LDE7800ACW Maytag Dryer - Instructions

I know nothing about appliance and am not really very handy with mechanical repairs, but I decided to watch the video and decided to try. Figuring out the source of the noise wasn't as easy as just listening to it on the video. I was still confused about whether it was the blower or the rollers. I ended up sticking my head inside and manually turning to drum - it sounded like the noise was more in the front. To confirm, I opened up the front and checked the blower wheel. It was very loose, so I decided to order. Things went pretty smoothly until I got to removing the ring. I've never used snap ring pliers before, so I went to Lowe's and purchased a Retaining Ring Pliers Set. Unfortunately, the pliers were too large for the ring so I ended up opening up a paper clip and inserting one end in each hole in the ring, Then I used two pliers to pull the paper clip and open the ring. This took a while to figure out and, looking back, I could have made things much easier on myself. There was an extra metal plate that wasn't in the video. I had to remove it to take off the blower housing. I didn't remember how it went on, so I just left it off. Everything else was exactly by the video. I installed the new blower wheel and clip and voila - the dryer purrs like a kitten again. I feel very good about being able to accomplish something I never imagined I could do and saving some money in the process. I highly recommend and will certainly use the service again.

Fortunately our Dryer had a separate cover on back of dryer so the drum did not have to be removed. Biggest challenge was removing the hot air duct work since it is so light weight and easily damaged. Belt was removed and pulley removed and new pulley was easily installed.

I watched the video. Thermostat wasn't the problem tho. It was the timer.

Two screws takes off the front panel.Watch for door wiring. Set door to the side.Take out the filter duct. Pull belt off... pull out the drum and there it is. One nut and a slip washer and the roller is off. Repeat the steps in reverse. A second set of hands will make it go faster.

should have bought and used a voltmeter first. replaced heating element and fuse and other thermostat before I got a voltmeter and realized it was the cycling thermostat that was bad. easy after that

I searched for possible symptoms and viewed a video about how to remove the heating element. There were three possible parts listed for this symptom: Thermostat, thermal coupling and heating element. I decided to check the heating element continuity, so I removed the heating element. Once I looked at the heating element, I could see a break in the heating coil, so I know the problem. I put my existing thermostat on the new heating element, plugged in 4 wires and installed two screws to secure the heating element, then reinstalled the front cover to the dryer.

Watched the video and followed the directions. It was pretty easy, but, I ended up having to call the repairman anyway. After the heating element was put on we put the cycling thermostat on. I didn't know it, but I put some wires on upside down. I bought a heating element, a cycling thermostat, thermal fuse, and a thermal cut off kit. All that, and I still had to pay a repairman. If you're good with wires, or have some knowledge of appliances this is an easy fix.

IT was good My husband fixed it .sorry we didn't take video but it is working alright. Thank you

The videos available on the net illustrate this pretty well. I just wanted to mention that I did this in two passes. I ordered a new belt, the two drum rollers, and the idler pulley, assuming that the rumble was caused by binding in one of the rollers or the pulley, causing the belt to slip. When I got it apart, I realized the rumbling was caused by the blower wheel slipping on its shaft. So if you have this symptom, check that the blower wheel is secure on the shaft first thing. Replacing the blower wheel is a much cheaper and easier repair than replacing the belt, rollers, & pulley.