GE Dryer Motor & Pulley (WE17X22217)

The GE Dryer Motor & Pulley powers the drum rotation and drives the blower fan that moves heated air through your gas dryer. The motor spins the drum belt and pulley system to tumble clothes evenly, while the pulley maintains proper belt tension throughout the drying cycle.

The GE dryer motor and pulley can wear out from years of continuous use, overheating, worn bearings, or a broken or slipping belt that puts extra strain on the motor. The pulley can crack, seize, or lose its groove over time, causing the belt to slip off or the motor to work harder than it should.

Look for these symptoms to determine if this part may need to be replaced in your gas dryer:

- Dryer drum does not turn or turns only briefly before stopping

- Loud squealing, squeaking, or grinding noise during operation

- Dryer runs but clothes are not tumbling inside

- Motor hums but drum will not start spinning

- Burning smell coming from the dryer during or after a cycle

- Belt repeatedly slips off or falls loose inside the dryer

- Dryer shuts off mid-cycle due to motor overheating