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S. TO REPLACE BASKET (TUMBLER) AND/OR BASKET (TUMBLER)
SUPPORT
1. Discontinue power to the dryer.
2. Remove the lint drawer and the control/lint door from the dryer (follow Lint Drawer and Control/Lint
Door Removal Procedures in
Section A and Section B).
3. If lower basket (tumbler) is being serviced, proceed to Step #4.
If upper basket (tumbler) is being serviced, slide the control box out 3/4’s of the way and disconnect the
three (3) wire harness connectors located at the back of the control box, then remove control box from the
dryer.
4. Remove front panel from the basket (tumbler) being serviced (follow Front Panel Removal Procedure in
Section E).
5. Remove belt from dryer (follow Belt Removal Procedure in Section H).
6. Remove both the upper and lower halves of the rear split back guard panels to either the top or the bottom
basket (tumbler), depending on which basket (tumbler) is being serviced.
7. Loosen the two (2) setscrews on the pillow block bearing and flange bearing. (The two [2] setscrews on
the flange bearing can be reached through the opening at the bottom of the bearing box.)
8. Remove the basket (tumbler) and support assembly from the front of the dryer. If the basket (tumbler)
cannot be removed freely, clean the shaft area (with emery cloth) and spray with WD-40 or a similar
lubricant. Then, with a block of wood against the shaft end, strike the block of wood with a hammer or
mallet to move shaft past any burrs made by the setscrews.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT strike the shaft directly with a hammer.
9. If entire basket (tumbler) and support assembly is being replaced, proceed to Step #11.
10. Removal of support from the basket (tumbler):
a. Remove the socket setscrew at center of inside basket (tumbler) back wall.
b. Loosen and remove the three (3) sets of nuts and washers from the basket (tumbler) tie rods, then
remove the three (3) tie rods.
c. Reassemble support to basket (tumbler) by reversing the procedure.
11. Reassemble the basket (tumbler) and support assembly into the dryer by reversing Step #7 and Step #8.
12. Reinstall the belt removed in Step #5.
13. Reinstall the front panel removed in Step #4.