If you notice that your dryer is noisy or will not tumble, you may need to replace the tri ring. This part is triangular, and is less than an inch in size. Tri rings can be found both on the idler pulley shaft, or on the rear drum roller shaft. In either case, you will need to remove the front panel of the dryer and the drum to access the part for repair. Once you have accessed the damaged tri ring, you will simply need to slip it off and replace it with the new one. This part is sold individually. Be sure to disconnect the power source from the dryer before you begin this repair.
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Serge D - April 26, 2025
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Easy repair
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Heather Q - April 16, 2020
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Didn't end up needing it but your service was impeccable.
Didn't end up needing it but your service was impeccible. If only I could get my son to make his bed that quickly. Thanks
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Rob F - April 22, 2020
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Easy to replace
Part was easy to use. Clearly needed to be replaced as old was brittle. New part was easy to install
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Roger C - July 31, 2018
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Tri ring
Worked well, but would have been better if one had come with the dryer idler pulley I was replacing. When the pulley arrived and I removed the old squealing one, the tri ring had become brittle and broke when I removed it. In future I will know to order the tri ring at the same time, but would have been an appreciated convenience if one had been included with the pulley.
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The repair was fairly easy. The most timely part of the repair was removing the twelve screws from the back panel to expose the repair.
The dryer was making a squeaking sound when running
Installation went very well. Raised the top of the dryer, removed the front of the dryer, remove the drum, at this point the dryer‘s wide open removed the police and the tensioner also remove your tire rings replace everything back in order as how are you get apart. Repair took about an hour and 15 minutes
I just followed the videos I received with the order and everything went really well. This dryer was a little different than the video, but the process was the same. The HE3 does require 4 drum rollers and I had only ordered 2. However, there was only one bad roller, so I installed both on the back of the drum. The two front rollers are pretty easy to get to if they go bad. The idler pulley was completely worn out with an 1/8 inch groove worn off to one side. PartSelect made this an easy project!
I'm still waiting on my idler pulley. It arrived at Fed EX depot in Tracy CA on December 14th and has still not been shipped. So it is pretty fucking hard for me to install it! Maybe if you had customer service that would answer their phones or reply to my Emails would be helpful
First I raised the top of the dryer(after unplugging the power cord) disconnected two wires to the front door switch and then removed two screws using a nutdriver. The front cover lifts up and while supporting the drum set the cover aside. Slide the belt off the drum and remove it. I then removed the two support roller tri rings and replaced the rollers and tri rings and reassymbled the dryer. It was a very simple repair.
I lifted the top of the dryer and removed the front panel. I removed the drum exposing the drum rollers. I replaced the rollers and reassembled the dryer. The exploded views on the web site made it easy to see what to do.
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
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Dryer would run 1 min then stop running with some heat in drum
Videos are excellent to open and access internal parts. It turned out a rat was killed in the blower fan when we first encountered the problem. This prevented the blower from turning which interfered with motor function.
This required removing drum & belt, disconnecting motor clips, blower belt, and blower housing. The blower housing needed to be disassembled. Having a 5/16” & 1/8” ratcheting nut driver makes this process much easier. Don’t try this with a wrench.
After getting rid of the rat and decomposition, we sanitized the entire housing with soap & chlorine bleach.
Reassembly was uneventful and relatively easy. We ended up replacing 4 rollers, 2 belts (drum belt & blower belt), the thermistor which was damaged as a result of the blocked blower.
Raised the front of top panel with the putty knife and the front panel was unscrewed as the video showed. The drum slid out after the belt was released.
My machine had 4 rollers, which was not shown in the schematics. So I replaced the back, cleaned the front ones and works great for now. Plan to replace the front later.
Removing the tri rings is much easier if cut w wire cutters. Otherwise waist lots of time to get them off. Just buy new ones.
The dryer was squeaking and would not heat at all.
The first thing I did was call my friend Donnie who manages some apartment buildings and who is always complaining about fixing things and getting the right parts to fix things. He told me what to order from PartsSelect and when the parts got here I called him up and he did the repair work.
He was reluctant to do the work at first but after he found out I had ordered the parts from PartsSelect he was happy to do the work. "Their parts are always right and they always work," was what he said after he had my dryer working just like new. So if you know nothing about fixing things and buying parts just call PartsSelect and you will be fine. Just ask my friend Donnie!!!
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Robert
January 2, 2019
I have plenty of heat and the dryer tumbles, but there is no air coming out of the exhaust hole in the back? Clothes take way too long to dry and water is pooling under the dryer. Any ideas? Thanks!!
For model number MEDB200VQ0 Maytag Clothes Dryer
Hi Robert,
Thank you for your question. If there is no air coming out of the exhaust, then there is likely a blockage of lint trapped in the vent that will need to be cleaned out to correct this issue. I hope this helps. Thank you and have a great day!
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Jonathan
March 2, 2020
Dryer gets hot but want tumble
For model number Leb6200pq0
Hello Jonathan, Thank you for the question. In most cases this is caused by a broken Belt. We hope this helps.
My dryer is very noisy and sounds like it is grinding as the dryer is drying the clothes. I know that it must be the parts that turn the drum that are worn, I just need to know what parts I will need and how many to fix this problem if someone could assist me I would be very appreciative.
For model number 110.61633610
Hi Lisa, thank you for reaching out. According to our research, you need to check the following parts to fix the issue: the drum roller, part number PS11752609, and the idler pulley, part number PS334244, and the roller support tri-ring, part number PS11755850. We hope this sorts out your problem!
Is the price listed for one tri ring? From the video it would appear I need two tri rings per wheel? Is it really that much for one tri ring? I will be ordering one drum support roller (ps11752609). Thanks.
For model number Whirlpool Dryer
Hello Steve, Thank you for the question. The Tri Ring is sold individually. Hope this helps!
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Jim
27 days ago
I have replaced the belt, all 4 rollers (2 on the door and 2 on the back of the dryer) and the idle pulley at the some time putting in new triangle pieces around the wheels but I am still getting the loud noise. Apparently this was the problem all along as the wheels were not that worn. What else could it be?
For model number WED9151YW0
Hi Jim, thank you for contacting us. As you have already replaced all these parts, we would suggest checking the motor pulley, part number PS11727942. It allows the dryer belt to run straight while the dryer is operating. We hope this solves your problem!
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PartSelect Number: PS11755850
Manufacturer Part Number: WPW10512946
