ADE7005AYW Admiral Dryer - Instructions

First - I did some research on line as to the possible problem with this dryer.
I had already taken the front apart before, so I knew what was needed to remove the door and front.
Remove the 2 screws that hold the dryer door in place with a Phillips screwdriver. Remove the two screws on the opposite side of the door also. Place the door out of the way. The front panel of the dryer now tilts forward. The front panel sits on two clips, tilt forward and lift out of place. The door switch has two prongs that hold it in place, pinch the prongs and the switch slides out. Disconnect the two wires on the switch and connect the wires to the new switch. The new switch slides into place. I tested the new switch before I put it all back together. Took me no longer than 15 minutes.

Solution: assy, idler lever (#37001287) the trick was to remove the top cover as there are no exposed screws 1. Insert a putting knife in the middle of the gap between the top cover and the front panel. Slide the putty knife to the left and then right. When you hit something, it is a clip. Use the putty knife to depress the 2 locking clips. Lift up the top cover. 2. Remove the front panel ( 2 screws, on each side and some electrical spade connectors) 3. Remove the blower duct (3 screws from inside the drum) 4. Remove the blower panel (9-screws). Set aside. 5. Remove belt tension from idler-assy 6. Disconnect motor harness connector from motor. 7. Rotate blower assembly counter-clockwise to remove from dryer. 8. Replace idler assy.

I unplugged the dryer, disassembled the front panels and blower intake assy, then pulled the drum out far enough from the back seal to access the drum rollers and roller brackets.

The toughest part was getting the "c" rings off the shaft ends. I used needle nose pliers and put them in the gap between the ends and then spread the pliers open. Once I did that, the rings started to come off the shaft. I then was able to get the needle nose pliers to grab the rings and pull them off. Once off I was able to remove the rollers and remove the roller brackes with a 5/16" socket wrench. Putting them all back together was a cinch and the reassembly took no time at all.
Though one of the drum rollers was wearing badly, the screeching noise was due to a bad belt idler assembly which I had to replace (along with the belt) after that order came in. A little machine oil helped to temporarily silence the idler wheel (lasted about 3 loads).

I took off the front panel removed the drum and took off the belt. I then installed new belt on drum then motor. Then installed the front panel.

Really simple, just take out the old and insert the new. The old filter had a felt band on the inside, the replacement did not have this felt band. Not sure how the missing felt band will effect the filtering.

It was not the drum rollers as suspected. My dryer is different than video dryer so took a bit longer to open it. The video was very helpful in many ways though - belt and tension pulley removal/installation for one. Removed the bottom panel (as others had written), the door and wires, the front baffle, released belt at tensioner and removed drum so all was exposed. Next, replaced the two drum rollers though the old ones were fine but since I bought parts in advance I replaced them anyway and put it all back together after vacuuming. Of course the noise is still there when dryer is in operation. Don't know what else it could be - perhaps felt that the drum turns in OR the belt tensioner bearing. If you have any suggestions you may forward to larry_bancroft@hotmail.com. Thank you, Larry

I am grateful for the attentive and friendly service I received in order the part. Promptly, I received immediate feedback about how to install the knob along with the level of difficulty in doing it. When I received the knob, I figured out immediately that the original knob had been re-installed incorrectly. The time in correcting the original knob installation took 1 minute. The PartSelect website provided instructions in how to return the part. My email request was responded to immediately with instructions and time in being refunded would take. I am impressed with the customer service. Wow!

Since space was limited, I couldn't replace the parts as shown it the tutorial. Instead I got my son-in-law to come over and figure it out. He removed the bottom panel,got down on the floor, reached in and removed both parts and replaced them.I held the flashlight.It was a little awkward, but he got the job done in about 20 minutes. The dryer works better than ever and it is 17 years old. I was very thankful for the speedy delivery of the parts.

I had no idea of the part number I needed. I found a picture of the lint filter at PartSelect and took a chance and ordered what I hoped was the correct part. It arrived within 7 days, I took it out of the box and hurray, it was the same exact part! Stuck it in the dryer and it's perfect. Thanks PartSelect.

I took the dryer apart and used the video on the website that helped a lot on how to install the belt and then we put it back together and dryer works great.

Unplug the power cord. Removed the lower pannel and door, disconnected wires after labeling them. Lifted the top. Removed the front drum support. Did not remove the drum, but I used an empty milk jug to wedge between the drum and the back pannel, and that was enough to do the replacement. I vaccumed all the inside from all the lint around the motor and all the duct system. I received the part in 2 bussiness days, very impressed and my experience was very positive.

Great

Went well, the video for replacing the belt provided some helpful tips. The heater replacement was easy and the video for the thermal devices help to ensure what I had were still operative.

Found PartSelect and easily found what was needed to replace this lint filter in my Maytag dryer. Maytag guys have moved away-and besides you can do more on this site. I was very pleased. Thank goodness they got rid of the felt inside this lint filter--that was the big problem. Thanks PartSelect--I will use you for all my maintenance.SDE3606AYW

Lean the dryer over on its back and loosen 2 screws on bottom front to allow plate to be lifted out. Access to fuse in back of inside.