If the plug can be reached without moving the dryer the dryer probably won t have to be moved.
Ge dryer belt replacement.
One sign that it is the idler pulley is if the squeak is made at a high frequency because the pulley goes around many times for each drum revolution.
Use a putty knife to press the clips holding the lid in place image 1.
87 long and 1 4 wide.
If it looks worn image 2 it will need to be replaced.
This video provides step by step repair instructions for replacing the drive belt on a ge gas dryer.
If the dryer belt cracks or breaks the dryer drum will not be able to turn.
The primary difference in making the repair is how you disassemble the machine to make the replacement.
The most common reasons for replacing the drive belt are when the dryer makes noise won t start or won t turn at all.
If the dryer motor is running but the drum won t rotate the belt has likely broken.
Look at the existing belt.
This is the most common ge hotpoint dryer belt.
Your ge spacemaker washer and dryer has the same parts as a non stacking unit.
The drive belt on your dryer attaches to the motor pulley and then wraps around the drum and a tensioner pulley and spins the drum as the motor rotates.
How to replace ge dryer idler pulley and belt if you have a squeaking dryer it may be that idler pulley is worn out.
4 ridges the drive belt dries out over time.
This is a dryer drum drive belt.
Loud squealing during operation.
It is 89 5 inches long with four ribs on the inside for a better grip.
All of the information for this drive belt replacement video is applicable to the following brands.
Take the old belt and any information from your dryer to an appliance parts supplier to match it for a replacement.