DE21CM Maytag Dryer - Instructions

Replaced the Blower Wheel. It had been stripped by the axel due to the large amount of dirt, lint, etc that had accumulated in its housing and eventually restricted it from turning. The clip had come off as well.I had replaced the Drum Support roller kit previously. But, that did not resolve the noise issue.

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.

I watched the video which was extremely helpful. I recommend taking pictures of the wiring and any other components if you take apart as you go along . it would be foolish not to vacuum while your in there.

MOved all my wifes stuff, disasembled the dryer based one the instructions I found on Google. Located the worn out parts. Reassembled the unit with the new parts, which were an exact match, immagin that. Hooked the power back up. (Note: Safty First allways disconect the power source first. And it is recommended to give the unit and the vent system a through cleaning when you have it disasembled.) Gave trhe unit a quick smoke test. Job complete, wife almost happy,(Question ? if it was that simple to fix the Dryer why did you wait so long. Life is good once again.

First, I replaced the male end which was just two screws and simple replacement of pushing the fastener into the door frame. When finished I noticed the female end was damaged as well. Glad the female part came as well. This required taken off the front trim around the door (four screws - 2 each side) and then the door. The installing of the female end was easy with a little push. The damaged female end was already hanging out so easy to grab and remove. Otherwise I would have had to remove the front panel. Note You need to put the door trim back on before reattaching the door.

This was real easy just slid the latch in front panel and attached to latch assembly to the door. The repair was about 45 seconds.

The dryer was very noisy because the blower wheel was cracked around the shaft and would wobble. The repair was relatively simple, after I watched the video. The video helped out a lot. I will definitely use you guys the next time I need a part for my washer or dryer. Thanks!

replaced the lint filter

I took the front of the dryer off and took the old part out. On Sunday I ordered a new blower wheel and on Tuesday I received the new part. I replaced the part and had my dryer back together within 30 minutes. The repair was very simple and now the dryer is working just fine again!

was guilted into trying to fix my old dryer instead of buying a new one which was my first choice. almost gave up after trying to figure out how to attach new belt through the read access panel before some googling showed me how to remove front section of dryer completely. Once that was done I removed front tumbler assembly and was then able to place the belt over the drum. I mistakingly thought it went in the "groove" but realized its normal operating position is just in front of the groove. After a couple of hand rotations it seemed to align with the motor pulley and guide just fine. I also broke an electrical connection from the door switch when I removed the front panel. I had to redo the crimped spade connector but luckily I had some in my electrical tool box left over from another project. All in all I was quite satisfied with my repair and it is likely that my dryer will work for another 10 years.

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I viewed your video and decided it was not that difficult a repair job and decided to purchase the part and give it a shot. I have taken the dryer door off before to do a minor repair so the part that was most difficult was trying to figure out how the belt went onto the drivers but I watched the video over and over at least 3 times and finally figured it out. Thank you for providing a video tutorial. I would not have been able to repair the dryer belt without it because the belt drivers are not easily inview and therefore you have to rely on an onbstructed view and using your hands and fingers to manuever the belt onto the driver properly.