DBXR453EV0WW General Electric Dryer - Instructions

I watched the installation video a of couple of times and followed the instructions. Two screws under the dryer door then the top comes off. Then two screws hold the front on come out. Unplugged the two wires to the switch. Removed the duct assembly. Cleaned up the door and snapped in the new duct assembly. Re-installed the door and then the top. Everything was easy - just like in the video.

Reviewed problems with the dryer on line and ordered the parts. The only problem is that it takes two types of slide bearings which I did not order correctly. The video was great and had no problem installing the parts.

The repair was extremely easy to do. The video was perfectly done and described everything one needed to do in very simplistic details.

I followed the instructions on this website, watched the video and read the instructions others had posted about replacing the front Drum Bearing. My initial order did not include the Front Drum Bearing because I thought all I needed was the slides and Felt Trap Duct. It wasn't until I started to put the new parts in that I realized that the Front Drum Bearing had broken where one of the slides had been - which is how the problem started I guess. Yes, it took me a little longer than 30min to do but once I had everything set out, the instructions made it really easy. Considering this was my first time doing a "major" repair, I'm pretty proud of myself. I had told my husband I could fix the dryer and he said, "prove it"....so I did - BAM! signed, 53 yr old awesome woman. All thanks to this fabulous website and the other customers who have posted their info. I will use you again.

Thanks to your great DYI video I completed the repair in less than 45 minutes very easy.

Now I've replaced the drum bearing slides and the big plastic barring housing which the slides slip into before so had some experience with removing the lid and door. Felt like I know enough to get me state. But never messed with removing the drum. Was nervous but it was a piece of cake removing it. Once the drum was removed access to the idler pulley wheel was easy. Ran into trouble due to the nut holding wheel was not threaded. The nut was more like a cap which I had to pull off, causing some concern. I was able to reuse the same cap but I could see if you damaged it to much when removing could prevent the reuse. Be careful, my 1st thought was where am I going to get a new one of these caps. The video showing the installation showed a nut that was threaded but on my model this is not correct. I believe the nut was originally pressed on in the shop during construction and not meant for reuse. I also wasn't sure I could reach both hands in to thread the belt, doesn't look like enough room but there is. It is impossible to thread that belt with only one hand, tried it and no luck. Once I reach under and moved right hand over was so easy. All in all was well worth it and wife was very impressed and happy. Saved bunch of money and felt awesome when the dryer was purring like a kitten. Like to stop and listen to it for a couple minutes once in a while. Good luck and have no fear.

Unplug the dryer. On the back, I unscrewed the top three screws that hold on the instrument panel and (from the back) slide the panel to my left to disconnect from the top. I opened the dryer door and removed the two screws on the inside top of the doorway to remove the top panel of the dryer. Inside the top of the dryer are two screws to remove so that I could swing the front panel of the dryer out to replace the lower front felt drum seal. I needed to use wd-40 on these screws. When the panel opens, there is no way to disconnect the wires to remove the panel, so I had to prop it up with something so it didn't tip over and damage the wiring; a sturdy chair worked. Then, I heared the drum pop off and drop down a little. I replaced the seal according to the video; by putting it in the groove and pressing it down into the tabs with a flat head screwdriver or something smooth with a little of the seal hanging over the groove at each end. While I was in there, I cleaned out the lint and the wd-40 I used earlier. Then I closed the panel, lifting the drum back into place, ensuring that the dryer drum would turn before and after I replaced the screws. I replaced the top panel and the screws inside the dryer door and slid the instrument panel back into place and replaced those screws. The dryer works great and very quietly now!

Snapped right on! No problem.

Ididwhat the paper showed it was easy

As I pulled each of the 3 bolts, I put a alignment rod into each of the holes. After I pulled the old deflector off, I had basically 3 pins/rods to slip the new deflector on and keep everything in basic alignment. Pulled one rod, reinstalled the bolt, so on and so on. Ran motor for noises or misalignment and had neither. Pretty simple repair.

Followed instructions from a GE video on how to repair the dryer. The repair was easy and the instructions excellent. The front drum bearing was badly worn, which is reasonable given its age.

Replaced lower drum seal and upper (front) drum bearing

Knob fit perfect. Simple pull off and put new one on.

PartSelect's troubleshooting page allowed me to quickly diagnose the problem as a worn drum bearing and/or bearing slides. How-to videos made it look so easy I ordered parts (as well as a new drive belt and felt that I figured I'd change while the dryer was open). Two days later the parts were delivered, I got a screw driver out, and dove in. Four screws and 25 minutes later the dryer was running quietly! The videos do a great job of detailing all necessary steps. My wife was disappointed that we didn't end up with a new dryer, but spending $45 to save $800 is awesome in my book!

I followed the varied instructions out there for getting the dryer open. WATCH the videos on uTube; I took out more screws than needed on first attempt -- which isn't a big deal but took me longer than it should have to pull it apart. It appeared the grinding was coming from the dryer bearings due to some abrasion I could see and worn front slides, so I replaced the front slides (4) and the rear bearing. The kids helped by crawling inside the drum to tighten the new bearing bolts (just for fun). When I put it back together it was making a somewhat different grinding noise. It wouldn't make any noise until I put the belt AND front cover on and then it would make a periodic (about every 10 degrees) grind when I rotated the drum; I took it apart and the grinding would stop even if I rotated the blower by hand. Put it together, the grind would start .... It took me awhile to figure out that the blower retaining bolt had come loose so the plastic blower was grinding on the metal cover. CHECK THE BLOWER RETAINING BOLT visible from the front with the dryer door/cover off -- it's not obvious that it's loose by looking at it since the retaining clip still sits over the blower shaft even when it's loose. You might even see small nicks in the blower fan blade. It's super quiet now.