Remove Drive Belt - Maytag 30 Series Service Manual

Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Replace all parts and panels before
operating.
Failure to do so can result in death or
electrical shock.
1. Unplug washer or disconnect power.
2. Turn off the water supply to the washer.
3. Remove the rear panel (See page 4-28).
4. Turn the basket pulley with one hand and
guide the belt off the basket pulley with the
other.
Basket Pulley
nOTe: Both rear braces have been
removed for visual clarity, they do not need
to be removed to remove the belt. If they
are removed for any purpose, do not move
or lean on the washer or the side panels will
be damaged.

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The drive belt is a ribbed, fiber reinforced
belt.
Make sure that the belt rides entirely in the
grooves of the pulley and not on the front
or back of the pulley where there are no
grooves.