Thank you for posting this! My husband was ready to fork over $700+ for a new dryer, because ours stopped tumbling. I was definitely NOT ready to let go of that much money! Took less than a minute to find your video, five minutes to watch it, three minutes to convince hubs to let me pop open the top of the dryer and... Show him the broken belt! Ha! 10 minutes to save us so much money! Thanks again!
@@natethegreat974 I wouldn't want to buy any of these new dryers now with all the BS electronics to fail. They are made so cheaply now. Planned obsolescence. We still have our Kenmore 80 Series washer and dryer. I've repaired the washer 2 or 3 times, all just replacing the brakes and once doing a fluid change on the transmission. These machines are so easy to fix and easy to get parts for. These new ones.... OH HELLLLL NO! LOL 😁
This is literally the best most raw and helpful video about fixing a dryer. I was just down there and would have never really understood how to put on the tensioner but you definitely helped with that low angle. Make a comeback and keep doing tutorials.
This morning I had a load of wet clothes and the drum didn’t want to move. It wasn’t a belt issue, but your video helped me to know how to get the front panel off my dryer, so I was able to clean the 36 years of gunk built up on the rubber wheels in the back. Belt and motor were fine! Dryer is working again! Thank you!
Thank you for adding this. Most of the repair videos I have seen show the belt tensioner having the belt go around an extra wheel. This is the first video I have seen of the belt winding around a solid spring. Much appreciated!
Thank you for this video. My dryer does not have a belt pulley with a white plastic wheel which all the other videos I watched had. When I opened up my dryer I thought my belt pulley had lost the white wheel! Luckily, I came across your video which uses the same belt pulley style as my dryer's. I was able to install my new dryer belt thanks to you.
Mine doesn't have the white wheel either, I thought it broke off but once I couldn't find the piece I went back to the video and realized it's meant to work without it.
The same here. When I opened it thought the same until I found this video. Thanks for this video!! Now hopefully by me buying the belt the drum turns because it’s not at all moving!😮
you are the MAN!!! I have this series with the half pully thing and I was floored not to see a wheel on the end of it, so glad i stumbled onto your video!
Thanks for the tutorial. Took a few searches to find my matching dryer and you nailed it. Belt cost me $7.95 and also found enough change to cover the costs in the bottom of the dryer.
I've done this repair a few times in the past but needed a refresher. Your no nonsense video was perfect. Who needs fancy graphics and intro music? You focus on what's important and use good camera angles. Great job!!
Thanks for your instructions on how to change a dryer belt. My belt did not break, it came off the pulley. Your instructions on how place the belt back on the pulley along with the tensioner is very well displayed. Thanks indeed.
Thank you so much! This video helped save me probably about $125. (Maybe more.) I am not a very good handy man but lately I gotten sick of paying someone $100 to $200 to fix things when the part costs $23.00 (w shipping taking up most of it.) So, I've been giving fix-it thing around the house a try. It took me less than a half hour. The biggest problem I had was disconnecting the electrical connector-harness. It was stuck and I also think there are two small plastic elevated guards the click-in and hold it in place. I really had to lightly bend and twist this. This took up most of my time and it really got a little frustrating. I also would give the guts of the dryer a good cleaning. On a good note, will also probably find about $4 to $5 dollars in change lying below the drum when you take off the front panel. Well, thank you again for your very detailed video. I could not have done it without you. Best!
A needle nose plier and any other kind of plier will get the door switch connector off real easily. just hold the needle nose in that little groove there.
Thank you for specifying which side of the belt goes against the drum. I had mine bacwards from another video and the drum wouldn't turn with clothes in. Great video.
Your video was just perfect. Straight to the point and made perfect sense! I had watched some others, while those were good...I couldn't figure out the tension "thingy"...theirs had a wheel...and I thought for certain mine broke off and that was going to be an additional trip to the parts store!!! Your dryer and the one I have are exact...and I can now tell my boyfriend I fixed it by myself!!
