Quick Tip: Noisy Clothes Dryer Repair

How I replaced the drum rollers on my Whirlpool dryer. If your dryer is making a loud knocking sound, it is likely that your drum rollers need to be replaced. It's a fairly simple fix with just a few basic tools. Here's a quick video with the detailed repair.

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[jhubbard]

Every time I would look up how to fix this it said would I need to call a repairman! I was able to fix the clutch assembly on my washer on my own with a little help from YouTube, I figured I can definitely do something about my dryer thumps! Yours is the first video I saw, and while I haven't tried it yet, I'm so confident I can solve this problem, because that's the exact dryer I have! Yep, it's 20 years old, but both my washer and dryer are reliable with only a few repairs here and there. I just don't think they make appliances like they used to, so I don't want to buy new. I'm grateful for you. Thanks!

[prestonknepper]

I repaired appliances before retiring and the only thing I fault with this video is the greasing of the replacement rollers. The roller bearings should not be greased as they are oil-light, which means they are porous, allowing oil to fill space in the bearing and lubricate the roller shaft.

[cameronjohnston]

Thank you Sir. This 5-minute video explained in easy language and with great camera shots, exactly what was wrong with my dryer (or my wife's dryer) and how to fix it. I have never seen inside a dryer before and as you said, it would take more than a half-hour. Maybe two hours, tops! It went smoothly. No unanswered questions. No vague video clips or camera angles. All 'round, a great learning experience. Thank you., again. BTW, I am in Canada and everything comes as a kit, including both wheels, the belt, four of those triangular plastic spacers and the tension arm.

[Michael-ziof]

Thanks for the very helpful video. My dryer sounded *exactly* like your dryer at the beginning of your video. After I took my dryer apart, and cleaned everything, I couldn't see that anything was obviously wrong. So, I put it all back together, and the ugly noise was gone - no replacement parts needed! : )

[greatauntlizbethg]

As a 20 something female, my mother didnt want to let me rip the back off her hoover twin tub when it wasn't working. I had watched my dad as a kid and changed a belt in my own. I snapped at her i knew what i was doing and could at least identify if dad needed to buy a belt on the way home, or hook the belt back on if possible. She was unreasonably impressed, but i spoiled the i told u so moment struggling to get the little protective square around the power cord to sit in the right spot and left the back off as dad was going to have to look at it anyway, the problem was not one i could identify. Thanks for showing me dryers are also very simple. I had no idea.

[JEFF-rmsh]

Your video couldn't have been more helpful. Once I heard the noise the dryer in your video was making, I knew that my dryer had a similar problem. I raced to a nearby appliance parts store and purchased a full replacement kit for $44. I installed the kit and had everything back in place within an hour or so. Given that my dryer is from 1999, it would not have made sense to pour $250 or more into having a serviceman repair my machine. So, thanks for your great video! Jeff

[helennelson]

Thank you!!! I fixed my clothes dryer following your instructions step by step and it is fixed and running GREAT!! And I'm a woman!! Thank you for the super user-friendly instruction!!!

[russdoesstuff]

I just followed the steps in this video and fixed my own dryer.

Thanks!

[iShming]

Priceless video dude!!! My dryer was identical! Hurray for the simplicity of a simple machine without a “control panel” costing as much as a new dryer!!

[brittneydarnell]

Thank you for your tutorial. I just did this repair by following along. I only had a couple of minor issues along the way. I had a hard time getting the triangular holding brackets onto the post properly and when I was trying to put the front back on the little clip things for the screw hole kept falling of and I would have to backtrack a few steps to fish them out from under the drum. All in all the repair took about an hour and my dryer works perfectly again. Thank you so much for this video!

[YonderZev]

I just replaced the wheel and belt on my Whirlpool today using just this video. Gracias, amigo!

I had a slightly bent bottom wheel that caused the barrel to los a bit of its seal. Also caused the bottom wheel to wear down its rubber and causing that awful noise.

This video tutorial saved me money, and I appreciate you my man!

[jobrivera]

My dryer was making that exact noise! I was so scared to get someone to fix it because of what it'll cost me. It finally just stopped. I replaced the rollers, tensioner and the belt (package). DONE!!!! It's back up and running! Thank you! Thank you!!!

[Andrew_Sandshrew]

Thank you sir! My Father & I were able to fix our dryer thanks to this video
We spent a long time searching for those screws under the lint tray

[michaelgreen]

Thanks for the video. Just took my Maytag apart using your directions and discovered my problem is exactly what you discovered. Two warn out rollers. Easy fix! Many thanks!

[Cpoe]

Great tutorial. Same issue with same dryer. Didn't have the parts though. Used a dremel and a polishing wheel to clean the post and the drum wheel. Added grease and running like a charm.

[dvdgalutube]

Wow! This video is so informative and the step-by-step instruction is efficient and on point. I've never fixed a dryer before and I certainly find this vid easy to understand, esp I get to learn the structure of a drying. Nice work! Thank you very much!

[jae]

Thank you so much, I love learning how to fix things like this. I didn’t have the money to buy a new dryer or hire a repairman and this got my dryer working perfectly.

[namehtnadrm]

Thanks a lot for your video, short and sweet and strait to the point. Had the same problem with my dryer and I've fixed it myself. You just saved me money. Thanks again!

[notyouraverageshooter]

I just started this process and its just as you said a better way to go ans save money. Thank you for such an easy to understand video 💯

[rayjee]

Gonna try this out after I figure out what make and model my dryer is, it's real old! Replaced the washer not too long ago and I am not trying to do the same with the dryer when it's just noise!