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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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WARNING
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 46.
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.
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 44.
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.
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 47.
(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 47.
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.
Figure 46
LOCKING
TABS
MOTOR
WIRE HARNESS
CONNECTION BLOCK
D250SE3A
Figure 47
CONNECTION
BLOCK
283P4
TERMINAL
EXTRACTOR
TOOL
TERMINAL
LOCKING
TAB
D251SE3A
