Sam said:
There's usually a spring loaded tensioner (which BTW, one should treat
with respect as it has sent people to the ER).
It's not clear what his problem really is though.
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Almost every dryer I've seen (maybe a dozen...I'm no appliance
repairman) has a hinky little tensioner which sits on the bottom of the
dryer. It's held in place by a couple of tabs and the tension of the
belt. Without tension, the piece falls into the bottom of the dryer.
I've always put everything in place: belt, tensioner, motor, drum; then
held the drum up through the dryer door while I replaced the
front...being careful not to crimp or dislodge the felt gasket. It's a
juggling act, but unless there's an access panel below the dryer door
(rare, but I've seen that); I can't imagine any other way to do it.
BTW, the threading procedure for that tensioner really threw me the
first tried to do it. I had to search high and low for a diagram for it
all to come together in my mind. Briefly, the belt goes around the drum
and the loose slack is passed *through* a slot in the tensioner and then
around the motor pulley. For the life of me, I couldn't figure it out....
There must be other motor/belt/drum schemes, but this is certainly the
most common, IME.
jak
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