American Dryer Corp. AD-410 Clothes Dryer User Manual


 
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1. Reassembly for the ADG-410 1 Door/Forward Tilt with Sprinkler Gas Model Dryer ...
Lift the tumbler (basket) section onto the base ...
a. Forward tilting dryers have two (2) tilting pistons located in the rear corners of the dryer base and two (2)
piston posts located in the front corners of the dryer base. On the top of the tilting pistons and tilting
posts are clevis blocks. Use the eight (8) 1/2 x 1-1/4” hex head bolts and lock washers (supplied with the
dryer) to secure each clevis block to the bottom of the tumbler (basket) section.
Refer to Tilting Piston Reconnection View on page 28.
Refer to Tilting Post Reconnection View on page 28.
b. The gas line is disconnected at the union when the dryer is shipped in two (2) pieces. This gas line union
is located in the right hand side of the dryer base. Insert the gas line union half way through the hole on
the bottom of the tumbler (basket) section. Connect the two (2) union halves and retighten.
IMPORTANT: THE FLEX HOSE MUST NOT BE KINKED.
Refer to Gas Flex Hose Union Reconnection View on page 28.
c. There are five (5) electrical reconnections ...
1) Four (4) of these electrical connections are located in the right hand side of the dryer base. The four
(4) mating sockets are located in the right hand side of the tumbler (basket) section and must be
reconnected with the four (4) mating sockets in the dryer base.
2) The remaining electrical connection is made at the drive motor located in the right hand side of the
tumbler (basket) section.
IMPORTANT: THE RECONNECTED ELECTRICAL CABLES MUST HAVE ENOUGH
SLACK IN THEM TO ALLOW THE DRYER TO TILT FREELY IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS.
d. Reattach The Tilt Guard Panel ...
1) Use the 1/4-20 x 3/8” hex head bolts and lock washers (supplied with the dryer) to secure the top of
the front tilt guard into the bottom of the front of the tumbler (basket) section.
2) Use the 1/4-20 x 3/8” hex head bolts and lock washers (supplied with the dryer) to secure the top of
the rear tilt guard into the bottom of the rear of the tumbler (basket) section.
3) Use the 1/4-20 self-tapping screws (supplied with the dryer) to secure the right hand side tilt guards
and left hand side tilt guards.
4) Reconnect the spring and claw assembly which connects the rear tilt guard to each side tilt guard.
5) Reconnect both chains to the back panel...the spring keeps the rear guard close to the dryer’s back as
the dryer is tilted forward or backwards. (Refer to Tilt Guard Reconnection View on page 28.)