Samsung DC97-16742B Dryer Lint Filter Housing Assembly OEM Part

The repair was very easy, obviously. What impressed me was prompt shipment and arrival of the part; it was ordered on Sunday night and arrived Tuesday afternoon.

Bought another lint trap.

Watching the videos I knew the issue was either the drum belt or the idler pulley for my dryer (Samsung, DV53J8700/EP), so I ordered both parts. The parts arrived quickly. I expected to disassemble the dryer to reach the problem area(s), but found that the vent tube could be removed. The belt was intact and the idler pulley was destroyed. I could replace the idler pulley through the bottom without removing all the components of the dryer. If I knew exactly what the problem was from the beginning (if I had done this repair before) it might have taken me 15 minutes start to finish. (As it was it took longer... :) ) All is repaired and working.

Went online to find videos with same problem and how to fix it. Found Appliancepartspros with their videos and OEM parts. The Samsung dryer shown was a little different from mine but the internals were the same. Of all the videos I watched it should have been stated that once the drum is in place, to wrap the belt around the motor and idler wheel is by feel. Then using an iPhone to record footage of what I did to make sure it was threaded correctly. Took me 2 tries, about 30 min and a scratched arm but got it on and it runs nice. The parts fit perfectly, no issues AND kudos to Appliancepartspros.com for sending me an email when they thought something wrong with my order. Had to call verify it was me and order went through no issues. I appreciated you guys looking out for me verifying that fraud wasn’t taking place. That was really nice. Thank you. It took me longer to fix, because I went slow taking my time. If I had to do this again, easy 30 min job.

Put the new one in there.