Thread Number: 45182
Whirlpool/Admiral Dryer Belt & Pulley Problem |
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Post# 661990 , Reply# 1   2/23/2013 at 22:50 (4,050 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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You can hold the blades as long as you don't really wrench on them. Sometimes, I will use a pair of needle nose vice grips to hold the motor shaft in place. Pulley part number is 31001535 and will get you around $30-40 as well as being very much still available. By the way, this is a Herrin made dryer all the way. Pure NorgeTag.
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Post# 662046 , Reply# 3   2/24/2013 at 10:28 (4,050 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 662099 , Reply# 6   2/24/2013 at 15:29 (4,049 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Whirlpool is doing what they always do. Buy a company and then find parts that they (W/P) make that are the closest to the other co's parts and substitute it. Makes economic sense for the most part but when the WP part only comes close to matching but not totally, it can make for headaches. Makes lives for the service people simpler but much more a PITA at the same time.
Maybe it's just because I'm in the 'business' (almost sounds mafia-ish, no?) but I just reach both hands in with right going in between the drum and the top of the blower and the left to the the left side of the blower and put the belt on by feel. I'll admit to putting the belt on with power still on (very occasionally!) but all in all this design dryer really isn't bad to service. Once, I had a tech who was training me explain that to be really good in the field, a tech should be able to close one's eyes and be able to visualize where your hands are. The really good ones can 'see' what they're doing but 'looking' at the picture from the other direction ie seeing what you're doing looking from the back of the dryer forward... RCD |
Post# 662129 , Reply# 8   2/24/2013 at 18:15 (4,049 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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