DCVH515EF0WW General Electric Dryer - Instructions

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.

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.

I was certain there was a cat stuck in my dryer -- there was a loud squeal and grind. Must have crawled in through the outside vent?? After fighting with many screws trying to get the dryer apart I figured out there was this thing called the internet and watched some videos -- too easy. Pulled it apart and saw some grinding on the front where the teflon slides were and pulled out the drum to check the rear bearing -- seemed sloppy so I order those parts and then some. Parts came fast. Put it together with the kids help from inside the drum to screw on the rear bearing from inside -- gave the drum a roll just for kicks. Put it all together and found it would grind when the belt and front cover were on, but was quiet when the belt was off -- hmmm. Still couldn't find a cat anywhere inside the thing. Checked the blower, idler wheel, motor -- all seemed to rotate quiet and fine by hand without noise or friction. Read some more on the new fangled internet listening to different permutations of grinds and squeels. Only lead was to check the blower retaining bolt which had looked fine. Threw a socket on it and sure enough it was way loose and the blower had some very small nicks in it -- probably from the dm cat going through it. Turns out when I was checking it I was pushing it just far enough in that it wouldn't grind. When I put it back together the rotational force would cause it to slip back out and grind. I did see this shaggy ferrel cat in my yard today -- so I'm still not sure if I actually fixed anything or if he just crawled back out.

We follow the video on how to take the dryer apart. Once we did that it was apparent that our rubber slides were gone and needed to be replaced. In addition, since the slides were gone, we also needed a new top bearing as that had worn thin. All was very easy to replace. Parts came fast and were a perfect fit. And now the dryer is working like new again.

Replaced bulb.

Took the dryer apart in an adjacent unused bedroom. Saw that the element was bad. Ordered new part from Part Select and installed when it arrived. The whole situation went as smooth as could be.

Great service. I got the part in 3 days and having the youtube video was fantastic. I also was able to find other videos also so doing these tasks yourself nowadays is much easier. I was a bit nervous but it turned out to be easy.

Studied the symptoms online. Disassembled the unit and found the drum slides worn out. Ordered them and a new belt. Installation videos on Parts select web site were helpful. The dryer runs quiet now. I need a front bearing unit, but the slides are working ok for right now.

To get to where the drum slides go you have to first remove the dryer top. Then you have to remove the two screws that hold the dryer front/door. Found inside the dryer about an inch down on both sides. Be careful because it will fall off. Lower carefully as there is an electric hook-up on the bottom of the door. On the door top are the brackets that the slides slip into. My dryer has 4 slides. Sold individually for some reason. You are done except for re-assembly. Slip dryer drum back on door, press the front until you hear it click back together. Put screws back in and top back on. You are done and no more screeching!

Repair was fast and simple , instructions were great and the price for the parts were very reasonable! I will be ordering again from your company if ever I need another part . Thanks, Bobby

Viewed a video from your site on how to do it which made the job go very smooth. Removed three screws behind the control display and then two more to be able to remove the top of the dryer and then the control display. Disconnected the door switches and then loosened only the two bottom screws of the front panel and lifted it out. Everything that I needed to do was on the backside of the front panel. Snapped out the damaged Top Bearing and installed the new one after swapping out the light fixture. Then installed both sets of Slides and last was the Felt Drum Seal by pressing it into its channel with my finger and then a flat blade screwdriver. Took the opportunity to do a super cleaning job on the lint trap and blower wheel. Also inspected the Drum Belt. Put the unit back together in reverse order plugged in the power and gave it a test. Working like new. I also want to say that I received all the parts within 24hrs of placing the order and saved over Fifty Dollars on them. I will buy all my parts here from now on. Thanks.

I followed the provided video precisely. Made the job quite easy. My only problem is I'm 6'2", 275 lbs. with bad knees. Can't go at it exactly as shown in the video because I can't squat down in front of the dryer without pain. Called in a neighbor of smaller stature for him to come from one side, and me from the other. Worked flawlessly. Video is excellent. I do recommend wearing gloves and/or long sleeve shirt. I cut up my arms a bit, but that could have been easily avoided.

replaced the parts that had worn out

I originally started to try to figure the problem out on my own, thinking it had to be a bearing of some sort. I soon realized I was in over my head just a little bit, so I looked online for some solutions and found the tutorial for my exact dryer on YouTube. After watching and cloning the steps on YouTube I found that my top bearing and slides were broken or missing. I found the parts I needed relatively easily on Partselect.com once I had the make and model. I needed the dryer as soon as possible so I had the parts next day delivered, and they showed up the next day. That evening after work I removed and replaced the top bearing, slides, drive belt, and light bulb. The YouTube tutorial was invaluable to me and the diagrams were spot-on. The total professional repair cost was around 300, my total 96. Thank you PartSelect.com

My husband and I identified the problem by taking the dryer apart. Then we went online and found parts select website that was so easy to use. All I had to do was put in our model number of our dryer and it brought up all the parts. This made it so easy to find what parts I needed to use also after I put in one part it gave suggestion of what parts you might need. I ordered all the parts that I needed and had them delivered overnight. I received them the next day in the morning. The parts were easy to replace especially with the videos that parts select has to watch to fix your item. Thank you parts select for the great help!!