Introduction
Use this guide to replace the blower wheel on your Whirlpool Duet WED87HED dryer.
The blower wheel is a critical component that pulls the heated air through your dryer as it spins. It can be damaged by small pieces of laundry like socks or gloves that lodge in it and cause jams or breaks.
What you need
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Use a 5/16 inch nut driver to remove the two 15.7 mm-long screws securing the top panel to the rear panel bracket.
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Grasp the top and slide it 1/2 to 1 inch toward the rear of the machine.
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Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the two 16.3 mm‑long sheet metal screws located at each end of the control panel.
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Lift the control panel up and tilt it away from the chassis to remove it.
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Use a small flat blade screwdriver or a spudger to unlatch both sides of the door switch connector.
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Unplug the connector.
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Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the three upper front panel 16.4 mm-long sheet metal screws.
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Tilt the machine backwards and prop it securely, or have a friend hold it.
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Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the four sheet metal screws on the bottom edge of the panel:
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Two 16.4 mm screws
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Two 13 mm screws
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Pull the bottom of the panel away from the chassis about two to three inches.
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Lift the front panel off the small tabs on the chassis near the top of the panel and remove it.
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Use a 5/16 inch nut driver to remove the 16.2 mm-long cover plate screw.
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Use a Phillips driver or a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the three 21.4 mm-long screws.
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Use a 5/16 inch hex driver to remove the 16.5 mm-long green ground screw.
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Use a Phillips driver to remove the two 15.3 mm‑long cord terminal block screws.
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Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the eleven rear panel screws.
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Ten 20 mm-long screws
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One 12.9 mm-long screw under the water inlet.
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Lift the panel about 1/2 inch and tilt it to the rear to release it from the vent pipe.
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Slide the panel off the vent pipe and remove it.
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Make sure that the vent pipe is fitted into the collar on the panel.
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Make sure the tabs at the bottom are aligned to the bottom rim of the chassis.
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Position the panel so its screw holes match with the chassis.
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Pull the lint filter up out of the lint filter slot to remove it.
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Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the 16.4 mm‑long mounting screws securing the lint filter housing.
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Pull the filter housing outward from the chassis and down to remove it.
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Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to unfasten the 12.9 mm-long blower cover screw.
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Lift the blower cover slightly and slide it to free the tabs which hold it in place.
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Remove the blower cover.
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Move to the rear of the machine to access the drive shaft.
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Hold the drive shaft with an adjustable wrench, or a 1 inch wrench, on the hex portion of the drum drive pulley.
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Use a 1/2 inch drive socket wrench with a 5 or 6 inch extension bar and no socket to fit into the square hole on the blower wheel.
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Turn the wheel clockwise (to the right) to free it enough to remove it by hand.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Ask our Answers community for help.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
Repair didn’t go as planned? Ask our Answers community for help.
