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Section 5 Service Procedures
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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44. CYLINDER BELT
a. While supporting the access panel, remove two
screws from bottom edge of access panel. See
Figure 5.
b. Gently lower the access panel to disengage
locators from bottom edge of front panel. See
Figure 12.
c. Remove two screws holding bottom tabs on
front panel to dryer side panels. See Figure 12.
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. See
NOTE: Refer to wiring diagram when rewiring
switch.
e. Disengage belt from motor and idler pulleys.
f. Remove four screws holding bulkhead to front
flange of cabinet. Then, lift complete bulkhead
assembly out of slots in cabinet. See Figure 25.
IMPORTANT: When reassembling, be sure seal on
exhaust fan cover makes airtight seal on flange of
duct. See Figure 16. If the seal is installed
improperly, the airflow through the exhaust system
will be restricted which can adversely affect dryer
performance.
g. While supporting cylinder, carefully remove
belt from cylinder.
NOTE: Be sure belt is properly installed on motor
and idler pulleys, and is on the correct side of the
idler lever. See Figure 19. Belt must be positioned
around cylinder between center and rear baffle
screws with the ribbed surface against the cylinder.
After installing belt, manually rotate cylinder
counterclockwise to check that belt is properly
aligned.
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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