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Section 4 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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40. CYLINDER ASSEMBLY
a. Disengage belt from motor and idler pulleys.
Refer to Paragraph 39.
b. Remove front bulkhead. Refer to Paragraph 38.
NOTE: Place any baffle at 6 o’clock position to
remove cylinder or the baffle screws will catch on
top panel.
NOTE: If cylinder cannot be removed, loosen top
cabinet screws so the sides spread apart slightly to
ease removal. Check for direction of insertion of
cylinder on out side of cylinder. New cylinders have
“FRONT” stamped on front of cylinder. When
replacing the old style cylinder with the new one, the
cylinder glides must also be replaced. Refer to
Figure 32.
The new cylinder assembly has a total of three
baffles; two regular and one elongated. The
elongated baffle must be installed to cover the
cylinder weld seam.
TO REMOVE BAFFLES
a. Remove screws and washers holding baffles to
cylinder. Refer to Figure 31. New cylinder has
one baffle that is longer than the others. Longer
baffle goes on weld on cylinder.
41. REAR SEAL
a. Remove cylinder assembly. Refer to Paragraph
40.
b. Unhook spring from seal strap. Refer to
NOTE: Old sealant must be removed from flanged
area before reinstalling felt seal. Seal must be held
securely under strap and folded under flanged edge
around entire bulkhead. Strap must be installed
with cupped surface down against the seal to hold
the felt seal more firmly in place on the bulkhead.
The seal can also be adhered to the bulkhead using
3M-1300
®
Sealant (obtain locally). This is
accomplished by apply a bead of 3M-1300
®
Sealant
around the entire flanged area where the felt seal
contacts the bulkhead.
Figure 31
NEW STYLE CYLINDER GLIDES
Figure 32
DRY954S
BAFFLE
CYLINDER
HEX HEAD
SCREW
HEX HEAD
SCREW
SEAM
WELD
ELONGATED
BAFFLE
CYLINDER
SEAL
CYLINDER
GLIDE
CYLINDER
GLIDE BRACKET
SCREWS
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