Dryer Drum Felt Seal

The felt around the front of the drum was coming off. This caused the drum to grind against the front end of the dryer. Had to remove the front and the drum. Replaced it and reintalled. All is good again. I could not have done this without the assistance of your "How To" videos. After watching it was very clear the steps needed to accompl ... Read more ish this repair. The hinge hole cover was cracked that was "Very Easy" to replace. All parts puchased at this site.

I found an instruction video that explained the steps.It did not explain how to replace the rear seal or felt.After i replace the front felt following the video it was simple.Getting the felt to form or fit the drum was not shown .I put the drum next to the felt and used the cotter key puller to flip the seal to the correct position.

Follow the easy video instructions on the website! I pulled off the front cover and door, then the front cover of the drum while propping-up the top cover to get more room to work. Take the drive belt off by compressing the tension roller then slip the entire drum out the front. I drilled out the old rivets on the drum front cover and ... Read more installed new pads as per the video. I then used a flat blade screw driver to open the metal tabs that hold the felt pads in place and removed the pads (on the front cover and inside the unit on the back cover). Pay attention to how they overlap on the ends because you want it correct so the drum does not rub the wrong way on the overlap as it spins. It spins clockwise as you look at the front of the machine. I used the screw driver to push the tabs back down as I held the felt in place and worked around each one to install it. A large flat blade works really well. When you put the drum back inside, you need to work your fingers (or use the screw driver) to make sure the felt pad is folded over on itself and the drum is seated. I found it helpful to have someone hold the drum up in position so the back pad stays well seated while I was putting the front support cover on and doing the same thing with the front felt pad. I also put the 2 screws in place (finger tight) to help hold the drum while I was making sure the felt pad was seated all the way around the front of the drum. Then I finished putting no the rest of the front cover (not the front panel yet) and then reinstalled the drive belt on the motor and tension roller. This take both hands because you have to reach around on both sides of the hot air vet to do this. Then reinstall the top cover, the front cover and door and your all set. The dryer now drys cloths very quickly like it did when we first bought it over 20 years ago. I had also replaced the drum rollers and the tension roller earlier but if you haven;t done this, i would do them at the same time when you have the drum out of the machine. They are inexpensive and easy to do when it's all apart anyway. It helps to reduce any noisy squeaks and makes it run nice and quiet like it did when new!

The only additional step I incorporated was to place a block of wood under the tension pulley arm to hold it in the full off position while installing the drive belt. This was very helpful especially since you are working by feel while threading the drive belt onto the motor pulley and tension pulley. Once they are in place the wood block ... Read more can be removed to engage the tension pulley. The instruction videos brought out a couple of helpful tips that made the repair successful.

Followed the video to remove the drum to the point of installing the felt seals. No instructions given to install the back seal. Removed the part where the back seal goes and placed the back seal in place. Have not been able to reinstall the drum because front felt seals are in the way. Can not determine how to keep them out of the way ... Read more while trying to install the front part of the drum in place. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated.