MDE6000AYW Maytag Dryer - Instructions

I read the instructions that came with the part. Everything went as planned. Instructions very clear and very helpful. See even a rocket scientist can prepare a dryer.

looking and listening more closely . i determined that the noise was coming from the idle wheel pulie bearings

remove door screws on both sides of door opening. remove front panel. replace thermostat

1. Removed front cover 2. Removed drum support. 3. moved drum toward me off rollere being careful not to damage belt. 4.Removed snap rings from roller shafts.5.Removed and replaced rollers reinstalled snap rings reassembled. Works great. I bought the Maytag Bravos washer for 250.00 from someone wanting to get rid of it.The dryer was free because it made alot of noise.I took it apart cleaned it replaced rollers works like new!

You tube video was great. This is how you sell parts period!

My husband and I followed the advise on the website and replaced the drum support wheels (Very helpful video). That wasn't the problem, still squeeking. Before we started buying more parts we took the drum back off and lubricated everthing that moved. Not a peep. Runs very quite now.

Don't even bother calling local appliance places to find parts. They never have them, but will offer to order them for you. Turning on the dryer with vise grips gets old awfully fast. I went to the website and easily located the parts I needed, ordered online, and they were here the next day! I did not have to go driving around to get them, so even though there was a reasonable shipping cost, it was worth it. It took me about 30 seconds to install the new knob assembly. I would definitely rely on these folks the next time I need applicance parts for a repair I can do myself.

Followed your replacement part video(s) which were excellent. Next day delivery, fair pricing and free delivery along with the professionally produced videos made it so easy. You have my business every time I need to do an appliance repair. Thanks!

I always try to buy maytag because you service from the front, this dryer is 19 years old

Unplugged dryer first. Took front dryer door off with screw driver and set to the one side. Removed the two screws on each side of the dryer and set the drum holder beside the dryer door. Removed the belt from the drum and pulled the drum out the front of the dryer. Took snap ring plyers and removed the drum support roller and then removed roller shaft with socket. Put back together in reverse order.

Just placed new lint filter into the dryer. Very easy.

The dryer latch had fallen into the dryer door itself and the door no longer stayed latched shut. I purchsed a replacement latch and simply popped it into the hole. No tools! I did leave the old latch to rattle around inside the door whenever it opens though.

So the clothes dryer had been making horrible sounds. We decided to wait until after vacation to look into it. The age was almost over 25 years, rough estimates seemed to indicate a minimum repair bill, if it wasn't a basket case would be over $200 almost half the price of a new one. By now the noises had graduated from annoying to intolerable. All things considered we went shopping, after carefully measuring the door. A 28" door has a 27" opening through the frame. The minimum width of all dryers on sale is 27.5" or larger!!! For a short while I considered replacing the door with a 30" door.

As I have always thought, if it appears a hopeless case, go ahead and take it apart, might be able to fix it, if not you may learn something!!! The manual that was supplied with the unit had only operating instructions, no parts list or the like. We had convinced ourselves that the problem was the belt slipping. An internet search not only found the parts list but a list of symptoms and cures. The articles agreed that loud screeching noises were most likely (96%) caused by a defective drum roller (notice singular). There was even a video on how to do it!

So I started through the procedure of ordering a drum roller kit on their internet site. No matter what I did by the time I got to the point of confirming the order it showed the quantity ordered 2. So we phoned (Friday night) the lady on the phone seemed amazed that I wanted one, the stated that in all the years she had been there no one ever ordered only one, there was only one in the picture, we are talking $12 and no shipping so I said send me two. She said shipping would be 5 to 5 days

The next day, Saturday morning the parts were laying on the porch!! The video said an inexperienced person could perform the repairs in 45 minutes. Yes! two rollers. Fortunately I have a collection of snap rings, there is a snap ring somewhere inside the dryer or in the room I heard it hit (add snap rings to the Kit!! they have a habit of taking off on their own. The hard part was getting the belt back on, all the pictures and the like were a bit different than what I was looking at but two hours and it is running like a top. If it wasn't for the belt puzzle it would have been done in less than an hour.

The timer dial is a three part piece. I disassembled it according to the instructions on the web site. I reassembled it with the new piece. Next I tried to place it on the metal timer tab, but it would not go until I found the metal insert from the old skirt on the timer tab and removed it. The new timer dial skirt comes with its own metal insert. After removal of the old metal insert, it was simple to push the timer dial into place.

Stuck it on there