Maytag 30 Series Service Manual page 43

7. Reach in behind the front panel and pull the
door lock assembly out.
8. Disconnect 4 wire connectors attached to
the door lock assembly. The top connector
has a locking tab to release and one of
the connectors in the middle is a Rast
connector with a locking tab to lift.
nOTe: In case of a power failure, the
latch should unlock automatically after 2
minutes, but if not, the door can be opened
manually by removing the lower service
panel and reaching up to pull down on the
manual release tab at the bottom of the
door lock assembly. A reason for the lock
not self-opening after 2 minutes would be
if the power interruption occurred prior to 2
minutes of cycle time, which would not allow
enough time for the wax motor to energize
and extend completely.
Manual
Release Tab
Door Lock Solenoids
Door Locked Switch
Door Closed Switch
Wax Motor Connector
Wax Motor
TeCH TiP: If the latch has been tripped,
with the door open, by something being
poked into the latch, it must be unlatched
before the door will be able to be closed
again. There are two ways this can be
done:
1. Remove the door lock assembly and
turn it over to view the back of the latch
mechanism.
2. Press the white plastic of the latch while
sliding it slightly, to position the metal
bar at the back of this white plastic latch
mechanism.
3. With the proper tool and knowledge it
may not be necessary to remove the latch
assembly to reset the tripped mechanism.
Using a strong metal scribe with a narrow
90 degree hook at one end, the latch can be
pulled from the front to unlatch it.
4. Insert the hook of the scribe behind the latch
hook and pull forward and down slightly
to reset the latch hook to the unlatched
position.
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