DIY Home Repairs. Replacing Your Dryer Belt

[ericstoxx]

Awesome. Great tutorial and it worked perfectly. I am not a handy man by any means, but this saved me over $100. Thanks!

[GabeApe96]

This was a great tutorial Mr. Thank you very much for taking the time to record and post this, it helped me out a lot!

[hoosierhandheld]

@hoosierhandheld I just got the belt in the mail today and poof! 5 minutes later... problem solved! Thanks again for posting this helpful tutorial!

[hoosierhandheld]

I just ordered a new belt from Amazon for $6. Thanks for this video! You saved me a ton of dough.

[wyattrashbug]

yep saved me from having to buy a new dryer .. very good video

[mollyfawn]

Thanks

[ballermann907]

Belt was $20, new dryer $400, savings of $380, plus the satisfaction of a DIY done right! Subbed ya! Thanks for the vid!

[vics88alfa1]

Thank you so much the tensioner was kicking my a__

[pocoapoco2]

I think kicking the dryer is also mentioned on pages 1 thru 78 of the manual.

[Sonnyskookoo]

Thank you very much Sir.

[afterlifevillain]

you saved me loads of frustration, thank you



[teachergirl316]

Thank you! My dryer just broke and after some googling, I thought it might be the drum belt, but I had no idea where to start! Thanks to your video, I was able to open up the top of the dryer and sure enough, the belt had snapped. I'm off to Lowe's tomorrow to get a new belt and put it on by myself. Thanks so much!

[BarbKirk1951]

My husband & I want to thank you so VERY much for this very helpful video! We had called a repair man & he pointed my husband in the right direction as to getting to the belt, as we knew that it broke. Once he got to it he was like, how do I put a new one on? Well this video is so straight forward & simple that you just saved us a TON of money in having to pay a repairman! Especially this time of year with the holidays! Thank you thank you thank you!

[The412212]

i just about went out and bought a new dryer but you saved me from that plus boosted my confidence in being able to fix things myself - thank you SO much!!! pat

[mrseansbushcraft]

awesome video....love it. Cant wait to fix mine. Thanks for the vid.

[gunslinger7447]

thanks for the video. and thanks for the laugh. page 6 in the manual huh? lol

[XRaFDX2]

Did this repair today! THANK YOU so much for providing the instructions I needed. I am a hero today!

[allenrbnsn22]

Thanks well explained.

[omfgturtleX3]

Thank you. I'm also really impressed with how you squeezed a 13 minute job into a 9 minute video.

[jester43b]

Thanks for the tutorial, quick easy fix, luckily my belt only slipped off and I was able to fix it tonight instead of waiting for parts.. Saved me a lot of time and money, thanks!!!

[razorbakboi]

Thank you very much sir for your help. I only wish i would have looked at this video before i too the whole back off lol but still very helpfull and i think this video shows testimate to what good can come of youtube and the internet.

[rocket3man1]

Love your video! very helpful... love your accent 2:)



[negrito1358]

Thank you our dryer belt broke today but, thanks to your video saved ourself a $70 service call!!!!

THANKS AGAIN!!!

[DasDirektor]

lol. I had it just about put back together and forgot about the tensioner pulley!

[JDurk44]

Dude thank you so much. Times are tough and you saved me some cashe!

[R0773N]

You rock dude gonn try this now

[DaddyDog42]

Thanks for this vid helped me alot. Just fixed my own dryer.

[ginagina43]

Thanks so much! I can't believe I was able to do this! It saved me $70.00!!! I also found $1.22, a paper clip and a Chucky Cheese token!! Didn't know I was going to find treasure!!!!

[joehandsome99]

@lutskiyd You are very welcome.

[mayapapayita]

Thank you so much. My old dryer died and I bought a new-to-us used dryer which stoped working after 4 dryer loads. I was not impressed and didn't really have then money to fix it or replace it and after just buying it didn't want to put more money into it. So I looked up what the problem might be on-line and then found your you tube video. Bought a $20 belt watched your video and voula. It made me feel like super women fixing my own dryer. Woo hoo. Thanks Rebecka

[joehandsome99]

@mayapapayita You are very welcome Rebecka. I am glad that the video helped and thank you for the great comment.

