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Home > Maytag dryers How to take apart
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Maytag dryers: - How to take apart - disconnect power first
Reading about the dryer basics and how to make electrical checks with a volt-ohm meter may be a good idea before starting specific repairs on any dryer.
We will start this page with disassembly of the dryer. Remove the two screws on the bottom lip of the front of the dryer. Pull out on the bottom of the front and the front will disengage from clips on the top of the dryer holding the front in place. Remove the wires from the door switch and set the front aside.
The parts you can check from here are the heater,
operating thermostats, thermal fuses, door switch, and the high limit
thermostat. This is a good bit of the repairs done on this dryer. Now
we will remove the shroud and continue disassembly. The shroud is removed by
taking the four screws holding it to the cabinet loose. Set the shroud
aside and you can now remove the cover for the blower housing and replace the blower. Remove the screws holding the blower housing cover, and it will be quite evident how to replace the blower wheel. The
fan blower has small keeper clips on the motor shaft that must be
removed before the blower wheel can be replaced. Next step is
disassemble the belt from the idler pulley and remove the drum from the
dryer. Early models of this dryer had an access panel on the back where
you could take the belt loose from the idler pulley or reinstall the
belt. On later models, this must be done from in the dryer. You have
to pull the drum forward and thread the belt around the idler pulley,
then place the drum back on the rear rollers to reinstall. That the
flat side of the belt goes to the drum and the grooved rides the motor
pulley. I find it easier to work in this area with the top of the dryer up. A couple screws will get the top up. With the drum removed, the rear rollers and rear seal can be repaired. You can also repair the drum glides and
front seal from this area. You can access the timer area a few
different ways depending on your model and the age of the dryer...this
is one way (older style - remove two screws and lift up on the console back cover)....and this is another way (newer style - remove two inner screws and pull the console front top forward, it will hinge and stay there).
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