Natethegreat974 thank you sir. Your video made it easy for me to change the belt on my Kenmore 80 Series dryer. Men like you make it easy for me to suggest learning how to do anything on UA-cam. Keep up the great work.. Oh, yeah. I found enough change to almost pay for the belt, glad I didn't have to pay a repair man.
Finally found a video with that absurd pulley like mine. Already fixed it just like this once. Ran it for 5 minutes and the new belt snapped right in half. I hate this damn dryer.
Awesome job! Thank you. Have the same tension pulley and was so helpful seeing how to run the belt through since my belt was broken when I disassembled the dryer. Appreciate the help!!!
I just fixed my dryer with your video great info exactly what i needed Technically i broke the machine and was getting lots of grief but i got a belt from amazon for about $20 and it took about 20-30 minutes Thanks for saving my ass
Tks so much i buy a used set of wacher and dryer for 150 kenmore 70 series, after few weeks dryer’s stop turning this video save my life , I replace belt an pulley I spent arround 35 plus taxes , way way cheaper compare to new appliances o a tec .
@valkilner16 what size belt did yours take? I got a 27 inch is what they gave me but it is not going on with 3 ppl trying and I think it don't look like it has that much slack to connect thru pulley to the motor like in this video
Thank you for letting your people know that the belt itself needs to go on a certain way, with the grooves facing the drum. Mine didn't come with that part of the instruction. Again, thanks for that small (albeit, rather large) reminder! I upped your video, yeah!! NOTE: your working with a 70 series which has the spring tentioner. the 80 series like mine have the extra wheel that clicks onto the motor along with the belt, remember to check and see if the wheel is stationed where it needs to be,, so the roller stays in place.
Thanks for the video,my dryer just went out yesterday,my belt busted took everything out like in the video,but the tensioners Cameron loose didn't know how it went on the dryer,by watching the video it help me out to install it back,,, thanks
Thank you SO MUCH! I watched several other videos first but they all had a different style pulley. This is exactly like mine! Now to buy the new belt! Great video!
How did you disconnect the plastic clip at 1:00? I'm having a lot of trouble separating the two parts. Pulling with a lot of force and nothing moves. afraid I might break it.
I doubt the belt is mean to ride directly on the metal pulley tensioner plate. It might run for a bit, but I bet dollars to donuts that the friction will wear that new belt in no time. My guess is the original plastic pulley bearings wore out and the pulley melted the plastic wheel pulley (with bearing) off the tensioner shaft. This is what happened to mine. I believe the reason you saw no pulley wheel is that is in melted pieces buried in the crap accumulated at the bottom of your drier. Also probably the reason you had to pull the heck out of the belt to get in on motor pulley.
@@natethegreat974 Less wear and tear on the motor as well. A replacement idler pulley wheel for the series 70 Kenmore is less than $12 on Amazon: Whirlpool 691366 Dryer Idler Pulley
Thanks! Saved me money and also like the above comment, couldn’t find a video without the extra wheel like mine! ... one question.. is it normal to smell a rubbery smell after turning it on? I’m assuming it’s just the belt wearing in..
@@natethegreat974 Your video is the only one that features my exact model. I never would have figured out the pulley arrangement without you. My dryer works again.
Hey brother great video ! I ficus my dads old big boy dryer with your video. I followed another video and successfully changed my heating cartridge & fuse as well! 🫶🏽
I'm guessing the noise that you're washing machine is making after you change the belt is normal because I just change the belt and I don't do laundry so I don't know if that noise is normal
maybe you don’t remember by now, but by chance do you know what length that dryer belt is? I just followed this video to a T but it is still not spinning when I power it up and I wonder if my belt is too tight... is that possible?
@@natethegreat974 Oh, Its You!!! Thanks for the reply and I just watched it again but I was mistaken. Yours does not appear to have the twist that I had. The tensioner on your machine is much different than mine but your method better shows how to install the belt.
