Remove Idler Assembly Parts - Maytag MDG25PN 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. Remove dryer drum (See page 4-22).
2. Gently pry tri-clip off idler pulley shaft. Slide
wheel off the shaft.
Tri-Clips
Idler Pulley
Idler Spring
3. There is another tri-clip behind the wheel for
proper spacing. Replace both tri-clips when
replacing idler pulley.
nOTE: Make sure not to lubricate this wheel
or shaft. Clean shaft with fine steel wool to
eliminate squeaks, or replace worn roller
supports.
4. After mid year 2011, production dryers
may have a different idler pulley assembly.
This idler assembly must be removed and
replaced entirely, which includes pulley
and idler arm. This assembly must not be
serviced as individual parts due to specific
torquing of the nut on the idler pulley bolt.

rEMOvE iDLEr aSSEMBLY ParTS

Idler Arm
nOTE: After implementation of this style
idler pulley in production, all replacement
idler pulleys will be of the type without
tri-clips.
5. To remove the Idler arm assembly, remove
the belt from the idler wheel if present.
6. Stretch the idler spring and disengage it
from the idler arm.
7. Remove the 3/8" screw and shouldered
washer that secure the idler arm loosely to
the motor bracket.
Idler Arm
Screw
8. Pull the idler assembly out of the notch in
the motor bracket.
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