TDG336REW0 Tappan Dryer - Instructions

To determine if your lower and/or upper drum seals are the root cause of the brown steaks, take a clean white rag or old T-shirt and wipe it all the way around the felt seal between the drum and the door opening (if you stick your head in the dryer and look towards the front of the unit, you'll see the seals). There are two seals; an upper seal and a lower seal. Both of mine were bad so I replaced both. Insert a putty knife between the dryer's top lid and the front of the unit about 2 inches in from each side. This will disengage the two spring clips that keep the top securely fastened down. Lift the top up, disconnect the wire clips (I had just two wire clips and they were located on the right-hand side up near the top of the dyer so it was easy to access them), remove the two screws that hold the front panel on (these are on the top). Carefully remove the front panel lifting it out and up off the lower clips (easy). With the front panel off, scrape off/peal off the seal(s). Use sandpaper to get any remaining felt off of the panel. Don't wory about removing all of the dried up glue, you're just going to cover all of it anyway with the new adhesive and seal. With the old seal(s) removed and the surface cleaned up the best you can get it, apply the adhesive to the metal and let it set for about 45 seconds. Apply the new seal and hold it it place for about 2 minutes pressing it down all over making sure that it's even. Leave it alone for about 30-45 minutes then reinstall the front panel.

I had this happen a couple years ago so I knew what to do. The hardest part is getting the old glue off. I did that with some nail polish remover and a paint scraper - probably took 20 minutes just to get the glue off. From there, it's just glue on the new one and slap it back together. In hindsight, however, I would've ordered and installed the lower guide as well and done it all at once.

The install was easy. Careful with the glue, it is serious. Took my time to disassemble the face panel and did some serious cleaning throughout the process. Clamped both pieces in place for about 5 minutes to let the glue set. Dryer is spinning like a top and the overall vacuum of the innards has improved dry time as well. Disassemble was the most daunting task, but well worth the effort. Absolutely nothing to fear here, just keep track of your screws :)

followed vidio instruction which made it easy

purchased bearing kit

Exactly how the video showed! It was super easy and I am a girl...although I am a lil more mechanicly inclined than most girls, it was a piece of cake!

Just want to say what a great company to order parts from, I ordered the wrong parts by mistake, broke the part trying to install the incorrect part, emailed customer service and they not only gave me credit for the wrong part I ordered but, also for the shipping...I will definitely be ordering again from this company

Installed Upper Drum Glide. Fixed problem 90%. Sprayed silicone on pads and squeal almost all gone.

Never knew I was handy, but I did it! I was reluctant to spend a couple $100 on a repair visit, so found this site and bought the coils I needed for only $26+tax. It's pretty easy. I just lifted up the top of the dryer with a screw driver, should snap open. Then unscrewed the front panel with two screws from the inside. Then located the old coils on the bottom left. The bracket that holds them is a little difficult to remove as you need to have a small philips screw driver to get the back one. But once I got that off, just unplugged the old ones and put the bracket back, then the panels and it WORKED. The only problem I have is that I didn't take the door switch off properly and now the dryer doesn't stop spinning if I open the door and want to check the clothes. So I may have to get someone in eventually.

Follow instructions all most to the letter. In video it was stated to get an assistant to hold static / housing retainer in place to start screws. I put it in place and, used Duck Tape to hold it there while i started screws. Thanks for the deal on parts and, video. I would also suggest advising to check the nylon strips on felt at the front top. Mine were worn. But there was enough at the back of nylon to remove and, glue remainder in place almost as good as new. Again! ''THANKS!''

I remove the drum, and install the bearing just like the instructions in the video.