Thank you for posting this! My husband was ready to fork over $700+ for a new dryer, because ours stopped tumbling. I was definitely NOT ready to let go of that much money! Took less than a minute to find your video, five minutes to watch it, three minutes to convince hubs to let me pop open the top of the dryer and... Show him the broken belt! Ha! 10 minutes to save us so much money!
Thanks again!
You're welcome. Yeah. Dryers are not cheap. Thank you for your time.
@@natethegreat974 I wouldn't want to buy any of these new dryers now with all the BS electronics to fail.
They are made so cheaply now. Planned obsolescence.
We still have our Kenmore 80 Series washer and dryer.
I've repaired the washer 2 or 3 times, all just replacing the brakes and once doing a fluid change on the transmission.
These machines are so easy to fix and easy to get parts for.
These new ones.... OH HELLLLL NO! LOL 😁
This is literally the best most raw and helpful video about fixing a dryer. I was just down there and would have never really understood how to put on the tensioner but you definitely helped with that low angle.
Make a comeback and keep doing tutorials.
Thank you for your time.
This morning I had a load of wet clothes and the drum didn’t want to move. It wasn’t a belt issue, but your video helped me to know how to get the front panel off my dryer, so I was able to clean the 36 years of gunk built up on the rubber wheels in the back. Belt and motor were fine! Dryer is working again! Thank you!
Thank you for adding this. Most of the repair videos I have seen show the belt tensioner having the belt go around an extra wheel. This is the first video I have seen of the belt winding around a solid spring. Much appreciated!
Lucas Harrison did you have a rubbery smell after first running it after? Just making sure I didn’t do anything wrong here lol
You were supposed to throw that away and put in the wheel idler pulley
This was an excellent video which enabled me to replace my Kenwood
Model # 110.72622101 dryer belt from 06-05-2003 on 02/10/2023.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for this video. My dryer does not have a belt pulley with a white plastic wheel which all the other videos I watched had. When I opened up my dryer I thought my belt pulley had lost the white wheel! Luckily, I came across your video which uses the same belt pulley style as my dryer's. I was able to install my new dryer belt thanks to you.
Mine doesn't have the white wheel either, I thought it broke off but once I couldn't find the piece I went back to the video and realized it's meant to work without it.
The same here. When I opened it thought the same until I found this video. Thanks for this video!! Now hopefully by me buying the belt the drum turns because it’s not at all moving!😮
you are the MAN!!! I have this series with the half pully thing and I was floored not to see a wheel on the end of it, so glad i stumbled onto your video!
Thank you for your time.
Thanks for the tutorial. Took a few searches to find my matching dryer and you nailed it. Belt cost me $7.95 and also found enough change to cover the costs in the bottom of the dryer.
Thank you for your time. I'm glad I helped at least one person save money.
Thank you so much!!! I literally JUST fixed my dryer all by myself thanks to this video!!! Awesome:)
Shenika Smith You're welcome.
I've done this repair a few times in the past but needed a refresher. Your no nonsense video was perfect. Who needs fancy graphics and intro music? You focus on what's important and use good camera angles. Great job!!
Thank you.
Seriously bro, thanks!! 👍👍 Took me half an hour to find your video. All the ones it brought up had a normal pulley. Thanks again
Thank you for your time.
You're the best brother!
Your video got my old as hell Kenmore back in action! Saved me a ton.
Thanks for helping us all out!
Thanks for your instructions on how to change a dryer belt. My belt did not break, it came off the pulley. Your instructions on how place the belt back on the pulley along with the tensioner is very well displayed. Thanks indeed.
Thank you for your time.
Saved me both times I've had to change my belt. Thank you 🙏
You're welcome.
