GE WSM2780R Technician Manual page 46

TO R E M O V E OR REPLACE DRYER DRIVE
MOTOR:
D i s c o n n e c t Laundry C e n t e r f r o m
e l e c t r i c a l supply.
Remove d r y e r f r o n t access/safety
p a n e l .
Remove c o n s o l e and c o n t r o l s .
Reach t h r o u g h and r e l e a s e drum
b e l t f r o m i d l e r p u l l e y t o
r e l i e v e t e n s i o n on t h e f r o n t
p a n e l .
Remove two l o w e r f r o n t s c r e w s
s e c u r i n g t h e d r y e r f r o n t p a n e l
assembly t o s i d e p a n e l s .
Remove f o u r u p p e r t o p f r o n t
screws s e c u r i n g t h e d r y e r f r o n t
panel assembly.
C a r e f u l l y remove t h e d r y e r f r o n t
panel assembl y .
Remove d r y e r t o p p a n e l .
Remove d r y e r drum by l i f t i n g up
t o r e l e a s e f r o m r e a r b e a r i n g
s u p p o r t ( t r a i l e r h i t c h ) .
Remove two screws s e c u r i n g t h e
exhaust v e n t elbow t o t h e blower
.
housing
Remove s i x screws s e c u r i n g t h e
d r y e r f r o n t b l o w e r h o u s i n g t o
t h e r e a r blower housing.
Loosen t h e hex b o l t s e c u r i n g t h e
b l o w e r wheel, and s l i d e b l o w e r
wheel o f f d r i v e motor s h a f t .
Remove t h r e e screws s e c u r i n g t h e
r e a r b l o w e r housing t o t h e d r i v e
motor c r a d l e .
R e l e a s e t h e e l e c t r i c a l w i r i n g
c o n n e c t o r b l o c k t o t h e d r i v e
m o t o r .
Remove two clamps s e c u r i n g t h e
d r i v e motor t o mounting c r a d l e .
Remove t h e d r y e r d r i v e m o t o r
b e l t p u l l e y ( p r e s s on f i t , f l u s h
w i t h end o f motor s h a f t . )
I n s t a l l new d r y e r d r i v e motor.
Reverse procedure t o reassemble.
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