The upper drum glide is attached to the front panel of your dryer, you can locate it by removing the top portion of your dryer. The drum glide allows the drum to rotate with ease and little sound. The front upper felt glide pad with three nylon glides also includes adhesive, essential for mounting accurately. For this project you will need a putty knife, Phillips screwdriver, and a wire brush. This repair is meant to fix issues such as an abnormal amount of noise or the dryer not tumbling as it should. Consider replacing your belt at the same time if you have a dryer more than 5 years old, as it is likely worn.
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William Clark C - May 30, 2024
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Suggested part was perfect advice
The part was easy to install and the dryer is now working smoothly and quietly.
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Jim S - September 17, 2022
Verified Purchase
missleading title in description
The part was correct, but the description called it a glide and I thought I was looking for a seal. the lower half is called a seal. it was not hard to install, be sure to work in a well-ventilated area.
the adhesive is very volatile. the best way I found to remove the old adhesive is with a paint striper heat gun.
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Timothy L - April 4, 2022
Verified Purchase
Worked as expected
The part was exactly what I needed and was easy to install.
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Russ K - March 1, 2021
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I can't believe I actually fixed this myself
I'm not mechanical by nature, but because the price of an appliance service call was $260 before parts it steeled my resolve to fix my dryer drum off-centeredness problem. I followed the video instructions and, with a little bit of wiggling, I fixed it. Parts still cost about $90 but I'm pretty sure that would have been added to the $260 service invoice.
One criticism is the video didn't detail the matter of the air exhaust duct connection. I figured it out, but it was a step that I was a bit perplexed by in the process.
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Maryann H - October 23, 2020
Verified Purchase
Easy fix
My dryer doesn't eat my clothes anymore.
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Mike W - September 1, 2020
Verified Purchase
Easy replacement ??
The part came quick and was an exact replacement
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Scott M - August 25, 2020
Verified Purchase
exact match
Works well, many more years of use.
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Michael B - March 19, 2020
Verified Purchase
Easy tepair
All good. The part is as ordered.
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Linda F - February 19, 2020
Verified Purchase
Very easy...
The upper drum glide was so easy to put in... It saved me a $95.00 charge from a repair man... I am in love with this company... Thank you soooooo much.
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David C - January 12, 2020
Verified Purchase
Very straightforward repar
Secod timeframe I’ve doe this. Very simple repair. My only complaint was the full week it took fed ex to deliver parts. They shipped following day but then to 7 days
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Noisy.
Had scape upper felt off of the drum edge but had to use a hacksaw to cut off the three plastic plates that were riveted to the upper felt replacement part. The old part number was131469100.
Flame would come on and go out,and little or no heat
Unhooked power,shut off gas, pulled top cover off,two Philips screws one on each side hold the front panel in.took belt off, pulled drum,than change out, flame sensor,M coils,and igniter,be careful igniter breaks very easy,I broke my new one so had to use my old one so really the problem with no heat was either the Mcoils or the flame sen
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my mother dryer was leaving marks on the clothes and squeaking.
1 Unplug the dryer and Raise top up by releasing the clips and fold back to expose the drum. 2. Take Phillips head screw driver and remove two screws inside the front dryer panel and then take flathead screwdriver to pop out both sides and set aside. 3. Lay on your stomach and reach inside to the belt pulley and push right so the belt w
... Read moreill release then stand to either side of dryer and grab the belt and lift the drum up out of its bracket. 4. Go to the front and pull the drum out and replace the Rear Drum Bearing Kit . 5. Grab the front panel and remove the Top dryer guide and replace to match evenly with the bottom dryer guide by cutting at least 1/8 -1/4" from felt and use High temp adhesive to glue down. 6. Replace everything in order that was taken apart and reconnect electrical plug and start dryer.
Removed drum replaced bearing with kit, replaced both front drum seals and drive belt. The only problem was when replacing the rear drum ball the three screw holes were poorly tapped and took several tries to get them in. The manufacturers could easily fix this problem. They could provide self tapping hex head screws instead of the Philli
... Read moreps head screws. Everything else went very smoothly.