Thank you so much! This video helped save me probably about $125. (Maybe more.) I am not a very good handy man but lately I gotten sick of paying someone $100 to $200 to fix things when the part costs $23.00 (w shipping taking up most of it.) So, I've been giving fix-it thing around the house a try. It took me less than a half hour. The biggest problem I had was disconnecting the electrical connector-harness. It was stuck and I also think there are two small plastic elevated guards the click-in and hold it in place. I really had to lightly bend and twist this. This took up most of my time and it really got a little frustrating. I also would give the guts of the dryer a good cleaning. On a good note, will also probably find about $4 to $5 dollars in change lying below the drum when you take off the front panel. Well, thank you again for your very detailed video. I could not have done it without you. Best!
I'm the same way it took a while but I saved money. Thank you for your time.
A needle nose plier and any other kind of plier will get the door switch connector off real easily. just hold the needle nose in that little groove there.
Thank you for specifying which side of the belt goes against the drum. I had mine bacwards from another video and the drum wouldn't turn with clothes in. Great video.
You're welcome. Thank you for your time.
Thank you Sir. Yours was the only video i found that showed me how to actually pull the belt through the tensioner bar and attach it. Thanks again.
Thank you for your time.
Your video was just perfect. Straight to the point and made perfect sense! I had watched some others, while those were good...I couldn't figure out the tension "thingy"...theirs had a wheel...and I thought for certain mine broke off and that was going to be an additional trip to the parts store!!! Your dryer and the one I have are exact...and I can now tell my boyfriend I fixed it by myself!!
Good job. Thank you for your time.
Seriously the best video. Most Kenmore videos show the idler pulley which ours don't have. Saved me a call to the appliance guy tomorrow
Thank you for your time.
Natethegreat974 thank you sir. Your video made it easy for me to change the belt on my Kenmore 80 Series dryer. Men like you make it easy for me to suggest learning how to do anything on UA-cam. Keep up the great work.. Oh, yeah. I found enough change to almost pay for the belt, glad I didn't have to pay a repair man.
Thank you for your time
Finally found a video with that absurd pulley like mine. Already fixed it just like this once. Ran it for 5 minutes and the new belt snapped right in half. I hate this damn dryer.
Mine has lasted since I fixed it and it's in the outdoors under an awning.
Dryer is fixed and running great. Saved me a lot of money. Thank you!
Thank you for your time.
Thank you, wasn’t sure how to turn and thread that tension pulley. Your video saved the day
Thank you for your time.
Thanks for the video, having a hard time taking off the electrical housing for the door I swear they super glued it
Take your time.
@@natethegreat974 I got it with the help of a dull razor , belt was indeed broke. Thanks again, you are part what makes UA-cam a great place!
Awesome job! Thank you. Have the same tension pulley and was so helpful seeing how to run the belt through since my belt was broken when I disassembled the dryer. Appreciate the help!!!
Thank you for your time. I'm glad the video helped you.
Yes best vlog out there couldn't find anything good great job on how to disassemble & assembled back👍👍👍
Thanks a lot I pray and change the belt on my dryer it saved me a lot of money I'm single parent thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you for your time.
Fixed my kenmore 80 series because of you. Thank you sir!
Cool beans. You're welcome.
Thank you very much! You have the same exact ancient dryer as I do and my belt just snapped. I had it up in no time thanks to your video!.
Thank you for your time.
I just fixed my dryer with your video great info exactly what i needed
Technically i broke the machine and was getting lots of grief but i got a belt from amazon for about $20 and it took about 20-30 minutes
Thanks for saving my ass
Thank you for your time
Helped a lot! Thanks! I always forget how the tensioner goes - not any more.
Thank you for your time.
Tks so much i buy a used set of wacher and dryer for 150 kenmore 70 series, after few weeks dryer’s stop turning this video save my life , I replace belt an pulley I spent arround 35 plus taxes , way way cheaper compare to new appliances o a tec .
Thank you for your time
@valkilner16 what size belt did yours take? I got a 27 inch is what they gave me but it is not going on with 3 ppl trying and I think it don't look like it has that much slack to connect thru pulley to the motor like in this video
This is hands down THE BEST tutorial that’s on UA-cam! Thank you for taking your time out to share this video with us! God’s blessings! 😁
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for letting your people know that the belt itself needs to go on a certain way, with the grooves facing the drum. Mine didn't come with that part of the instruction. Again, thanks for that small (albeit, rather large) reminder! I upped your video, yeah!!
