Maytag Dryer Repair - How to replace the Multi-Rib Belt 

I know this video was made 6 years ago, but it helped me today! I'm determined to get another 20 years out of the Maytag but its very loud, squeaky wheel had us shopping for a new one. Have you seen the price of new ones?!! Turns out, they're not made as well as the "ole girl" so I replaced the rollers, idler pulley and belt (and did some cleaning while I was in there) and quiet as a church mouse now. I've never done this before and for those wondering, it's pretty easy. Be patient and follow the steps. Thanks!

Thanks so much for the video, changed rollers, bearing posts, idler wheel and belt. With this video my wife and I did the job ourselves and now have a quiet dryer again. Greg, Santa Fe, NM

*YOU ARE THE BEST* This is the second time I've come to you for the *BEST ADVICE* and "PRESENTATION" of all RU-vid. This time I need rollers and YOU showed me here how to get at them. I thank you and wish you *ALL THE BEST* !!!

Dude, amazing! I would never have gotten the belt back on without seeing this video. I had to change out the thermal fuse, and really was struggling trying to get the belt back on. 108 degrees here today, and probably 120 degrees in the garage. Thanks again!!!!

THANK YOU SO MUCH!I HAVE BEEN UP ALL NUGHT PUTTING OUR DYER BACK TOGATHER!I wish I found your video first!Thanks !

Perfect! Thanks! Saved me a service call! I changed the idler arm and roller, both drum rollers and belt. What was noisy is now running quietly as new. :)

RU-vid searched how to replace dryer belt on a Maytag Neptune and your video popped up very easy to follow instructions the hardest part was finding the belt at the appliance parts store. Great video thanks for making it big help.👍

Steve. Very nice instructional video that makes it easy for anyone to follow if they are ONLY to replace the multi-rib belt. I'd like to point out one discrepancy for the viewers if they intend to replace the white, plastic tensioner roller, located right next to the motor. In your video this roller is installed backwards. Only one side of the roller is collard (shouldered). The shouldered side should face the rear of the dryer to prevent the belt from more easily slipping off. Your video clearly shows the shouldered side facing front. I found that in all other similar model videos and more importantly Maytag's parts schematic clearly shows the shouldered side facing the rear. You even have a side bar closeup video that shows the incorrect position. In my case, I didn't take note of it's position when I replaced mine so I did refer to your video. Each time after assembly, I rotated the tub a time or two to confirm position of the belt and within one half of a turn the belt would slip off. This occurred a 2nd time so I checked your video again. Then I checked other similar videos as well as Maytag's parts schematic to confirm the incorrect position in the video. Once I reversed its position it now stays in place and my dryer works well.

Thank you so much for doing this video!!! I saved money on the service call, and only had to buy a belt. I have never done a repair like this, but now I know how to do it, and I'm so proud of myself!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

Steve…Most certainly you may never see my posts, but for me I need to say this… Thank you! You have a pal for life..I’m fAst approaching 80 years, so it may not be that long! God Bless, Buddy! Smith for Big Sky Country - Montana

My 30 year old maytag stopped spinng last weekend and found this video had almost the same model. Other than one stripped screw on the door retainer and a broken plastic retainer piece I was able to folllow the exact trick to get the new belt on and it works like new again. Thank you for the video!

Thank you so much!!!!! I was watching another Video. Guy said mostly all Maytag are the same to dissemble! Couldn’t figure out why couldn’t take apart! Went back and found this video! Older machine exactly what I needed ! Was screeching really bad! Greased it! Humming like a brand new caddy! Ty again! No cost Zero$

Very easy to follow! I took mine apart to vacuum out 10 years of dust ball accumulation, not because of a bad belt. it was pretty loaded! but I did purchase a parts kit on Amazon just in case I found worn parts. I removed the drum to make it easier to vacuum including the dust buildup on the motor. Since I had the drum out I elected to change the belt. Both drum rollers were in good shape, so I took them off and cleaned them. I went so far as to unscrew the cover off the blower to clean out inside. So if you're replacing a belt or other parts, take the time to clean and vacuum!

Thank you, your video was a big help today! The tensor pulley bearing was making noise. I took it all apart and pull hi temp bearing grease on it then reassembled dryer. I wanted to reassemble while it was fresh in my head.Will order new part soon. Big Thanks!

Thank you so much for having this available to those of us who are willing to try to do things on their own.

This was great & very helpful. I was able to follow your video on changing the belt as well as replace a worn out blower which was the cause of the grinding noise. While I was doing that I also serviced the rollers and the idler pulley. Unfortunately the belt from Amazon was the wrong size from a third party vendor. So I put the old belt back for now. Suggestion: Before disassembly take a photograph of the the belt around the idler pulley to make sure it snakes in the correct order. After struggling for a while to get it on the pulley I watched your video again and realized that the correct way was to mount the front bulkhead after the belt is on the pulley & not before. My admiration for you goes up 100% when I saw your do it all from the front sight unseen while your camera was filming from the back panel opening. You made it look that easy! Thank you again. I will be buying the belt directly from you when this old one breaks instead of through Amazon.

