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 of the drive wheels.
5) Loosen the turnbuckle and remove the
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 88.
8)Remove the taper lock bushings from the gear reducer and side gear reducer to the center of the shaft. (Refer to the Taper Lock Bushing and Drive Motor Pulley Replacement section on page 89.)
9)Remove the taper lock bushings from the drive wheels.
10)Slide the pillow block bearings and taper lock bushing inward towards the gear 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 89 and page 90) for the replacement of the drive wheels.
IMPORTANT: Both drive wheels should be replaced on the drive shaft.
3)To replace the drive wheel assembly into the dryer, reverse Step #11 thru Step #2 in the instructions in the previous section (page 89 and page 90).
4)Verify proper position of drive shaft components prior to tightening onto shaft.
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