MDE6000AYW Maytag Dryer - Instructions

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im a car mecanic it was easy

went very well. Only took 10 min.

First: Which of two thermostats is it? The high-temp thermostat serves an emergency purpose: if all else fails. The cycling thermostat takes care of the clothes. So I selected the cycling thermostat. Second: Remove two screws and lift the front panel forward, up to 45 degrees and off. Third: this thermostat is in the center, near the bottom, in the blower casing. Remove the shield in front of the blower. The thermostat is right there, with easy access. Fourth: Leaving wires on old thermostat, two screws remove the thermostat. Screw on new one. Shift wires one at a time from old to new, to keep them untangled.

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Very easy followed video of repair for part and it took 5 min. My kind of repair!Cost effective as well $4.95 + shipping. My wife was talking new dryer at $900. Yikes!!!

After fearing that I would have to call a repairman or buy a new dryer, I took the model number off my dryer and went on line for replacement parts. I found your site and worked my way through the parts that I would need. The video showing how things are done was very helpful, eventhough this was a simple repair it was nice to see how to make the repair and helped confirm that I understood what I was doing. Thank you.

Put together the parts in seconds and reattached.

very easy to install. thanks

Removed 2 front panel screws and pulled out bottom to disengage top clips. Unplugged two light wires. Set front panel aside. Remove 4 screws that support the front drum support. Remove panel in back to reveal motor and belt. NOTE HOW BELT IT THREADED AROUND IDLER AND PULLEY. Remove belt from pulley. Remove front drum support and set aside Pulled out drum and set aside. NOTE ORIENTATION OF RIBS ON BELT. Remove snap ring on roller shaft inside of machine. Pull off roller and two washers. Replace 1 washer, 1 roller ,1 washer in that order. Replace snap ring. Replace glides on drum support while apart. Drill out rivets and remove glide assembly. Replace with new parts and put rivet in hole to align. Rivet into place. Make sure glide assembly is seated by forming it to front drum assembly. Align second hole and rivet together. Reassemble in reverse.

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Just replaced the filter in the front door of the dryer. Part Select did an awesome job of getting the part to me in record time. Excellent experience.

The whole job was fairly easy. The on line video helped prepare me for what I would need to do. My best advice is buy snap ring pliers. Without the pliers I tried for over a hour to remove the snap rings for the drum rollers. With the pliers it took 10 minutes to remove and install the new parts. Money well spent. I replaced the drive belt only because it was a relatively cheap part and I knew I was going to have the whole dryer disassembled anyway, so why not.

followed directions i saw on you tube

All of this repair can be done from the front of the dryer. There is no need to move it as long as access to the front is good. Unplug the dryer. Remove the two screws at the bottom of the front panel. Hinge the front panel upwards until the clips on the top disengage. Unplug the door switch (two single wire plugs)and remove the wires from the wiring guide on the front panel. Set the front panel aside. Remove the lint screen. Remove the door switch wires from the wire guide on the front drum support. Remove the four 5/16" headed fasteners connecting the drum support to the main body. Remove the front drum support by lifting it up slightly and pulling it towards you. Set the front drum support aside (now would be a good time to inspect the drum slides, they are little blue plastic rectangles riveted to the bottom of the front drum support where the drum rides, if the plastic is damaged or missing replace the slides as they are part of your noise issue as well). Push the belt tensioner towards the motor until you can slip the belt off one of the pulleys. Remove the drum. Now you can access the drum rollers. There are two and they should be replaced as a set. Remove the snap ring on each roller shaft and slide the roller and washers off. There should be a non-metallic washer on both sides of the roller. If one of them is missing it will cause a metal on metal screeching sound while the unit is running. Clean the shaft with solvent (brake clean, etc) and inspect it for damage. If it is damaged replace it. Apply a little heavy grease to both sides of the washers and the shaft and reinstall the drum rollers. Install the snap ring (I replace the snap rings instead of reusing the old ones to ensure a snug fit). Reinstall the drum. Position the belt on the drum, tensioner, and motor. Reinstall the front drum support, making sure to line up the holes. Place the door switch wires in the wire guide on the front drum support. Place the door switch wires in the wire guide on the front panel and reconnect them to the door switch. Install the front panel and reinstall the front panel screws. Plug in and test run the dryer.