Thank you soooo much...\o/...just as you said, great concept on the belt, I did however get a flashlight in there after exposing the pulleys to see how it was done, and had no problem understanding how to get it on. Couple of hints: once you get the top loose, stick a small block up under the top, near the back to hold the top up a little so you don't have to fight the top - drum - and bulkhead all at once, my bulkhead went on so easy. Hint #2 : take note of the wires to the light, sensor, and door switch and write down where they go, so you can get them back exactly where they go. Hint #3 : check the roller wheels that they spin freely, you may need a drop of light machine oil to lubercate them, clean up any drips! This video saved me $$$, the belt cost $15.00, a service company would cost $100 or more...love it...got it done for $15. Happy drying...\o/....Thank you

Thank you sir, helped me a lot. I admire you being able to do this without expressing any sort of frustration. I work on cars and boats for a living, so I had zero patience for figuring this out without some aid. I almost tore the entire dryer apart before I slowed down and found this video

The efficiency with which you did this makes it obvious that sometimes it is worth paying a professional!

Thanks a hundred times over. It was was easier than I thought. Wife said lets buy a new dryer I said no I think I can fix it. And I did thanks to this video a big thumbs up! And my drier was exactly the same model as well.

I just replaced both roller wheels and shafts. I got the dryer back together and turned it on. It was very quiet. Too quiet. Then I heard a bang. Apparently I didn't get the belt installed correctly. It was a very old belt. Now I am studying this video to install the new belt that I just ordered online. This video offers a trick that I didn't know about, partially putting the drum in place in order to better route the belt around the pully and motor drive. I wish I had found this video earlier 🤪

Watched your video when we were ready to give up. Then...SUCCESS! Thank you so much.

Thank you for this video. I removed and installed a new belt in Maytag dryer. Total time 1 hours including vacuuming entire inside of the dryer, as well as duct work around the dryer. This video may it easy. your expertise with your special attention areas was very helpful. (One of any hints: if the belt is on correctly tuning the drum will also turn the blower) You saved my Saturday.

Thank you- great instruction, clearly communicated. Was just what I needed to validate the process and understand the tensioning pulley. Thanks!

Thanks this helps a lot especially showing the repair of the hard part of reattaching the belt to the tensioner while keeping the belt on the drum. I would love for you to show another where you trouble shoot a dryer that does nothing except turn on the light when the door is opened.

So thankful for this video! Was able to fix my dryer belt issue with minimal issues. (The only real problem I had was the wrong belt was sold to me.)

Even without pictures of it, I was able to install the replacement belt per your instructions (after replacing the motor). Also replaced the felt on the front. Thanks a bunch! (I'd forgotten what the dryer was supposed to sound like!)

Wow. What an excellent walk-through of the entire process. Thank you!

Thank You For Such A Great and Informative Video. I have a Maytag MED6000XW0 and this video was perfect help. I had many issues with lint too so I took everything off and took outside and cleaned them like new. I bought a full kit so all 4 rollers , Idler Pulley and Belt. Didn't want to take it all apart and not do it all at one time. 3 Hours from start to finish with a good hour of cleaning included. A pro can do this job in 30-45 minutes. Thank You For Your Belt Attaching Advice. It Came In handy. Sincerely, David, Folsom CA.

this guy always does great videos.quick,simple,and tells you how to do it as you do. BRAVO!!

I used this video and it was spot on. I had my dryer back up and running in no time.

Great video...Thanks. I used it to get to my heating element. I have the same model Maytag.

Your instructions were really a great help. I was trying to put one of the drum fins back on and of course the only way is to have access to the outside of the drum. I started going in from the back but quickly realized that was not going to work. Going in from the front was good however, after completing the job I realized that I really should have simply opened the top to gain access to the outside of the drum... next time! As it was, I had to put washers under the new screws and as Murphy would have it, my blind tightening caught the belt. When I hand rotated the drum , the belt popped off the idler, so I had to follow your instructions to reattach. Thanks!

Thank you for this video.Excellent and precise instructions. Made replacing the wheels,belt and idler a simple task for me

The best method is to put the belt on the drum the correct position, put the drum in the correct position, reach underneath the drum with both hands and pull the belt onto the pulleys. You want the belt to taut on the pulleys or it will fall off when making big adjustments on the drum. Then make sure you rotate the drum in the correct direction to check the belt position (counter clockwise). Doing anything other than these steps very easily leads to the belt popping off before it's all together.

Great video, very detailed. Got my dryer fixed replaced front tumbler gliding/bearings. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!

You are wizard we almost got a divorce putting g this dryer back together 😅

Thank you very much. I’ve watched a dozen video’s, but until your video my brain couldn’t comprehend it. Have a rest night, and thanks again.