NOTE: your working with a 70 series which has the spring tentioner. the 80 series like mine have the extra wheel that clicks onto the motor along with the belt, remember to check and see if the wheel is stationed where it needs to be,, so the roller stays in place.
† Armitage Soulshroude † You're welcome
Thank you, bro! I could not figure out how that tensioner worked. Had no instructions. You saved my dumb ass!
Thank you for your time.
thank you easy to follow and do on your own. much cheaper then having a repair person come out
Thank you for your time.
Your video helped me fix my dryer with no problem!
Thank you for your time
Thank you honestly sir, I've had to fix my Mom's dryer and this helped greatly
you're welcome.
Great instructions, I fixed it all by myself without no issues...
Congratulations and Thank you for your time.
Excellent video...was easy to follow....thank you....!!!
Thank you.
Thanks for the video,my dryer just went out yesterday,my belt busted took everything out like in the video,but the tensioners Cameron loose didn't know how it went on the dryer,by watching the video it help me out to install it back,,, thanks
You're welcome.
this was a great help to figuring out how to replace a belt on my dryer.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you I just fixed my dryer today your video help me so much
Thank you for your time.
Thank u sir, easiest fix ever thanks to your video
You're welcome.
Thank you SO MUCH! I watched several other videos first but they all had a different style pulley. This is exactly like mine! Now to buy the new belt! Great video!
Thank you for your time.
Thanks For Sharing. I Was Able To Put The New Belt On Through This Simple And Easy Instructions.
Thank you for your time
Thanks for the upload. Super easy and saved a ton of money and time
You're welcome.
TY ... helped a lot. Your video matched my dryer almost exactly and MUCH better than the video from Sears :)
Thank you for your time.
Thank you. Right to the point. Saved me a lot of time and money
Thank you for your time. My drier is still running good.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video!!
You're welcome.
This helped me a lot, but I've had a hard time getting that front panel back on. Wish I could have seen how he did it
Thank you!! Helped me fix our dryer right away.
You're welcome. Thank you for your time.
Gracias maestro!!
Really help.
God Bless you boss!
You're welcome.
Thanks for the help but at the same time clean your dryer
😂😂😂
That's insulation 😂😂😂😂
Thank you for your help, I just fixed mine! 😊🙏
You're welcome.
Thanks for the video! Helped me with the tensioner!
Thank you for your time.
Thank you so much the best video ever I just fix my Dryer thank you so much …
Thank you for your time.
Thank you kindly! Our dryer is now fixed thanks too you! 😊🙏
You're welcome.
Thank you so much...it really helped us fix our dryer!!
Thank you for your time. I'm glad I was able to help.
Thanks man! This saved us a good bit of money!
You're welcome.
thanks. i was like, did some one steal the plastic wheel or something? didnt realize the belt went though that metal spring thing.
You're welcome.
If not for this video I would’ve went down a costly different path. Thanks!
Thank you. I'm glad it helped.
Awesome! I should get it by next Tuesday. Thanks man
I hope fixed yours.
Thank you so much! This video helped me so much!
You're welcome.
Exactly what I was looking for thank you
You're welcome.
Thank you, you really helped me!
You're welcome.
Thank you so much! It was a big help!
You're welcome. Thank you for your time.
Hey Thanks for your help!!
You're welcome.
Very helpful thank you
Thank you.
This helped me a lot, but I've had a hard time getting that image of somebodys barefoot that appears in the video out of my head :)
Thank you for your time.
Thank you for this
You're welcome. Thank you for your time
How did you disconnect the plastic clip at 1:00? I'm having a lot of trouble separating the two parts. Pulling with a lot of force and nothing moves. afraid I might break it.
