are a good teacher I watched so many videos couldn’t fix my dryer as soon as I watched yours I was done in 10 minutes….thanks again for people like you…..
Just fixed my old dryer with your help! And there was about $1.50 in change in there too, ha ha. The hardest part was figuring out how the belt worked around the tensioner but a second look at your video (around 11:40) showed me the way. Thank you!
Awesome!
Thank you so much!!! My husband is out of town for the next two weeks and our dryer belt broke. I have seven kids, tons of laundry, and no money for a repair guy or laundromat and this saved me!! Thank you!!
Thanks for the great tutorial. “We did it!” We grunted, we groaned and laughed a lot, especial when my husband @ “70” tomorrow had to use a ladder to climb up over the washer to get behind the dryer to reconnect it, then used a pack of paper towels to climb back. We were so happy when the tub turned. 🎉🎈
🎵💜 M & D
I almost never comment on videos, but I am so grateful to you that I had no choice but to let you know that you ROCK!!! You explained each step - even getting the front panel off and on! - so clearly that I was entirely confident that I could perform this repair myself. A half-hour after I got the belt, I was doing laundry again. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This video was soooooo helpful….like literally….we watched this video and it showed us step by step how to fix it….it saved us from buying a brand new dryer….thanks soooo much for making this video 😊
Thank you so much for making this video. I am a woman and took my gas/electric dryer apart got a new belt and got it back together. My dryer is over 26 years old. Hope it last another 26 years. I saved so much $$$ by doing it my self. Thanks again.
I love these videos. DIY is the way to go, if you can. Saves a lot of money. It's also satisfying knowing you can fix it yourself. Thank you for all of your DIY videos! 😀
Yes! That is my goal, to help people save money and give them a little confidence to DIY. Thanks so much for your support, Peach!!
I have a Whirlpool dryer that other than being a gas dryer is nearly identical to your Kenmore. Your instructions were spot on and I had the dryer fixed and running in a couple of hours. A local shop even had the correct belt in stock so same day service! Thank you and great job!
I gotta give you a huge shout out for this DYOR tutorial just saved me $700 bucks on a new dryer man thanks a million may God Bless you a hundred fold!
It was going to cost $200 just for repair guy to come out!
So said forget that! and just fixed my sons dryer myself with the help of my grandson it took me a little longer about 40 min trying to put the front panel back was the hardest! I had to have him help hold the other side., but the rest was easy!! I couldn’t have done it without your video it sure helped this 61 yr old nana!
Thank you so much!!!
Aloha from Kauai!
You my friend are legendary. I'm the type of person who would rather fix it myself than pay someone (within reason). Watching the vid and following along got the job done. Thanks for the help and saving me $$!!
You know damn well that when the repair guys arrives to fix one problem and he always locates three additional that need attention.
@@mikejohn0088 oh 110%. $40 job turns into $400 real quick.
Can’t thank you enough. Single dad with zero time and just felt like another hurdle. This saved me time and money! Subscribed
Glad it helped and thanks for subscribing! 😃
Super demonstration. Very clear.
I was shocked at how much lint and dust my dryer had. It was filthy.
I found just over $12 in coins, seven guitar picks, a key, and two finishing nails!
I am 66 year old female watched your video. My dryer was a different model but you gave me the concept. I replaced my dryer belt. I fell so proud! .Thank you so much! Your awesome!
Awesome! I'm glad that the video was helpful! 😃
Just want to say thank you! I'm a mom of 5 whose slightly handy, but not enough to ever think to fix a dryer myself. I followed your video and installed the new belt, alone, in 15 minutes. I watched it a few days ago and you made me feel like this was something we could handle at home so I ordered a new belt from amazon. My husband disassembled it last night but was stuck at work today when the belt came. I vacuumed it all out.....made almost $5 😆....and followed you step by step. I enlisted my 8 year old to hold the drum while I put the front back on and boom its done! After a week of not having a dryer I didn't have one more minute to spare lol Thank you so much for saving us a ton of money and sparing my husband another job to handle when he got home 🤗
That dryer, in particular, is a fabulous LONG LASTING dryer. In 22 years, first time for a belt to break, & around 12 years, had to replace the heating element. LOVE this dryer!
