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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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54. CABINET AND BASE
a. Unlock control panel. See Figure 8A.
b. Pull top of control panel away from control
cabinet and lift up. See Figure 8B.
c. Remove control panel from control cabinet. See
Figure 8C.
d. Disconnect all wires to components. See
e. Remove ground clip holding ground wire to
control panel. See Figure 9.
NOTE: Refer to appropriate wiring diagram when
reconnecting wires.
f. While supporting the access panel, remove two
screws from bottom edge of each access panel.
See Figure 7.
g. Gently lower each access panel to disengage
panel locators from the bottom edge of front
panel and remove access panel. See Figure 7.
h. Remove two screws holding bottom tabs on
front panel to lower dryer cabinet. See
Figures 16 through 19.
i. Swing bottom of front panel away from lower
dryer to disengage hold-down clips and locators
from control cabinet.
j. Disconnect wires from door switch. See
NOTE: Refer to appropriate wiring diagram when
rewiring switch.
k. Remove two screws holding bottom tabs on
control cabinet to front flange of lower dryer
cabinet. See Figures 16 through 19.
l. Remove two screws and shoulder washers
holding the upper dryer base to the top side of
the control cabinet. See Figures 16 through 19.
m. Reach in through front opening of control
cabinet and remove two screws (per side)
holding the control cabinet front to the front
flange of the control cabinet wrapper. See
Figures 16 through 19.
n. METERED MODELS - Unlock and remove
two coin drawers. Reach in through coin drawer
opening and remove one screw (per side)
holding control cabinet to control cabinet
wrapper. See Figure 17.
o. Reach through control panel opening and
remove two screws holding the control cabinet
wrapper tabs to the control cabinet front tabs.
See Figures 16 through 19.
p. Carefully pull control cabinet front straight out
from between the upper and lower dryers. See
Figures 16 through 19.
q. Remove two screws holding cabinet top to front
flange of cabinet, and carefully lift cabinet top
off dryer. See Figure 29.
r. Disengage belt from motor and idler pulleys.
See Figure 43.
NOTE: When reinstalling belt, be sure belt is
properly installed on motor and idler pulleys, and is
on the correct side of the idler lever. See Figure 43.
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 the cylinder. See Figure 52. After installing
belt, manually rotate cylinder counterclockwise to
check that belt is properly aligned.
s. Remove four screws holding bulkhead to front
flange of cabinet. Then, lift complete bulkhead
assembly out of slots in cabinet. See Figure 48.
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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