Samsung Clothes Dryer Idler/Tensioner Pulley Replacement
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Did your Samsung dryer die on you, and refuse to run? It could be a broken belt or a failed idler pulley. Take out one screw on the dryer vent outlet and remove that assembly, then you can look inside with a flashlight to see if the belt and pulley are in place. It's an easy fix if the pulley has failed.
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Thank you!!! I'm a 37 year old woman without a lot of mechanical skills, but I was able to use another video to diagnose the problem. I'm very thankful for your video, because after ordering the new assembly I couldn't find a good schematic to show me how it should look.
Perfect! The tension wheel froze on the shaft, the belt woren through the plastic and tripped the dead man switch. My issue was routing the belt around the new wheel correctly since the belt came off. Your video fixed the problem.
*** One thing I will add is to lightly grease the idler wheel shaft. They don't lubricate them from the factory. That's what caused the problem. ***
Thank you for posting.
Thank You! Every home should have a bit of Lubriplate on hand!
I got it all back together but since the belt and spring were off, I did not know where they were supposed to go. Thank you thank you.
Following your example, I can't figure out why so many pros are telling me to take the whole drum out for this idler wheel. Thanks for the good advice.
hello, just replaced my Samsung Idler Pully didn't have to take the back off or deal with unplugging all wiring . the tention of the pully was challenging . but I got it done within a half hour. thanks to these youtube videos. Thanks UA-cam
Very good advice, and that is what I did to fix mine. Some added advice while you have the back open, put some lubricant into on the white wheel bearing, apparently that is why my belt came off in the first place. After just re-applying belt, dryer worked for about 3-4 loads then the friction of wheel not spinning caused the whole wheel to come apart. Just ordered a whole new arm n wheel, not too expensive, but woulda been less hassle if I just woulda squirted some oil on the bearing and cleaned it up, originally.
Thank You!
Thank thank thank you!!! None of the other videos showed this exact model! I really appreciate you making this video! It was so easy to fix!
I am glad that it helped you! Thanks for visiting!
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Thank you for this, it was very helpful. If only I had seen it before ripping 75% of the dryer apart lol. But now it's all back together and working. Rock on.
Thanks for posting this video! I just had the same problem with my 3 year old Samsung dryer. The video gave me the confidence to fix it myself, which I did in a matter of minutes after receiving the $15 part from Amazon.
My dryer started squeaking this morning and after some research I pulled out this part according to this video. There were no replacement parts in stock locally, but after inspecting the pulley I didn't notice any significant wear. It seemed that the grease had simply dried/burnt out which caused it to seize, so I cleaned the bushing and added some ball bearing grease. Now the dryer sounds perfect. Thanks for the information!
Sean Hreha Fantastic!
Which oil u use??
I just watched some of these video and had no problems changing out the idler roller on my Samsung dryer for $17 within 30 mins... Thanks.
We shot this video on a whim, just because a camera was handy. We are very glad it is helping many Internet friends.
where can i buy it?
@@suealbert8953 I order it from Amazon: LFORBB L-111 L-111 DC93-00634A Idler 6602-001655 Belt Kit
@@janejessi2958 Thank you soooo much.
Do a Google search for Samsung Dryer Idler Pulley and you will find it. Amazon sells them. Good luck! Remember to wear long sleeves.
This video was so helpful! I have used it twice now to fix my dryer. Thank you for posting it, you save me hundreds of $$$!!
Forgot to show you putting the belt on the pulley. You just cut to it already assembled. Other than that, pretty clear video👍🏼
Amazon sells the kit with the belt, pulley and screw, spring, and 4 rollers for like 16$
Push the pulley back and slip the belt onto it, then let the spring ease tension onto the belt.
Fixed my dryer cheaply and quickly with this video. Thanks!
Awesome!! Fixed it in minutes....thank you so much for making the video!
Thank you so much!! $20 fix would of cost me hundreds if I called a tech.
You are welcome!
I did a screen capture of your video. To share with you all a little trick to make the belt reinstall easier. There is a small hole in that idler assembly arm. For reference I'll refer to the picture of the arm at 2:30 of the video. The little hold directly above the pivot screw for the idler assembly arm. You can use a drill bit or big paper clip to put in the hole then rotate the arm clockwise until the the paper clip goes through into the motor mounting bracket. Once you do that then the arm will stay still so you can route the drum belt without spring tension on it. Once you are reassembled then you can pull the pin. and the spring tension from the idler assembly will be applied to the belt again.
Sorry for long explanation but I couldn't add a picture to clarify.
This video is a bit jittery and a bit long winded BUT a good clear shot at how to do it easier.
Thanks!
I used a small nail for your little trick and it made re-assembly a BREEZE! Unfortunate for me, I was troubleshooting the noise and am confident that it is the crappy wheel on the idler arm as it looks like some plastic melted along the inner edge. At least I can use it till the replacement comes in. *Much Better Ball Bearing one from what I'm reading! THANK GOODNESS and BOOO Samsung!*
Anyway, Mike Harmon, thank you for sharing your small hole in the idler assembly arm tip! Greatly appreciated!
Great tip, thank you!
