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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47. REAR SEAL
a. While supporting the access panel, remove two
screws from bottom edge of access panel. See
Figure 4.
b. Gently lower the access panel to disengage
locators from bottom edge of front panel. See
Figure 33.
c. Remove two screws holding bottom tabs on front
panel to dryer side panels. See Figure 33. 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 Figure 32.
NOTE: Refer to appropriate wiring diagram when
rewiring switch.
e. Remove two cabinet top hold-down screws. See
Figure 46.
f. Lift cabinet top to a vertical position by hinging it
on the rear hold-down brackets.
NOTE: Cabinet top may be raised and hinged on the
rear hold-down brackets, or supported against a wall
behind the dryer.
g. Disengage belt from motor and idler pulleys. See
Figure 42.
NOTE: When reinstalling belt, be sure belt is
properly installed on motor and idler pulleys and is on
the correct side of the idler pulleys. See Figure 41. Belt
must be positioned around center section of cylinder
approximately three inches ahead of rear rib on
cylinder with the ribbed surface of the belt against
cylinder. See Figure 50. After installing belt, manually
rotate cylinder counterclockwise to check that belt is
properly aligned.
h. Remove four screws holding bulkhead to front
flange of cabinet. Then, lift complete bulkhead
assembly out of slots in cabinet. See Figure 46.
IMPORTANT: When reassembling, be sure seal on
exhaust fan cover makes airtight seal on flange of
duct. See Figure 38. If the seal is installed improperly,
the airflow through the exhaust system will be
restricted which can adversely affect dryer
performance.
i. Manually rotate cylinder until one of the baffles is
at the 6 o’clock position and carefully remove
cylinder out through front of dryer.
j. Pull rear cylinder seal from flanged edge of
bulkhead. See Figure 51.
NOTE: When installing the cylinder seal, it is
important to remember these two important steps:
(1)
The stitching on the seal must face towards the
dryer center. See Figure 48.
(2)
The short flap, shown in Figure 48, must be glued
to the bulkhead and the long flap left loose.
IMPORTANT: The seal can be adhered to the
bulkhead using replacement sealant No. 22506P. This
is accomplished by applying a bead of sealant around
the entire flanged area where the felt seal contacts the
bulkhead.
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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