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Section 5 Service Procedures
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To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, explosion, serious injury or death:
• Disconnect electric power to the dryer(s) before servicing.
• Close gas shut-off valve to gas dryer(s) before servicing.
• Never start the dryer(s) with any guards/panels removed.
• Whenever ground wires are removed during servicing, these ground wires must be
reconnected to ensure that the dryer is properly grounded.
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53. REAR SEAL
a. While supporting the access panel, remove two
screws from bottom edge of access panel. Refer
to
Figure 8 .
b. Gently lower the access panel to disengage
locators from bottom edge of front panel. Refer
to
Figure 17 .
c. Remove two screws holding bottom tabs on
front panel to dryer side panels. Refer to
Figure 9 . Swing bottom of front panel away
from dryer far enough to disengage hold-down
clips and locators from cabinet top.
d. Disconnect wires from door switch. Refer to
Figure 16 .
NOTE: Refer to wiring diagram when rewiring
switch.
e. Remove two cabinet top hold-down screws.
Refer to Figure 30 .
f. Lift cabinet top to a vertical position by hinging
it on the rear hold-down brackets.
NOTE: Cabinet top may be raised and hinged on
the rear hold-down brackets, or supported against
wall behind the dryer.
g. Disengage belt from motor and idler pulleys.
Refer to Figure 25 .
NOTE: When reinstalling belt, be sure belt is
properly installed on motor and idler pulleys and is
on the correct side of the idler pulleys. Refer to
Figure 25 . Belt must be positioned around center
section of cylinder approximately three inches
ahead of rear rib on cylinder with the ribbed
surface of the belt against cylinder. Refer to
Figure 34 . After installing belt, manually rotate
cylinder counterclockwise to check that belt is
properly aligned.
h. Remove four screws holding bulkhead to front
flange of cabinet. Then, lift complete bulkhead
assembly out of slots in cabinet. Refer to
Figure 30 .
IMPORTANT: When reassembling, be sure seal on
blower fan cover makes airtight seal on flange of
duct. Refer to
Figure 22 . If the seal is installed
improperly, the airflow through the exhaust system
will be restricted which can adversely affect dryer
performance.
i. Manually rotate cylinder until one of the baffles
is at the 6 o’clock position and carefully remove
cylinder out through front of dryer.
j. Pull rear cylinder seal from flanged edge of
bulkhead. Refer to Figure 35 .
NOTE: When installing the cylinder seal, it is
important to remember these two important steps:
(1) The stitching on the seal must face towards the
dryer center. Refer to
Figure 32 .
(2) The short flap, shown in Figure 32 , must be
glued to the bulkhead and the long flap left
loose.
IMPORTANT: The seal can be adhered to the
bulkhead using replacement sealant No. 22506P.
This is accomplished by applying a bead of sealant
around the entire flanged area where the felt seal
contacts the bulkhead.
To reduce the risk of serious injury or death
by carbon monoxide and other gases in
gas dryers, carefully read and follow all
instructions given in this section.
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