[BobNeubauer]

Thanks. This was a great help. Just finished re-belting the dryer. Piece of cake thanks to your video. Only difference I found was the tension pulley was not a wheel on my Kenmore, but a rounded half-circle that belt just slides across. But I got the belt around it and it's drying now. (My wife's pretty happy with me.)

[joehandsome99]

@BobNeubauer You are the king now! Glad the video helped. 

[kross2690]

@BobNeubauer Thats how the damn belt had to brake in the frist place... On mines I saw the same thing!!! Thanks Joe, You saved me that Svc call...

[velvetjordan]

Thank you for the video that was so nice of you...you have a talent for teaching/explaining (from a teacher) LOL

[joehandsome99]

@velvetjordan Wow, Thank you for that comment. I really appreciate it.

[pylus]

Awesome video, thank you! I just fixed my dryer belt using your tutorial as a guide.

[joehandsome99]

@pylus That's good news. Thanks for sharing. 

[WulfmanD]

Tons of help to a newbie! Thanks!

[joehandsome99]

@WulfmanD Welcome!

[shesdetermined24]

Thank you so much for this video .. I wanted to surprise my husband and have it fixed before he came home tonight lol.. thanks a lot for making this video!!

[joehandsome99]

@shesdetermined24 Alright! Good news, the hubby can relax and the wife is king tonight! Or is that every night? I can never figure that out. ;)

[Stallbizzle]

My drawer broke. I was on craigslist pricing em out. Found this video. Opened my dryer and the belt is snapped. Getting the belt tomorrow. This should fix it. Thank you so much.

[joehandsome99]

@Stallbizzle Good deal.

[hopetheygotspaceweed]

i must have the new-school manual.... pg six said nothing of kicking the dryer

[joehandsome99]

@hopetheygotspaceweed Yep, that's old school mechanics 101. Lol...

[mammoth321]

Thank you so much, I heard my dryer's belt break and found your video. Going to Home Depot for the belt in the morning I already got my dryer taken apart by following your video.

[joehandsome99]

@mammoth321 Good to hear. Thanks for the comment.

[KatieGessner]

I just have to agree with all of the other folks on here, you made it so easy to do myself, my belt didn't break, but it did come off the pulley, i am a single mom, who is somewhat handy and really didn't have money to have someone in to fix this, so you made it so easy. Thanks again!

[joehandsome99]

@KatieGessner That's what I like to hear. Someone that really needs help gets it. Thanks for the comment.

[sofiyatessa]

that was very helpful and save us money for sure> thank you so much!!!

[joehandsome99]

@sofiyatessa anytime!

[flaglerperry]

Takes for the video! You saved me time and money being able to replace the belt myself.

[joehandsome99]

@flaglerperry Good deal!

[wwjdasia]

Spent less than $10 on belt and followed this video. It is easy as it looks. Thank you very much.

[joehandsome99]

@wwjdasia Glad to be of service.

[HenRoc4]

Hey, Thanks for the video, I was worried when my dryer went out but I watched this video & was able to install the belt quite easily, thanks again!!

[joehandsome99]

@HenRoc4 You are very welcome.

[Acelow84]

Thank you. Saved me about $75

[joehandsome99]

@Acelow84 Great! Send me some! lol... Glad the video helped.

[jessebickeldotcom]

Watched this video at 3 pm, my dryer is working at 4 pm. That includes a trip to pick up a belt.

[joehandsome99]

@jessebickeldotcom Very cool! Thanks for the comment. 

[shawniekc]

This video was nicely done. Very informative and simple. My dryer belt just broke and this will save me a lot of money. Thanks Joe!!!

[joehandsome99]

@shawniekc You are welcome

[ricedone]

THANKS!!! Your video helped guide me through replacing my drum belt and even though I had to wait a few days (found one online for 5.89) I was able to do it all by myself!!! Hear me RAWRRRRR!

Bless you for posting this video :)

[joehandsome99]

@ricedone I'm glad it worked for you. Thanks for the comment.

[ElektroHut]

Made it as easy as can be. No instruction manual is going to tell you about the cup.