Earlier today I was able to finally get the belt and idler pulley set with the motor thanks to this! I couldn't figure out how to run the belt though, many thanks! This was my first time doing this, far better buying a belt vs buying a new machine.
Glad the video helped!
Thank you Thank you Thank you from a 72 year old woman. I did it all by myself! So proud!
I was a crane operator at a scrap yard. A customer came in with a stake body truck full of washers, dryers and dishwashers. His 13 year old son was unloading the truck by himself. When I went to talk to the driver, his son rocked the last dryer off. When it hit the ground, change fell out. After he picked up the change and was getting ready to leave, I told him, he wasn’t done yet, but to wait a second. I got in the crane and took the dryer apart. When I got back to him, he was still getting change from the dryer. The next day, I asked the driver how much did I his son get. $18.
Awesome video; real simple breakdown of the mechanics and repair instructions. After waiting over a week for a handyman to fix the dryer in the house that I rent, I decided to order an $8 belt and repair it myself with the information from this video!
Thank you for this amazing how-to!! Because of your easy to follow video, I was able to fix my own dryer for only the cost of the belt. Thank you so, so much!!!
I just fixed my dryer thanks to this video. Awesome. Thank you so much. I saved a lot of money.
Mr Fixer, thanks very much for the informative video. I appreciate your input and guidance. My dryer (in a rental unit) must be 30+ years old, and after replacing the belt it's working like a champ again, good for another 30 years. Thanks!
That is awesome to hear! Thank you for letting me know. Happy to help!
Very calm and collected to the point. Thank you for sharing your knowledge on this. Looking forward to working on mine this week. Thank you again.
Today I successfully replaced the belt on my dryer and it's literally thanks to this video. Appreciate it so much. Cost me $21!!! Between the belt and getting a nut driver that I apparently never knew existed, my dryer was just like yours step by step...Perfect!
I have virtually the same dryer as you, so your video couldn't have been any better, or come at a better time! Absolutely wonderful how you had great lighting and was able to show pretty much everything we would need to see. Thank you so much for your help.......and oh yeah, saving me a bundle!!
I just fixed my dryer. .for $16. Thanks you did a great job. Period
Wow this guy is good in every way. And I'm so glad I have older washer & dryer like his, because they are so very basic and easy to fix (and then they run for another 30 years). Unlike ALL the new crap today.
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This is timely and rrrrreally helpful with my old Kenmore. Never fixed one before. He makes it a piece of cake. Thanks! May God bless.
You have no idea how helpful this was. Thank you very much. Great video man
Thank you for the thorough instructions! I was able to replace my dryer belt all on my own and that saved me so much.
Nicely done! Good information clearly presented in a manner that gives a do it yourselfer the confidence to give it a shot. Having the same model dryer was icing on the cake!
My husband and I just successfully fixed our dryer using your video. Thank you!
Thank you. You saved me about $250! Easy as pie to fix. My tensionor was a little different design, but the principle was the same. I had a friend hold up the drum, and that helped as I attached the belt to the motor. Flashlight comes in handy.
It just so happens that I have the EXACT same dryer. Very helpful!
Lol me too
Me too but I have a hunch like 50% of the dryers sold have a very similar design
I watch a lot of these how to videos, and this is hands down one of the most solid I’ve ever viewed. Made a slightly complicated job much simpler. Now sitting back drinking a beer while my clothes are drying. Thank you and nice work!
You just gave this 30 year-old gal the confidence to tackle this job by herself! Thank you!!!!
Great information! I have replaced my dryer belt two times in the last three years thanks to this video. Saved so much in repairmen charges.. Thank you!!!!
So informative!!! Thank you so much!! I did this with absolutely NO help from my husband and I feel like a badass because of you! Lol
Nice video, Fixer! That was so easy
Thanks, Dana! And thanks for checking it out!
Keep these videos coming. Your helping me more than you know.
That is awesome to hear, Cheryl. I will keep making them if you keep watching!!
Thank you so much for this helpful video! I'm a single mom and was able to replace the drum belt, thanks to this video! It feels great to be able to do this!!
Yas..The Perfect How-To Video! My old Kenmore just broke on me and I know its the belt. Cause of your precise instructions I think I can fix it myself! I'm scared, but not as scared as how much it'll cost me to have someone else come fix it! Thank you so much..🙏🏼
Thank YOU for watching! 😃
Thanks for this tutorial!
