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.
WARNING
W001R1
505038
51
m. Motor.
(1) Disengage motor wire harness terminal block
from the motor by pressing in on the movable
locking tabs (located on each side of the
terminal block) and pulling away from motor.
See Figure 44.
IMPORTANT: To avoid an open circuit, DO NOT pull
on the terminal block wires when removing blocks
from motor as this could damage the wires or
terminal crimping.
Figure 44
Before attaching wire harness terminal block to
motor, be sure all the male terminals on motor are
straight and are capable of accepting the terminals
from the wire harness terminal block.
(2) Pry two motor clamps off motor mounting
bracket with screwdriver, then lift motor out
of mounting bracket. See Figure 42.
NOTE: When replacing motor, motor switch should
be at 10 o’clock position. The positioning tab on the
motor should be engaged with the anti-rotating notch
in the motor bracket.
Figure 45
n. Motor Connection Block Terminals
Remove terminals from the motor wire harness
connection block using No. 283P4 Terminal
Extractor Tool as follows:
(1) Insert the tool into the block on the back of
the terminal being removed. See Figure 45.
(2) Apply tool pressure to compress the terminal
locking tab on terminal and force the terminal
and wire out back side of connection block.
See Figure 45.
To install terminal in connection block, insert
terminal (with wire securely crimped in place)
into back side of connection block. Push terminal
into connection block until locking tab on
terminal spreads and holds terminal in place.
LOCKING
TABS
MOTOR
WIRE HARNESS
CONNECTION BLOCK
D250SE3A
CONNECTION
BLOCK
283P4
TERMINAL
EXTRACTOR
TOOL
TERMINAL
LOCKING
TAB
D251SE3A
