DE107 Maytag Dryer - Instructions
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Dryer runs without heat.
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Soonja from Port Angelas, WA
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- More than 2 hours
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench set
How to repair a Maytag Dryer. (Call the nearest serviceman.)
Shut off the power and unplug the machine.
Open the 'box'. Two screws in the front near the floor and hinge open.
Make a diagram of ever screw and piece you remove.
Diagnose the problem.
Order the necessary parts from ....
Replace the part. (The el ... Read more ement replace the second time in 30 years.)
Give the box a cleaning inside and out.
Put it back together.
Make sure all the parts you took out go back in.
Plug it in and turn on the power.
Test it.
Using a magnet to hold all the screws was helpful.
Having all the right tools is helpful. The requirements were pretty basic.
A good mechanical aptitude is essential or very helpful.
It is very important the exhaust port is patent. A leaf blower would be helpful in testing. I reversed the hose on our vacumn cleaner and packed foam around the tubbing to test it. (The local dealer warn me about using too much of the clothes softner.)
Karl Spees on behalf of my wife Soonja
Shut off the power and unplug the machine.
Open the 'box'. Two screws in the front near the floor and hinge open.
Make a diagram of ever screw and piece you remove.
Diagnose the problem.
Order the necessary parts from ....
Replace the part. (The el ... Read more ement replace the second time in 30 years.)
Give the box a cleaning inside and out.
Put it back together.
Make sure all the parts you took out go back in.
Plug it in and turn on the power.
Test it.
Using a magnet to hold all the screws was helpful.
Having all the right tools is helpful. The requirements were pretty basic.
A good mechanical aptitude is essential or very helpful.
It is very important the exhaust port is patent. A leaf blower would be helpful in testing. I reversed the hose on our vacumn cleaner and packed foam around the tubbing to test it. (The local dealer warn me about using too much of the clothes softner.)
Karl Spees on behalf of my wife Soonja
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missing, probably broken female latch part
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claude from laguna niguel, CA
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- Less than 15 mins
Press in the new female latch part with thumbs. Took about two seconds!
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Dryer would not stay closed.
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karl from monroe, GA
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
I used a flat screw driver to pop out the old female portion and snapped in the new one. Dryer stays shut. That's it!
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Noisy Dryer operation and eventually no air movement through dryer
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Russell from ELK GROVE, CA
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
Every two to three years, the blower wheel gets chewed out in the center where it attaches to the motor shaft. I have learned the sound of it starting to rattle so I know to order a new blower before the air stops moving altogether. Replacing it is very easy if you have tiny sockets or nut drivers and a pair of snap ring pliers.
... Read more r />When working on this dryer, be aware that the heater wires are always "hot", even when the dryer is not running. You are only likely to touch one at a time so the worst you will feel is 120 volts. The shock probably won't hurt you but you may cut yourself jerking your arm out of the dryer. Best to unplug the dryer or open the circuit breaker before sticking your arm in there!
... Read more r />When working on this dryer, be aware that the heater wires are always "hot", even when the dryer is not running. You are only likely to touch one at a time so the worst you will feel is 120 volts. The shock probably won't hurt you but you may cut yourself jerking your arm out of the dryer. Best to unplug the dryer or open the circuit breaker before sticking your arm in there!
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Broken drum belt
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Robert from Finland, MN
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
I pulled the face of the dry off by removing the two screws on the lower face below the door. I pulled the drum out by removing the two bolts holding the drum mounts to the frame. I put the new belt around the drum and remounted it. The access hole on the lower right corner on the back of the appliance allowed me to turn the drum to align
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the belt (and turn it right side up) with the pulley. It took a moment to figure out how to re-thread the pulley but was able to do it after only a couple of tries. All in all it was quite easy!
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noisy
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Hazel from CONNERSVILLE, IN
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- More than 2 hours
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Socket set
I watched the video
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light bulb in water ice freezer door went bad
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Carl from RIVERSIDE, CA
- Very Difficult
- More than 2 hours
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Screw drivers
I didn't. Don't know how to get to light bulb to change it for this specific model
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Drum would not spin to drain water
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Gay from Apple Valley, CA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Removed two screws and lifted the control console then tilted forward the shell. Removed two screws holding the latch cover and assembly then disconnected two wires. I played with the assembly until I discoved the element was toast. Ordered the part but when I got it I was confused because it had three prongs (two on one side and one
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on the other) when the burnt one had only one and one and I only had 2 disconnect wires. I thought I had gotten the wrong part but figured it out. Actually putting the assembly together was the easy part, trying to get the outer shell back together was a little tough. Between taking it a part, figuring out what was wrong and ordering and receiving the part was about three weeks. So when putting it all together took awhile but I did it and it works great.
