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Maytag Co.
450386 - 1
1.
Remove lint screen assembly (refer to instructions).
2.
Remove front panel assembly (follow “To Replace Front
Panel Assembly”).
3.
Loosen setscrews on front tumbler bearing.
4.
Using a wheel puller gently push the tumbler shaft
towards the front through the front tumbler bearing.
NOTE: an alternate method would be to place a block
of wood on the end of the tumbler shaft and strike it
with a heavy hammer. To prevent damage to the shaft,
the wheel puller method is preferred.
5.
Remove the tumbler and support through the front of
the dryer.
a. Remove the bolt in the center of the tumbler back
wall.
b. Loosen and remove the nuts and washers from the
tumbler tie rods. Remove the rods.
c. Replace either tumbler or tumbler support by
reversing the procedure.
6.
Reassemble components into dryer by reversing steps
1 through 4.
7.
Check tumbler lateral and vertical alignment. Also, check
belt tension and alignment.
NOTE: Check tension of belts and alignment of
tumbler before operating dryer.
Check Tumbler
Lateral and Vertical Adjustments
3.
Loosen the four hex head bolts on the sides of the
bearing box (two on each side).
4.
Back off jam nuts on the two Allen head adjustment
screws.
5.
Turn the screws clockwise evenly to raise the tumbler
or counterclockwise evenly to lower the tumbler.
6.
Rotate the tumbler from the front and check alignment
with the main door opening.
7.
Leave a large gap from the inside ring on the top of the
front panel opening to the tumbler, and a smaller gap on
the bottom to compensate for the weight of the clothes
drying.
9.
Replace back guard.
10. Reconnect power to dryer.
Tumbler Alignment (Lateral)
1.
Discontinue power to the dryer.
2.
Remove back guard.
3.
Loosen the two hex head bolts, (one turn is enough),
that holds the pillow block bearing to the bearing box.
4.
Back off the two jam nuts on the side adjustment bolts.
Now rotate the tumbler from the front of the dryer,
checking the space between the tumbler and the front
panel. This should be equal on the left-hand and right-
hand side.
8.
Tighten the four hex head bolts on the sides of the
bearing box, and the two Allen head adjustment screws.