Great tip. Made getting belt on and off much easier.
Thank You for posting this clear easy to understand video. You saved me money. Thanks.
Thanks for the video saved me a lot over time
You are welcome!
no need to tear apart the whole thing, i just did it for my DV45H7200EW, just remove the the vent pipe from the back, leave your cellphone inside for lighting, you can then do it with one hand easily, other models i've seen has even larger back panel can be removed so more room to work, but even this one is not hard.
btw, i added a bit of lubricant on the new pulley shaft so it might help it last longer.
be sure to remember your phone! I forgot mine and had to take the vent pipe back out to get it out! 🤨
Do I tighten the bolt as much as I can
Just a little past snug. Run the bolt till you feel the head make contact, turn it 'til snug, and then just a bit more. It is possible to strip threads when you over-tighten, or your wrench may slip off, causing you to injure your hand.
@@DavidN23Skidoo thanx!!!!I DID IT🤘🏼YOUR AWESOME 👌🏼
I feel like these pulleys are designed to NOT last very long...
Great video took me 15 minutes to replace it.. Make sure you wear longsleves!!
My dryer did not have an access panel and it's a ittle harder to do if you have to work through the dryer vent hole. Have to do it by touch since my arm blocks the hole. My dryer has a small inspection port on the bottom which helps.
Wow, that is tough!
Worked perfectly!! Thanks so much
You're welcome!
Thank you appreciate your time
Just did mine...through the punch out hole on lower left side .
Super helpful!!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks so much. Just had this problem and you saved me time
Now is a good time to clean the inside of the dryer housing base! Shop vac, then wipe down, then shop vac again to get the loosened dust and grit. A good pair of rubber gloves like the black spider silk double thickness nitrile gloves and long sleeves will prevent the cuts and scrapes you WILL get from the access edge metal. Always remember: clean dryer guts is happy dryer guts, and The #1 cause of Dryer fires is Dryers! My $0.02 anyway.
this video helped me today ty
You're Welcome!
I can't get the old pulley off. Any advice? Screw isn't stripped ...yet.
Thanks so much. Great help
You're welcome!
Helpful but if your belt snaps like mine did, you need to take the front apart and go that route.
You guys were lucky. My Samsung dryer doesn't have a back panel that can be taken off. I had to disassemble the entire thing to get to the tensioner.
Thanks
I did not change the belt so was able to do this thru the vent tube. Just removed that and did it thru the hole. 10-15 minutes
That's Great!
How did you get the rubber seal back on after you took the tube out?
Mine (2 years old) has a 4 inch round access hole. it is not easy to install the new idler. If yours is like mine you will need to disassemble the dryer to install the new idler.
If the replacement part has a different diameter wouldn't that cause issues? I replaced my pulley and I'm still getting loud squeaking noises.
Do I need to use oil on the new roller? If so what kind is best?
The new assemblies have a sealed bearing, so it should not need oil. For lubing little items like this, and for oiling firearms I use Marvel Mystery Oil most of the time. Marvel has paraffin and that gives it good hang time. I add just a bit of chain saw bar oil, which is very clingy. Don't use too much or your lube will be draggy. That mix makes my .22 pistols run well and it keeps them from rusting if I don't clean them and relube right away after shooting. Dilute that mix with Seafoam and you have a good cleaner-lube. The Seafoam mostly evaporates after cleaning so your firearms are not too oily.
Great video but for whoever orders the part make sure it has the bevel some will come flat and will wiggle around while it's spinning.
Is there a part number? This just happened to me!
Do a search for Samsung idler pulley. Amazon has it.
Thanks for the video. I got rid of the really loud squealing sound, but now I have a vibrating spring type sound. Any ideas?
I wish I could tell you the answer, but I do not know. Take the panel off the back and look in with a good light. Have someone rotate the drum and see if you can find the source. I suspect the belt tensioning system, but you never know where your eyes and ears will lead you.
@@DavidN23Skidoo Possible excessive vibration may be due to the circular fan. If it's out of round it can be the cause of excessive vibration. To check you'll have to disasemble the front of the dryer and expose the fan. Spin the fan and if is out of round then it's lost it's balance. The nut holding it is reverse threaded.
The offset side goes up, the center side goes down.
I just watched some of these video and had no problems changing out the idler roller on my Samsung dryer within 15 mins...
My Samsung dryer internal workings can only be accessed from the front/top. The entire drum has to be removed. The pulley does not have bearings. I bought new parts and the new pulley did not fit the shaft of the idler arm. I did manage to get it on. The dryer doesn't squeal as loud as it had before but it still makes noise. I plan on taking the dryer apart again and applying axle grease to the shaft of the idler arm. Hopefully, this will stop the noise.
I have the same issue with my dryer. How did you get the belt back on the idler when you put it all back together?
The axle grease works great BTW. The belt was a tight squeeze to get to. It goes around the center of the drum and I did it all by feel. Support the drum with the rear rollers as the drum needs to be all the way in in order to give you room to access the back of the motor and the idler arm. good luck as it is a slight knuckle scraper. Both sides of the belt coming from the motor go under the idler roller.
Kevin Sissons thanks for the quick reply. Amazon is delivering my parts tomorrow.