And thank YOU for checking it out!
That's awesome! Good to know, simple fix!
Thanks for checking it out, Auto Fix!
My Kenmore dryer seems to be even older than yours, but it's put together nearly the same and the motor still works fine. I spent $9 on a new belt and I followed your excellent step-by-step instructions. You gave me confidence to do it myself -- it was a lot easier to replace than I thought. Thanks a lot!
I haven't tried it yet, but I appreciate the unbelievably clear video showing how easy it might be. I'm hoping my worst problem will be doing the work in a very confined space. I've watched many how-to videos on various topics, but this has to be one of the best as far as having clear lighting and everything in focus. Thank you! I hope to add this to things-I-figured-out-how-to-do-on-my-own list shortly.
Awesome! I wish my washing machine was that easy to fix. 🤪
Haha yeah washing machines are a whole other animal! Thanks for checking out the video buddy! 👍
Hardest part was putting the front back on, that and dropping screws lol. Thanks
Thank you sooo much I have the same dryer I’m 63 years old and because of your video I replaced my belt all by myself you are a life saver😊
That is amazing to hear. Happy to help, Cheri!
So grateful for clear how-to videos like this. It turns out our dryer is nearly 22 years old (had to look up the serial number to find a compatible belt). We hate to scrap an appliance just because one part fails. Thanks to this video, our old dryer can live on a little longer until we pull the trigger on a new heat pump model!
YOU are AWESOME!
Could you come live with us 😉!
😁😂 Thanks for checking out the video, Melinda!
Yay!! I have essentially zero mechanical knowledge or skills but was so frustrated with my broken dryer ... This video explained exactly what to do. less than an hour of effort which included searching my messy house for tools and the dryer is up and running. Thank you!!❤️❤️
Outstanding tutorial! Thank you for explaining everything in clear, concise, step by step instructions. I was intimidated by the idea of doing this myself, but your video made me feel like I wasn’t doing it alone.
Man! This video was perfect! I watched it once and you did such a great concise job explaining that I did not even have to watch it again once I started on mine...the trip to the store for the replacement belt took longer than the fix! Thank you very much...I’ll take an $8 pat on my on back over shelling out hundreds for a new (and probably less reliable appliance) all day, every day! Yes!!
$400 dollars or more saved!🤑 My inherited old ass dryer is a whirlpool but it looks EXACTLY like this one inside/out. Yesterday I noticed the clothes I put in were still not dry after 2 full cycles. that's when I realized the drum was not spinning. My first thought was ugh.... I gotta go to the laundrymat in the morning and finish the laundry and then gotta see how to scrounge up $400 to $600 for a new dryer. I have never done anything like this before. I watched this video... picked up a $14 dryer belt and a $3 ratchet from harbor freight. he even tells you in the video what size! I just finished the repair this morning and my clothes are drying as I type this. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Hey Tamara, this is awesome to hear! And thank you for watching 😄
Thank You i'm 60 years old and watch and helped my dad doing one of these but it's been a long time thank u for refreshing good memories your video was very understandable clear and it took me 20 minutes i've always been jack of all trades thank u again 🤩😁
Glad it could help!
Thanks! My dryer is a Kenmore, and over 20 years old, so I thought my tensioner would be similar… it wasn’t (no wheel.. just a half loop) but watching you fox yours helped me see the mechanics of it and I figured out how mine worked because I saw how yours did. Thanks for the tips. Honestly the way you balanced the drum with the bounty box was crucial to seeing how I could do it myself without having someone else hold it up( I used an old detergent bottle).
Great DIY video! Just in time for my broken clothes dryer. I followed the instruction from this video and found the broken belt and fell-off pulley. I'll order the belt and are condifent that the broken dryer will be fixed. Thank you very much for posting this video, it saved me a ton of money!
I've never worked on dryers before, but ours broke & I decided to fix it. Thanks to you, we saved $400! Peace be with you, bro
i know others have commented, but that shot you got installing the belt to the motor was well done. good lighting, room for hands to repair and a great instructional shot.
Hey, wanted to thankyou so much for your straight forward video on dryer belt replacement. I just now finished up installing my new dryer belt. It truly was an easy job, and I am truly greatful for your help!! Oh, and by the way, I have the same exact dryer, so it felt like the video was posted just for me!
