Ge WH08X10024 Drive Belt OEM Part

I replaced the broken drive belt first and noticed the drive pulley loose. The nut that had held it in place had backed off. This resulted in significant wear on the pulley hub. I just tightened it up and installed the belt. I noticed the belt had a tendency to change its position on the pulley depending on the direction of rotation. I was a bit concerned but decided to see what would happen. This fix lasted for about a week. The belt came off the pulley and broken again. I called a repairman to inspect the drum bearing. He told me that the washer could not be repaired and told me to come to his shop and look at new machines. He tried to sell me both a washer and dryer because my machines were apparently junk and that I was lucky to get seven years of service out of them. I declined his offer as do not have a money tree in my yard. I then purchased a new pulley and belt (which is what I should have done the first time). The only problem I ran into was installing the pulley. The drive shaft flats had been a bit deformed. A couple of quick passes with a file took care of this. Then it was just a few taps with a plastic hammer and it was on. You need to be careful when tapping the pulley as this will bias the drum forward and it may make some noise when you rotate the drum. One tug towards the back of the machine and the correct alignment was restored. The machine has been running flawlessly and I saved myself $1,4000.

Took off the back and found the broken belt and wiggled the pulley which was loose. Removed pulley with an adjustable wrench. Replaced with new Drive Pulley and nut from Drive Pulley Kit. Put on Drive Belt by looping it over the motor pulley then getting it started by and on the drive pulley, zip tying the belt to the drive pulley, then rotating the drive pulley. The zip tie held the belt on until I got the drive pulley around so that the belt was fully on. Then I removed the zip tie, closed the cover and it was good to go.

I followed the wonderful online video tutorials. The video repairman made installing the belt look easy. I struggled getting the belt on. It probably takes a little experience.

I watched your easy to follow video which showed me just how easy it was. I ordered the pulley, and belt along with the nylon bolt (as recommended). The parts shipped quickly and I fixed it two days later. It was an easy 15-minute repair. It sounded so quiet and almost new after the repair.

After reading the possible cause, I determined the Drive Pulley and Belt were probably to blame. After pulling the washer out from the wall, it was clear the belt was damaged as there was black residue on the back of the washer. After removing the panel, I could visibly see the pulley was no longer seated properly and had worn and the belt was not in good shape. Replacing the pulley was pretty easy. I did have to use a rubber mallet to install the new one and I believe this was due to mild wear to the shaft. Note, you will require a very large socket 24MM. It was easy to loosen and tighten. Installing the belt was not super easy. You have to start it on one side and rotate the pulley while having the belt also attached to the driver motor shaft. This took the most time to accomplish. Once completed, it worked flawlessly and the machine runs like new. Highly recommend watching the install video and the parts at Appliance Parts Pros. Thank you for saving me hundreds of dollars as I feel my washer will run for quite some time now and I am saved from buying a brand new one.