Almost exactly as per the videos available on the PartSelect web site. The only additional information that would help is that the vent on the back of the unit can be removed to allow for access to the belt spring pulley. This avoids having to reach around from the front of the unit and feel your way to remove and re-install the belt.
After pulling out and unplugging my machine I followed the procedure already worked out by others. I bought and replaced all the parts that were listed as involved with this problem, since I only wanted to do this once and the parts were pretty cheap. The only slightly hard part was reconnecting the drum to the bearing, this could be easi
... Read moreer with a third hand.Everything went well and the dryer works fine.
Zippers and other items on clothing getting stuck in drum.
Followed the instructions in the video. It was very helpful.
Dan from Parker, TX
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
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clothes get stuck and burn in upper drum glide
Found the promblem as described at this site while looking for diagrams for the dyer. Repair went as described. Once I removed the old upper drum glide I used acetone to remove old glue. Cleaned up fast and easy. Once installed I let cure for about an hour and then reassembled. Let it cure for about an hour more and then I used the dyer.
... Read moreI could feel that the gap around the front of the drum was again narrow so that my finger tip would not slide into a grove. So far so good.
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DOUGLAS from CHILLICOTHE, OH
Difficulty Level:
Really Easy
Total Repair Time:
15 - 30 mins
Tools:
Screw drivers
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Clothes were catching between drum and opening
I followed the video example which very clearly showed how to do the repair. Much easier than I had expected.
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Simon
February 8, 2020
My model number shows up as discontinued when i search your page. This top glide looks identical to mine. Curious if it will fit mine?
For model number FDEC546RES1
Hello Simon,
Thank you for your question. We apologize, but we do not have a parts list available for your model, thus we cannot find any parts compatible to your machine. We suggest getting in contact with the manufacturer to see if they can provide a part number for the part you are looking for. If they provide a part number, feel free to come back to our website to see if we can sell you the part at a lower price. We hope this helps.
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Richard
June 21, 2019
My dryer has the original five piece front upper drum glide still installed. Is this one piece upper drum glide the correct replacement part? The original glide has a coating of lubriplate grease applied which was not the case when the one piece glide was installed on the video. Is this grease actually needed?
For model number White-Wstinghouse DE500PDG3
Hi Richard,
Thank you for your question. The model number you provided is not coming up either on our website or our resource sites. Could you recheck the model number on your dryer please. Here is a link from our website that you may reference on where to find the model number on your appliance, https://www.partselect.com/Model-Number-Locator+5+repair.htm. If it is the correct model number, you will need to contact Frigidaire for information. Their telephone number is 1-800-374-4432 extension 0. If they provide you with a part number for the part, you may cal us back with it and we can verify if we have it available for you. I hope this helps. Thank you and have a great day!
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Frank
November 16, 2019
I replaced the upper drum glide on my dryer as one of the plastic tabs had come off the old glide (i.E., this was the third glide i've done in 15 years so not new to the process). Now however, the drum has a random shudder noise like the drum is dragging or not moving smoothly over the new drum glide plastic tabs. I thought the lower felt was only for heat retention, but is this noise a symptom of the lower felt needing replacement also or is the beginning of the rear bearing support going bad?
For model number 417.91142000
Hi Frank, from your symptoms it seems the support is going bad, however there is no way I can tell fro sure. Thank you for your question and good luck with your repair!
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Della
May 22, 2023
Can this part be seen from inside the dryer drum? I am trying to make sure I order the correct part but it seems like all of the felt glides I have found go on the back of the drum. My felt glide is coming out inside my dryer.
For model number 11069822801
Hi Della, thank you for reaching out. The dryer drum felt seal with adhesive, part number PS970088, is located at the front and rear sides of the drum. You need to remove the top panel and front panel to locate it. We hope this helps, good luck with this repair!