[joehandsome99]

@ElektroHut It's the low cost way to fix things. Glad the video helped.

[tagtenor]

Hey thanks for the video! WORKED perfectly! (I liked the Page 6 instructions...Kicking the dryer!) Hahahaa!

[joehandsome99]

@tagtenor Kicking is also a stress reliever! LOL.. Thanks for the comment.

[annamveinotte]

This video was so good that my daughter and I was able to change the dryer belt no problem. I had started before I looked at the video and had the belt and all there but there was a little thing that not doing and I could not figure it out but once I watched the video we had it up and running in 10 minutes. Awesome

[joehandsome99]

@annamveinotte Now that's awesome! Thanks for the comment.

[Cady4u2c]

What a great video! I was having a hard time figuring out how to setup the belt and your video made it very clear! Thanks Again!!!

[joehandsome99]

@Cady4u2c Very cool, Thanks for the comment.

[rpiovanetti1]

Thanks for your video from Puerto Rico.  It was very easy to replace the dryer belt following your instructions. :)

[joehandsome99]

@rpiovanetti1 Wow, I think that's the farthest away I have heard a thank you from on this video so many thanks in return for the great comment.

[stevebass5]

just a quick note to say thank you!

dryer stopped spinning this morning and figured it was the belt - watched your video and fixed it dryer hasn't been this quiet in years

[joehandsome99]

@stevebass5 That's great news. Thank you for posting that.

[nicci1071]

Thank you, thank you, thank you

[joehandsome99]

@nicci1071 anytime!

[sledhead10]

Thanks man ! That was awesome ! You just saved me $100 in labour ! Only cost me $25 for the belt. Did it solo no probs ! Great instruction ! What other tips do you have ?? Lol !

[joehandsome99]

@sledhead10 Good to hear that. Thanks for the great comment.

[richaude]

thank you -- it worked!

[joehandsome99]

@richaude You are welcome.

[bugietube]

there are 7 lonely appliance repairmen in the world

[joehandsome99]

@bugietube lol... Thanks for watching.

[isettajohn]

Thank You! Mine just broke on my older Kenmore. Found the belt online for under $5.00 with delivery to my door and with your video I fixed it in half your time. Back in business again.

[joehandsome99]

@isettajohn Great. Glad to have helped.

[lazariosexi]

thanks  very gooooooooooddddddddd

[joehandsome99]

@lazariosexi Thank Youuuuuuuuuu

[elliev30]

As a woman I was afraid to try this on my own.. but thanks to your amazing video I had it done in no time. THANK YOU so much !!!!

[joehandsome99]

@elliev30 You are very welcome.

[melanion82]

Amazing explanation. Thank you for posting!! Total lifesaver!

[joehandsome99]

@melanion82 I'm glad to hear that. Thanks for the comment.

[jasonbernstein]

Thank you for saving me $150 by not having to call the Sears repair man! You rock!

[joehandsome99]

@jasonbernstein Thanks!

[CrossConsoleGaming]

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much! After taking apart the whole dryer the first time and trying to wrap the belt around the drum and still the drum back in the dryer this is soooo much easier and less time consuming. =D

[joehandsome99]

@CrossConsoleGaming Good to hear. 

[DjGorath]

Thank you so much for making this video. I was at a loss of how to loop the belt and pully. You helped me save a lot of money now that i dont need to call the repair man.

Thank you from the bottom of my toolbox (and heart lol)

-=G =-

[joehandsome99]

@DjGorath You are very welcome G.

[0wetduck0]

Thanks man! I was wondering what the pulley thing was and now I know. Super simple!

[joehandsome99]

@0wetduck0 I had the same problem, but no one had a video of it so here it is and glad it helps.

[klonagran]

very nice video!! thank you for posting this.

But Im very curious....how did you hang your cancorder to look like is your eyes???

[CrossConsoleGaming]

@klonagran He has a helmet camera =D

[joehandsome99]

@CrossConsoleGaming I prefer hat cam as it was a ball cap that I used.

[joehandsome99]

@klonagran It was a pocket digital camera with video. Worked out great.