Thank you so much for this! I was able to take my entire dryer apart and find the problem (the belt, as I suspected) in under 30 minutes including digging out my tools 😂. Your instructions are clear, concise and easy to understand! Maybe you can show us how to diagnose issues in chest freezers next 😭.
Best video I've seen on how to do this. You showed exactly how things are supposed to be without any guesswork from the viewer. Easy to follow. Thank you
Glad it helped and thanks for watching! 😁
Even with a different dryer type this helped me so much. Hardest part was going all over the area to find a belt at a store! Thank you for this video and helping me save some money!
Thanks dude! Im a single mom and you def saved me time and money! Well...I hope...still gotta order belt and give it a try🤣 but thank you for taking your time to do this video, it is very much appreciated!!
This video just saved me hundreds of dollars. I knew the belt was the problem but couldn't figure out how to get the dang thing apart! Thank you!
Thank you! Just successfully replaced mine with your guidance. You rock. Though you might want to warn people that the top *may* crash hard on the top of their (my) head -twice if you're as lucky as I am.
The video I wish I had found first! The point of view, sound quality, etc all so much better than what I first found - made it easy to understand and follow. I only wish I had found as much money as you in mine! 😂😂
Mr. Fixer- After watching many other videos I found this video and after watching it a few times I was able to situate the tensioner around the small end of the motor and buttoned up the rest and my dryer has been running like a champ.
My husband followed your instructions. Our dryer's components were exactly the same--odd since the dryer in the video looked old. A piece of cording that was in the dryer somehow got fouled in the motor and stopped the motor from working. Really bizarre. Your disassembly / assembly instructions were spot on. Great video of the tensioner. Saved us a service call. Thank you!
Glad the video could help!
I just wanted to thank you for this video! You saved me hundreds of dollars and the satisfaction of fixing it myself!! 😘
Hey Fixer! This was a great video for people trying to repair an older dryer. I looked at a bunch of videos before I came upon yours.I really like the way you went through the steps of figuring out how to open up the dryer and evaluating the problem. I also liked the way you showed how to thread the belt through the tensioner pulley for the belt configuration. Very informative video. Keep up the great work, my friend. Awesome video!!
Thank you so much! Took less then 30 mins and we have a dryer again!!
Thank you! I replaced my belt with the aid of your video! 8 bucks and my same 70 series was back up and running. Never done this before and this was great how to video.
Used this a week or so ago, and made the task a breeze. Thank you for making the video.
Thanks for watching!
The missus and I were able to fix our dryer, about twenty minutes ago, because of this video. Thanks so much! :)
Excellent, honest and straight to the point. Going to tackle my dryer belt in the a.m. . Thanks for the advice, learned a lot!
Bless you and thank you! We didn't have the money to replace or get professionally fixed our dryer. After researching the issue, my mom and I were able to fix the dryer belt because of you and this great video!
Thank you so much! I successfully repaired my dryer thanks to this video! I have basically the same dryer but its Whirlpool, its like 20 years old (free from a friend in 2014). Thanks for helping out!
Thank you for motivating me to fix me dryer and saving me money
Great video! I was going to go into the back. Saved me a lot of time trying to do it wrong. I watched four videos. This was the first video I watched and was the best.
Sorry, got click happy. Only two things missing here. One is to check the wheels and belt tensioner before you order parts. The other is to test run before you lock the top down.
Other than that, A+
Bravo! Excellent video!! Unlike another video I saw regarding a belt replacement who demonstrated how the belt went on the pully assembly minus the drum as you did. You went a step further and demonstrated how to install that pully with the drum in place. Thanks very much!
Thanks, man. first person that came up was you, and it was a piece of cake thanks to you.
Appreciate the vid, me and my lady just fixed ours. When I searched how to replace a dryer belt, yours was the 1st video to pop up and you did not disappoint. Our dryer looks similar to yours, and the only hard part imo, was getting the tension from the pulley to the motor. Once we got that and the front plate back on, she ran good as new!
Man! This is my exact dryer. Belt broke. Followed this step by step and it now runs like a champ. Thanks a ton, you saved me a few hundred dollars. I really appreciate it.
You just helped me save hundreds of dollars thank you so much!! My wife is looking at me like a real man now. 😂