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Thread Number: 88157
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
Trying to save my vintage family dryer - Frigidaire DEC needs new belt! |
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| Post# 1127345 , Reply# 1 8/31/2021 at 10:02 (830 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
The original belt number was 638957. The latest number is 5300638957. You can give this number to your repair person if they were unable to find it or here is a link where you can get it yourself and have them install it if they are willing. Good luck!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Repairguy's LINK on eBay | ||
Post# 1127346 , Reply# 2 8/31/2021 at 10:37 (830 days old) by coldspot66  (Plymouth, Mass) |
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I may have a belt, if you're interested. I'll look. | ||
| Post# 1127348 , Reply# 3 8/31/2021 at 10:58 (830 days old) by Good-Shepherd (New Jersey) | ||
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Great repairman. Advises trashing a vintage machine because he's too lazy or incompetent to track down a simple belt. Kudos to Repairguy with the part number and link. | ||
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Post# 1127369 , Reply# 5 8/31/2021 at 17:01 (830 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Replacing The Belt On A 1970s FD Dryer Is not that easy, so if you are going to precede be sure the person that is going do it is experienced working on these dryers [ they should have gray hair for starters ]
FD dryers from the 70s were not a very durable dryers, however if it has had very light use over the years and it was running quietly and drying quickly and it gets very little use now you may be able to get more use out of it, so it might be worth trying to get fixed at least in the short run.
John L. | ||
| Post# 1127390 , Reply# 7 8/31/2021 at 21:37 (830 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1127415 , Reply# 8 9/1/2021 at 06:37 (830 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Replacing A Belt On A FD Dryer The tech is 69 years old, well I think he should be well qualified, hopefully you can convince him to install the belt when you get it.
To install the belt you basically take the back off and the rear drum balk-head and pass the belt around the drum.
Then you reinstall the rear drum balk-head and thread the belt around the motor and idler pulleys and then when the belt is properly alined around the drum you reinstall the rear panel and hopefully you are good to go.
Even though I have been repairing major appliances for 50+ years now and am also 69 years of age I don't think I ever put even 4 belts on FD 1-18 dryers for two reasons, one FD used a very good belt 2nd was that while these dryers performed well the rest of the machine usually wore out long before the belt failed.
Good Luck hopefully you can get it going.
John L. | ||
| Post# 1158274 , Reply# 10 8/30/2022 at 18:17 (466 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1158338 , Reply# 11 8/31/2022 at 18:11 (465 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 1158745 , Reply# 12 9/5/2022 at 14:55 (460 days old) by Hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
Great news!  | ||
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