So I'm having trouble putting the dryer back together.
The belt seems a couple inches too long.
It doesn't click the new idler pulley unless I hold the belt off the dryer drum.
How tight is the belt supposed to be?
Is there another part that the belt should attach too?
It's only looped around the idler and the motor that spins everything.
Yeah, I had the same problem. The idler pulley goes on top of the belt as it comes off the motor pulley. It will seem as if this will make the belt rub on itself but it doesn't. If you are using the same belt then it should fit. There are several videos that show this.
This worked for me but the belt will not stay on the white pulley wheel. after one rotation it slips off every time. I have tried multiple alignments with the belt to the drum with no luck. Anybody have any advice?
Please upload photos/video and paste a link here so everyone can see your problem. Everyone wants to help, I'm sure.
I just needed the wheel, Do I need to grease it before insertion ?
They are pre-lubed and sealed.
@@DavidN23Skidoo the insert in the wheel doesn't turn ...It's just metal on metal....
@@charlesdakshaw9245 It sounds as though your bearing is frozen and needs to be replaced.
@@DavidN23Skidoo It was the new one I ordered...OEM
My samsung is making a loud clicking sound. I am not sure if it is the pulley or something else. I happened after I notice the load wadded up in a big tight ball. My dryer appears to be the same as the video, 3 years old. It is stacked on top washer so hoping we can get in through the backside. Anyone have an idea about the loud click?
I dont understand how to get to the pulley system. Theres no access panel in the back of my dryer
It's a small panel where the vent comes out at the bottom of the back, about in the center. Here's a picture of the back of this dryer: drive.google.com/file/d/1mgOd_Axn-n8RjSKWNdz0Cn0fvGskI6nA/view?usp=sharing
How do you put the spring in? I’m having problems with that
Vise Grips are good for hanging on to it while you manipulate.
What did you search for when ordering the part? Pls
belt tensioning pulley assembly. Amazon has it for $13 and some change. Free shipping if you have Prime. Good Luck. It’s a pretty easy fix. ✌🏻😎
Question. I did the repair just now. The dryer runs but it smells pretty hot. Is this normal with the new pulley?
I don't know, but I am guessing that some dryer lint was dislodged and is causing it. I got a facefull of lint when I had my wife rotate the drum while I had my face in the back end. I hope it settles out for you.
@@DavidN23Skidoo I think we're good. Something was off because when I looked at it again the belt fell off. Did the same thing again and we're good, no smell and even ran a load through it.
Have this same dryer and put replacement pulley on with new belt as well and now pulley is pulling it sideways? Can anyone help please?
Can you get photo/video and post so we can maybe help?
to all the viewers.......be sure to get your flashlight out before you put the vent tube back in!!! I was the bonehead that had to take mine back apart to get my flashlight phone out! True story ! 🤪🤓
I do lots of Samsungs for this problem
Cut my arm but I got mine fixed... thanks
I was watching your awesome youtube tutorial and wanted to see if you thought it would be a good idea to link the pulley from JACS on amazon in your video to help people out. I sell this part on amazon and thought i could offer your viewers a 5% discount just for being one of your subscribers. Thoughts?
Ben
Thanks!
where did you go in? are you going in the back panel by the vent?
That's right!
@@DavidN23Skidoo what about the rubber seal around the vent tube where it connects to the fan shroud? How did you get that back on?
@@CarlosGarcia-ij4yg Your model must be different from mine. The vent pipe slipped out and back in with no problem.
Playing with the tension, routing the belt and all that can't be easy going through the hole in the back.
I can assure you, going from the front is not only easier, it is smarter as well. It gives you a chance to clean out the insides from lint buildup which can help cause dryer fires. If you are going to do the job, you may as well do it right!
Also gives you a chance to check the drum wheels to make sure they are spinning freely! (Caution if they are not, be careful not to spray flammable contents to loosen them up and then fire up the dryer when you are done! If you do, make sure they are dry real good before using your dryer! I made this mistake and was smelling the results for almost an hour afterwards! Lucky for me, it didn't catch fire!)
I should also let you know that I did this by myself. The drum is extremely light and probably only weights like 5 lbs? The drum also has a line mark for lining up the belt. It is easy and if you dare to stick your arm in a tiny hole to do a fix, you should have the confidence to do it this way!
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Thank you so much
Seems like it's a common problem, I cost 26 dollars on Amazon, includes tensioner and belt
Joe Go what is your model dryer? And what did you search for on amazon to find it?
some samsung dryers have NO access panel in back ):
It's a plot to wreck our lives!
I paid 7 for mine at walmart free shipping
Thunder Muffin what exactly did you search for on Walmart.com?
Spring is on upside down.
i spend $150 pulley & one rubber wheel im done, thanks for belt guide
Yes very sharp edges, my hands are all cut up....
Any advise on how to fix this? The motor seems to become slightly dislodged and raise a little bit once engaged.
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That's a lot less pain than working inside a car door.... :(
Better than plumbing in a crawl space under the house, too! Or even under the kitchen sink!
And your heads not in there apt to smooth the edges over - 0uch.
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Egg j b
Video was wack!