I used the tip of a screwdriver to press the clip. It will not break.
all fixed thanks a bunch
Thank you for your time.
Solid video.
Thank you for your time.
Youre a friggin boss
Thank you for your time.
YourNameIsTheTruth. Thank you, sir.
Thank for your time.
Thanks great help
Your welcome.
Thank you Nathan!!!
You're welcome.
so helpful! thank you!!
Thank you for your time.
Great vid... Appreciate it buddy
You're welcome. Thank you for your time.
Thank you
You're welcome.
I doubt the belt is mean to ride directly on the metal pulley tensioner plate. It might run for a bit, but I bet dollars to donuts that the friction will wear that new belt in no time. My guess is the original plastic pulley bearings wore out and the pulley melted the plastic wheel pulley (with bearing) off the tensioner shaft. This is what happened to mine. I believe the reason you saw no pulley wheel is that is in melted pieces buried in the crap accumulated at the bottom of your drier. Also probably the reason you had to pull the heck out of the belt to get in on motor pulley.
It's still running today.
@@natethegreat974 Less wear and tear on the motor as well. A replacement idler pulley wheel for the series 70 Kenmore is less than $12 on Amazon: Whirlpool 691366 Dryer Idler Pulley
Thanks! Saved me money and also like the above comment, couldn’t find a video without the extra wheel like mine! ... one question.. is it normal to smell a rubbery smell after turning it on? I’m assuming it’s just the belt wearing in..
Robert Munson You might be right. I have mine outdoors and I didn't use it after I fixed it.
The burnt rubber smell is normal, yeah. Happened to mine after testing it on the drum.
Thank you buddy!
Thanks buddy!
You're welcome.
Replace that crappy friction tension pulley with a wheeled model while in there next time. The dryer won't squeak anymore.
Okay.
Very clean.... wow
thanks for help
Thank you for your time.
Thank you!
You're welcome. Thank you for your time.
@@natethegreat974 Your video is the only one that features my exact model. I never would have figured out the pulley arrangement without you. My dryer works again.
Hey brother great video ! I ficus my dads old big boy dryer with your video. I followed another video and successfully changed my heating cartridge & fuse as well! 🫶🏽
Thank you.
I'm guessing the noise that you're washing machine is making after you change the belt is normal because I just change the belt and I don't do laundry so I don't know if that noise is normal
*The belt was fine with mine. What could be wrong with mine, it hums like it's going to start spinning but doesn't spin at all.*
I would call someone to check it out.
@@natethegreat974 *Thanks.*
Hey nate. .I did it just like you did....but the first time I turned it on it smelled burnt..it went awsy..did I do something wfong
It should be okay. If the machine is working, it's okay.
maybe you don’t remember by now, but by chance do you know what length that dryer belt is? I just followed this video to a T but it is still not spinning when I power it up and I wonder if my belt is too tight... is that possible?
I just went by the model number and I got the part from Sears.
Weird how that tensioner is not a complete wheel..
Thank you boss
Yves Jean Thank you for your time.
good job but you could have cleaned up the dryer a bit, it's filthy.
Thank you. My dryer sits in my back porch under the awning. It's dusty but it's still working. It's clean on the inside.
Thanks!
You're welcome.
My issue is I can’t get the two electronic pieces to pull out from one another.
Use a flat head screwdriver
TY!!
You're welcome.
Is the belt supposed to have a twist in it? I don't think it should be twisted but mine has one like yours.&
No twist.
@@natethegreat974 that's what I thought but every time I try to put it on I end up with a twist. My brain is failing me, please help
All I'm doing is wrapping it around the drive pulley straight back to the tensioner pulley so I don't see how I'm ending up with the darn twist. L O L
@@natethegreat974 Oh, Its You!!! Thanks for the reply and I just watched it again but I was mistaken. Yours does not appear to have the twist that I had. The tensioner on your machine is much different than mine but your method better shows how to install the belt.
how do you take the drum out
Just pull it out.