Whirlpool APARTMENT MAINTENANCE SERIES, Service Manual

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Removing Blower Housing
1. Remove the blower wheel.
2. Remove the three (3) blower housing screws.
3. Tip down and pull out blower housing.
4. Disconnect wires from thermal fuse, operating
thermostat and bias heater.
(Fig. 4-20)
Replacing the Blower Wheel
1. Open dryer door and remove lint screen. (Fig. 4-16) Close the dryer door.
2. Remove two (2) screws from lint duct and remove the lint duct.
3. Remove two (2) screws from blower housing cover and remove blower housing cover.
(Fig. 4-17)
4. Reach behind the blower housing and place a 7/8’’ open
end wrench on the motor.
(Fig. 4-18) Rotate the blower
wheel clockwise to lock the motor shaft with the wrench.
Allow wrench to lock against the motor bracket.
5. Using a 3/8’’ socket drive with a 3/8’’ -1/2’’ adapter or
1/2’’ drive, remove the blower wheel.
(Fig. 4-19) The
blower wheel has left-hand threads. Rotate the wheel
clockwise to remove. Directional arrows are molded
on the front edge of the wheel showing which way to
turn to loosen and tighten.
Fig. 4-19
Fig. 4-18
Fig. 4-16
Fig. 4-17
Fig. 4-20