DE21CA Maytag Dryer - Instructions

the blower wheel was not turning with the shaft. so i figured the spline or D shaped bore was stripped. so i connect with partselect & read about it.i ordered the part from partselect and installation was not that hard at all.i wrecked the snap ring so go get the tool & make it easy on yourself. had the dryer purring in about one hour. thanks to partselect. jerry

I diagnosed the problem with the dryer as being a bad blower wheel. Ordered the wheel and replaced easily. Removed front of dryer, removed front drum support and ductwork, removed wiring shield for heating element and then had full access to the blower wheel to replace. Used spring ring pliers to remove spring ring, then removed retaining clip for blower wheel. Wheel slipped off shaft easily and I was able to reverse process to replace the wheel.

I "Youtube'd" the model number and "make" and followed the simple instructions. This job was very easy. The symptoms pointed to either the drum rollers or the idler wheel so I replaced both while I was in there. I was able to do all with one "four-way" screwdriver, and didn't have to move the dryer out. I used snap ring pliers to remove the drum roller snap rings, but that could of been done with fine needle nosed pliers. While I had the drum out I used my shop vac to give the inside a good cleaning. I put it all back together and plugged it in and we couldn't believe how quiet it was.

easily pried out the old catch. Removed one screw from the door, with pliers pushed the old striker out. Easily snapped the new catch and striker in place, then replaced the screw in the door. Done in about 5 minutes.