The basics were the same, but on my older dryer the hinge doesn't affect the front panel. The front panel is held on by two screws at the bottom, and two clips at the top. The instruction on mounting the belt was very good. I had some difficulty with the belt falling off the drum when i was trying to put the belt on the pulleys. I used some tape to temporarily hold the belt in place on top of the drum and that resolved the issue.

Thanks for your video, I tested everything with the multi meter and all was fine. I took it apart and it seems that on the bottom left where the motor? Small spinning thing had a sock wedged in there so it wouldn’t spin anymore and wouldn’t even start. Pulled it out and put it back together minus 1 screw lol and it fired right up. Have a good day Sir and keep teaching your knowledge to all.

Thanks Steve, Really helped.

Thanks for your help as it took me a lil longer then you to fix the belt. But I got it done. God bless

Thank you very much for making this instructional video. You've saved me a bunch of money by not having to pay a repair person to do this replacement. ...but to be honest, this fix was not fun...that drum was a pain to work around.

This video was fantastic and a great help to me. I appreciate it so much!

Excellent guidance for a quick DIY fix. Thanks!

Great job! Thanks to you I knocked it out in no time!

Thank you very much... I was about ready to tear off the top which would have been a mistake. Now I am ready to give it a try after watching your excellent video.

This was awesome. Followed and done in no time. Thanks

This was a fantastically helpful and easy to follow video! Repair complete, and my family's clothes are drying. Thank you!

Muy bien explicado el video se ve easy pero hay q hacerlo bye congratulation

Great help and easy to follow!

Thank you!!!! Got a maintenance kit and couldnt figure out the belt! Much Appreciated!

Excellent demo on the belt replacement. Pity items such as timer are no longer available (June 2021)

Awesome instructions, thanks!

Thank you! Merry Christmas!

Thank you - Worked like a charm. Short Easy to follow directions

So easy to access and repair. Your advice was spot on and the baffle tightened up perfect. My wife thought I was kidding that it was fixed and it only took 10 minutes. Does anyone make a new machine that is this easy to work on with a good repair record? Thanks again.

I just fixed my dryer, thanks to you!😀

Very useful video, the «loop» suggestion was what I needed; otherwise I would probably still be swearing at the thing.... Thanks a lot.

Great job explaining this! Thank you!

Yep very helpful sir I have one to install in the morning.

Thank you, this video was immensely helpful.

This video is perfect!

Thank you! This was so helpful and saved me so much time!

Thank you for your detailed instructional video. This was very helpful.

Great video ... I'm going to purchase my part from you to in support of your great how to video!

Video was definitely a great help.

At 6:48 and at least one other place he says that the rib side of the belt will face the drum. After wasting much time I discovered this is impossible.. Other sources show the rib side facing away from the drum but with the ribs fitting into the grooves on the motor pulley. This is possible and seems to work.

Thank you for this.

This really helped me. Thank you so much 😊😊

Thank you...great job!!!

Thank you. I was able to replace the drum wheels.

had to watch the belt attachment part 😒😬like 10-12 times..... but i "can" tie my shoe strings in the dark 🙂 very helpful video..... dryer up and running. thx

Good Job. I just ordered the belt

Thank you for this video

This was an amazing video. It was extremely helpful!

Dude thanks for this video!!!!!

Thank you

Thanks for this video it was very helpful. When opening the top do it slowly with care. I managed to break a plastic clip that sits under the top in the front I put it back together but maybe if I took it slower it wouldn't have broken. Otherwise just takes some time.

Super handy!

thanks so much fot this video!

Thank you!

Perfect, easy demonstration but not easy job,,, it’s need more accuracy to fix ,, thanks

Hello, your video was helpful, but is there a way to send (or post) you a picture that would help others that watch this video?

Thanks a lot!!!!

You didn’t show taking out the hooks that hold the top down, but showed putting them back on at 11:50.

thank you for the great video

Is these a replacement for the fabric attached to the bulkhead? The drum squeaks when it’s spinning.

Great video and very timely. I have the same dryer and one of the drum baffles is about ready to fall off. Should I be able to use your process and lift the top up and tighten the screws? Or is this a common problem and it will need to be replaced? Keep up the great videos!

Thank you!!!!

I would have probably liked it if I could see exactly what you're doing when it came to the motor and pully in relation too the belt.

Thanks 🌹👍

Got my belt replaced, but now I can't get the front bulkhead to line up with the screw holes

Thanks for the video, l just saved me some extra $$$

Where were the hook clips that hold the top down. Those are missing from this discussion.

Fantastic video, I know that if and when I do this I will be cursing a lot.

I have this dryer but a different problem. It stoped working. Belt is still on. I can hear the timer ticking but the motor doesn't even come on to spin the drum. Any advise will help.

Thank you :-)

I have the same question as Louis C. Can't it be done (more easily) from behind?

I put the belt on, but the blower isn't spinning. It spins counterclockwise but not clock wise. Any help?