Lint Filter; Bearing & Pads; Front Seal; Belt - Maytag MDE/MDG21PDA Service Manual

Disassembly Procedures
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Lint Filter

Note: Lint Filter is one piece and can be removed for
cleaning.
Bearing & Pads
1. Disconnect power supply to unit.
2. Remove Front Shroud Assembly.
3. Drill out the old rivets and rivet new bearings in place.
Note: In positioning the bearing and cork pad, the face
of the bearing should ride against the tumbler.
Felt
Seal
Teflon Bearings
on Cork Pads
Teflon Bearing
Rivet
Bearing
Rivet
Surface
Cutaway of Bearing Surface

Front Seal

1. Disconnect power supply to unit.
2. Remove Front Shroud Assembly.
3. Remove old felt seal by prying the locking tabs up with
a flat-blade screwdriver.
Note: Pay close attention to the location of the seal
overlap. This will be important as you reinstall
the new seal.
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WARNING
Rivet
Steel
Cork
Pad
Rivet
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death;
disconnect power to unit before servicing.
Felt
Seal
Note: When reinstalling, the seal will be mounted to
the tumbler front in a counterclockwise rotation.
Start at the 3:00 position and place under the
locking tabs. The seal will overlap 1 1/4". The
coated side (which is the lighter of the two
colors) goes against the tumbler. The felt seal is
then looped in a "U-shape" so that the lighter-
colored side is against the tumbler front as it is
slid in place under the tabs. Bend tabs back
over the felt seal with a flat blade screwdriver.

Belt

1. Disconnect power supply to unit.
2. Remove Shroud Assembly.
3. Insert left hand along side of tumbler at the 8 o'clock
position. Insert right arm under tumbler (as close to
blower as possible).
View From the Back of the Dryer
Drive
Belt
Idler
Spring
16022904 Rev. 0
Locking
Tabs
Idler
Pulley
Motor
Pulley
Idler Arm
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