[brutusbuck45]

Thanks! Great video... saved my weekend! My dryer belt popped off the motor (thankfully did not break) at 6 PM on Saturday- with wet laundry in the washer. Found your video and it was fixed in 10 minutes! Life saver (and wallet)! Have a great day! -Jeff

[joehandsome99]

@brutusbuck45 Thanks Jeff. Glad I could help.

[ccf1122]

Thank you so much, after hours of looking for a manual for the dryer we finally saw the light!

[joehandsome99]

@ccf1122 Glad to be of service.

[dthunt915]

Great video, really helped me out, "Yeah thats on page six in the manual.... kicking the dryer" 7:01 Great stuff there

[joehandsome99]

@dthunt915 If all else fails, kick the darn thing! lol...

[104tom]

Thanks from NY! You saved me time and money! Very easy to follow your instructions!

[joehandsome99]

@104tom Great, thanks for the comment.

[MPeluso386]

Great video easy to follow, but you make it look so damn easy to put the belt through the pulley and around the motor. I've been working on that step for over an hour and I haven't come any closer to getting it, my arms are on fire I feel like I've been working out for several hours. Is there a step I'm missing or is this an easier way of doing this, or are you just Incredible Hulk strong

[joehandsome99]

@MPeluso386 It helps to use both hands if possible. Sorry I'm late with the tip and hope all is well.

[gramey81]

Yo! Yo! Yo! Thank You sooo much for the handy video! My dryer works again now! Heck Yea!

[joehandsome99]

@gramey81 Good deal!

[KatherineKalinosky]

Thank you for your video to help me replace my dryer belt. I never realized $15.00 later I would have my dryer back up and running. You don't know how much I appreciate it. I'm a woman, and if I can do it, anyone can with the help of your video. You ROCK!!!

[joehandsome99]

@KatherineKalinosky I'm glad the video helped. Thanks for the great comment.

[lisadodds2008]

I think this is exactly what's wrong with my dryer, just wanted to thank you very much for your great video, will try and fix mine now instead of spending $120 on a service call! :)

[joehandsome99]

@lisadodds2008 Good to hear that.

[Donia65]

Thank you! Just finished putting a new belt ($20) on my older Kenmore dryer, and I'll bet I get another 10 good years from it! You're right about having two people, much easier...I'd also add that while you have everything apart, give it a quick vacuum...I can't believe all the dust that was in there!

[joehandsome99]

@Donia65 That's a good idea. Thanks for sharing.

[dakenhowlett]

thanks awesome vid it helped me. im a first time home owner figuring out problems as i go. the belt wasnt broke but the tensioner came off and made a heck of a noise. i think it came loose cause its an old dryer that came with the house and its all coming apart and missig screws causing to much movement of the drum

[joehandsome99]

@dakenhowlett Glad the video helped.

[jmbaum]

Thanks so much for making this! I had to do this to my dryer today, and it was simple thanks to your video. Now the dryer runs good as new!

[joehandsome99]

@jmbaum That's great news. Thanks.

[carlitos431]

Thank you for taking the time to produce this video. Very well explained and save me money I can use on something else in the house. God bless

[joehandsome99]

@carlitos431 Thank you for the comment. 

[runninonempty32]

Thank you sooooo much! It was nearly that simple with my Kenmore. My front panel gave me problems.

[joehandsome99]

@runninonempty32 Good deal!

[jeffhooks1]

Your video was perfect, but I would suggest putting the models this applies to since there are so many different dryer repair videos on here. My idler puller just fell off the mount somehow and I could not figure out how to route the belt, your video was great for my brand new Roper dryer. Thanks

[joehandsome99]

@jeffhooks1 That's good info. Thanks for sharing.

[Oxidized181]

great video

[joehandsome99]

@Oxidized181 Thanks

[rsteinm2]

I didn't think I could be a guy who fixes broken appliances, but your video made it sooo easy! Thanks

[joehandsome99]

@rsteinm2 Great! Glad to know it helped.

[munawaransari1261]

Thanks a lot!!! My dryer was making squeeking noises, I opened the top cover as per your instructions and sprayed some dressing on to the belt and now the dryer is working beautifully.

Good bless you.

[joehandsome99]

@munawaransari1261 That's good to hear. 

