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3) Mark the position of the pillow block
bearing on the mounting pad and
loosen the setscrews.
4) Insert blocks of wood under the
basket (tumbler) - access through the
lint drawer - to take the weight off
the drive wheels.
5) Loosen the turnbuckle and remove
the V-belts.
Remove bottom turnbuckle mounting
bolt.
6) Remove the bolts from the pillow
block bearing mounting pads as well
as the adjustment bolts.
7) Remove drive motor from the dryer.
Refer to Drive Motor Replacement
on page 78.
8) Remove the taper lock bushings from the gear (speed) reducer and slide gear (speed) reducer to the
center of the shaft. (Refer to Taper Lock Bushing and Drive Motor Pulley Replacement on
the previous page.)
9) Remove the taper lock bushings from the drive wheels.
10) Slide the pillow block bearings and taper lock bushing inward towards the gear (speed) reducer on
the drive shaft.
11)Lift the end of the drive shaft closest to the rear of the dryer and pivot the other end of the shaft on
the drive wheel until the shaft can be removed from the dryer.
12)To install new drive shaft, reverse Step #11 thru Step #2.
13) Reestablish electrical power to the dryer.
e. Drive Wheel Replacement
1) Discontinue electrical power to the dryer.
2) Follow Step #2 thru Step #11 in the Drive Shaft Replacement instructions in the previous section
(page 79 and page 80) for the removal of the drive wheels.
IMPORTANT: Both drive wheels should be replaced as a set on the drive shaft assembly.3) To replace the drive wheel assembly into the dryer, reverse Step #11 thru Step #2 in the Drive
Shaft Replacement instructions in the previous section (page 79 and page 80).