How to Replace a Kenmore Dryer Pulley

Unplug the dryer's power cord from the power source.

Pull the lint filter screen from the top of the dryer and set it aside. Remove the two screws from the filter screen compartment with the Phillips-head screwdriver.

Pry the two front corners of the top panel away from the dryer's cabinet with the putty knife.

Lift the front of the top panel away from the dryer's cabinet and rotate it over the back of the dryer.

Disconnect the door switch located in the front of the dryer's cabinet. Use a small flat screwdriver to disconnect the door switch if your model's wiring harness is connected with a plastic release clip.

Remove the two screws at each of the upper corners of the front panel, on the inside of the dryer's cabinet, with a Phillips-head screwdriver.

Lift the front panel from the two slots on the bottom front of the dryer's cabinet. Pull the front panel away from the dryer and set it aside.

Look under the dryer's drum to locate the idler pulley and motor shaft. Depress the pulley away from the drum and remove the belt from the pulley.

Rock the pulley toward the dryer's drum and lift it from the two slots on the bottom panel of the dryer's cabinet. Set the pulley aside.

Place the two clips of the new pulley into the slots on the dryer's bottom panel.

Depress the pulley away from the dryer's drum and loop the belt around the pulley's wheel. Release the pulley to apply tension to the belt.

Align the front panel onto the two clips on the bottom panel. Force the top of the front panel against the top of the dryer's cabinet. Replace the two screws on the upper two corners of the panel. Reconnect the door switch wiring harness.

Rotate the top panel back onto the dryer's cabinet and press down on the two front corners to snap the panel back into place.

Replace the two screws near the lint filter screen compartment. Replace the lint filter screen. Plug the dryer's power cord back into the wall outlet.