[cjmason1]

Thank you so much!!!! This video saved me from paying hundreds of dollars. In this economy, it is nice to get a little help sometimes. Kudos to you!!!!!

[joehandsome99]

@cjmason1 Thanks!

[joehandsome99]

@footofthecross333 Good for you, bad for him.... I'm glad the video helped.

[hearhea]

THANKS!  So easy! It was a snap to fix after watching your step by step instructions. You are great at explaining it, too!

[joehandsome99]

@hearhea Thank you for the great comment. I'm glad the video helped. 

[bcdrachman]

@joehandsome99

Thanks for that great video. I used a piece of twine through the two holes at the front top and under the drum to hold the drum in place when putting the belt through the pulleys and putting the front back on.

[sichanlim]

Thanks for posting your video on line. It was as easy as shown, and saved me from a dreaded service call. Do you do one on changing a heating element?

[forreststevens]

Thank you so much for posting this, great time saver seeing each step. Appreciate you taking the time!

[joehandsome99]

@forreststevens You are welcome.

[shadesofgrayjay]

Thank you for the video. I'm about to get around to it tomorrow after this video.

[joehandsome99]

@shadesofgrayjay That's cool. Thanks for watching.

[2010allaboutme]

My belt just broke and how funny is it that i have thessame dryer...thank you so mush for the video

[joehandsome99]

@2010allaboutme You are very welcome. 

[whoknewshoe1]

Thank u! I couldn't figure out how to put on the tensioner pulley until I watched ur video. Couldn't have done it without u! Thx! Adam fr Las Vegas

[joehandsome99]

@whoknewshoe1 That's great news Adam. Thanks for the comment.

[press8151]

My tension pulley was off too.

I was spinning the drum by hand while cleaning a piece of gum that was stuck in it.

I have spun the drum by hand on numerous occasions without any problem

This time it knocked the tension pulley off it's mounting.

Thanks for the great video!

[joehandsome99]

@press8151 If you spin it backwards there is a good chance it will come off. I'm glad the video helped.

[WOLV874]

just got done fixing mine....belt wasnt broken but the belt was off the pulley took it apart the same way u did and there u go tension pulley was off put the belt back on and presto i'm back in business..thanks alot u saved me at least $75 on a service call thanks a million

[joehandsome99]

@WOLV874 That's good news. Thanks for the comment.

[pritchettms76]

Thanx man!!! You're awesome!!! I'm not a female... but I still feel pretty good about myself too :)

[joehandsome99]

@pritchettms76 Your'e welcome.

[Litelady48]

This was great, my dryer belt broke this morning and my hubby is away and I did it by myself and I'm a female, only my belt was $20, but I feel so good I DID IT!!!!! Great video good JOB!!!!

[joehandsome99]

@Litelady48 Great news. I appreciate you sharing that. Thanks.

[larsjake]

Man you saved me a lot of money! GO Dawgs!

[joehandsome99]

@larsjake That's right, GO dawgs!

[mbaharvard]

Thanks! not that it really helped me out a lot but it certainly helped confirm what I did was right.

Again, thanks! :)

[joehandsome99]

@mbaharvard Good, I am glad the video helped you.

[RoyceKitts]

thanks. this helped me out a bunch.

[joehandsome99]

@RoyceKitts That's good news.

[dat008]

it's 1:37AM and I had no clothes for work tomorrow b/c of this stupid problem but you made everything SO much easier! Thank you!

[joehandsome99]

@dat008 thats great to hear.

[bjb9905]

Thank you so much! The instructions were perfect - right down to the kick. I have a Kenmore 80 Series and it looked almost exactly the same.

[joehandsome99]

@bjb9905 Your'e welcome. I'm glad the video helped.

[TheAnjenette]

WOW !!! Thank you so much I am a single mom of 3 and can't believe how easy this was . You saved me alot of money ...You are Awesome =))

[joehandsome99]

@TheAnjenette That is good news. I really appreciate comments like this. You are very welcome.

[madarauchiha189]

thanks for the Help!

[joehandsome99]

@madarauchiha189 anytime!

[Spagetts]

Dude, you just saved me hundreds of dollars, nice work!

[joehandsome99]

@Spagetts Nice. You are welcome.