It packed up a couple of days ago, the fan worked & it blew hot air – but the drum didn’t turn. Must be the belt or drive motor, I thought. Should be easy to fix, says he hopefully! Took the back off, saw a fan, but no sign of a drive belt. I was stumped!
Searched the internet, others had asked how to replace the belt, but there were no answers as to how it was done. So, find more screws to undo & have a poke around. In the end, I only managed to access the “insides” by easing open the whole front of the dryer & having a look inside. I could see the drive for the belt was taken from the shaft which also drove the fan. Fortunately I was able to get a replacement belt & with much struggling managed to fit the belt round the drum and tension pulleys and onto the drive shaft.
Turning the fan blades by hand showed that the drum would also rotate again, then put it all back together, finally, plug in, light blue touch paper & retire (no, forget that bit) meant to say – turn timer to start it & hope it works.
Yes, it now works. Belt was £8 and considerably cheaper than a new tumble dryer!
Dude – you are my hero – how did you work out the pulley situation? There seem to be two in here and I have no idea how to thread the belt in? Could you assist?
Rob,
Remembering what I did isn’t easy! I just started undoing any screws/bolts which would get me access to the inside, so that I could see what was in there. I could then see the belt which had broken and it was still more or less in position so I could see how it was threaded. Once I had the new belt, I remember it was a struggle to fit it, probably done more by feel & force, as I couldn’t see all around the drum.
Just found this link, see if it helps:-
http://www.fixed4free.com/answers.php?id=306767
I have taken it all apart but am now confronted with the two black pulley wheels and I haven’t got a clue how the belt goes around these? Are there any video’s out there to show you this or diagram ?
Sorry Chris, have not had time to work on my blog for months. Just noticed your message. We replaced that tumble dryer a couple of years ago when we moved, so no way of looking inside to see how it was done.