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Motor was burned out
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Daniel from Rochester, NY
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- 1- 2 hours
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Screw drivers, Socket set
Found step by step instructions on your website, they were posted by another do-it-yourselfer. The exact make of dryer that I have, and the drawings with part numbers listed was quite helpful. The bad motor came out easy enough and the new one was just like the old so it fit right into place. Strung a new belt around the tumbler drum and
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dryer is just like NEW. Thank you so much. Probably saved a couple hundred dollars.
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Blower noisy no air flow.
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Gary from Liberty, MO
- Easy
- 1- 2 hours
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Screw drivers, Socket set
I did it the hard way from the back by removing the motor. The easy way is from the front. From the front there are 2 screws about 5 inches above the floor. Also, remove the 4 screws in the tumbler behind the lent filter. Swing out the front panel from the bottom and it will release at the top. Remove 2 screws on left and right side
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of the front tumbler cover. It will come out now and you can get to the blower wheel which in my case was just spinning on the motor shaft.
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loud noise from dryer
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Eileen from Hillsborough, NJ
- Really Easy
- 1- 2 hours
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Screw drivers, Socket set
Removed the front panel by removing two front screws. Removed screws from front panel holding tumbler drum. Cleaned interior with a vacuum cleaner. (dryer is at least 16 years old). Removed what was left of rivets on damaged glides with a drill, and cleaned area well. Attached new glides with rivet gun, and also applied glue to make g
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lide and cork more secure. Replaced belts, and decided to reverse drum due to damage to drum from allowing glides to deteriorate to the point of putting scratches on the drum itself, allowing the new glides to rest on drum where there was no damage at all. This process was easy, and fast. We did make one error however, in not noticing that with our model, that there were TWO glides to be replaced. Luckily a local repair shop had one more glide so the job could be done the same day. The dryer sounds like it did when it was brand new. Very quiet! The comments from other home repairs helped very much in clairifying any possible errors. Fast delivery of parts, and the extra help was great. Thanks!
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heating element and lead failed
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Don from Mediapolis, IA
- Really Easy
- 1- 2 hours
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Wrench set
very straight forward job.I removed the front panel,unhooked the wires,removed and replaced and the heating element.
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Tumbler will not rotate...dryer is heating
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anthony from alexandria, VA
- Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
If I had waited until I reviewed the pack-up date that came with the part, the disassembly would have gone much faster. The part arrived in record time, several days before anticipated. Outstanding website, parts and repair experience!
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Dryer made screetching, chirping noise then would stop running alltogether.
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Mark from Bethpage, TN
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- More than 2 hours
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Turned off breaker, then unplugged it anyway. I need some room to attack this old dog! Pulled out of its hole beside the washer and went to work. Opps, don't forget the flexible vent, I broke it off about a foot from the dryer. Four screws on back, lower right to remove acccess panel. Next two screws under front panel, pull bottom ou
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t about a foot and it unclips at top. Read the 5 repair stories about replacing the motor as I took everything apart, all were helpful. Had to put motor in a vise to loosen set screw on pulley, lucky I had a 3/16 allen socket, that was the only hard part, unless you count getting screws out from under the freezer where I kicked them. Be careful. Still ended up with belt in v-groove on back part of drum (where it does NOT go) so had to reach in from front and pull it out about 4 or 5 inches. Things a quiet now and I am a hero around here. Thanks for the good help fellows.
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Blower fan came loose and broke
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jim from sierra vista, AZ
- Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
No manual on this so had to remove about 12 screws to figger out disassembly,after locating the right ones[front]the job was easy.Remove front plate,remove drum bearing,remove blower front cover,remove snap ring,remove broken fan,clean fan shaft,slide new fan onto shaft[there is a flat in the bore of new fan]instal fan retainer on stub of
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fan,reinstal snap ring,reinstal the rest of the parts,test drive system[all sat]The part was exactly as ordered,thanks,Jim Thompson
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