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Okay she's back up and running smoother & quieter than ever. Getting the blower unit apart enough to oil the bearing became obvious as I was cleaning it. Great advive John L. Should've oiled the unit out of the gate.

blower bearing Dryer didn't want to start this morning. Took the blower belt off and it started right up. Reinstalled the belt and again wouldn't start. Removed the blower unit from the machine to oil the bearings. Question: does it need to be disassembled to oil bearings or is there an oil...

ding? Should my '59 Maytag model 142 ding like that at the end of the cycle? I don't recall seeing a bell! LOL

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on to the dispenser Got the new side check valve installed. Discovered the bleach/softener dispenser has one bad solenoid. The bezel is missing so I don't know what side is which. The other dispenser side rod, stopper, and solenoid appear okay. Looked for a replacement solenoid, even found a...

Third time did the trick. Kinda had to jump up and down while rotating basket with the sides of my calves. Thanks all for the "How to" tutorial.

Got ya! What can I say, I'm a visual learner. Done this a couple times now for several minutes. Excited it would do the trick, but basket is still stuck. Just to be sure, might there be some sort of retaining clip I'm not seeing?

Ya I actually did try standing on machine and pulling up side to side. I weigh about 180 lb. Gonna give it a few days of soaking in oil and try again.

Spanner tool arrived today and got the lock nut off. Tried see-sawing basket out, but no luck. Also sprayed generous amounts of penetrating oil and tapped the sleeve of the basket with a rubber mallet. Any other tricks I can try?

I've used this dryer about 10 times now and she really is a workhorse. Currently paired with a pristine '59 Maytag model 142. Mismatched, but still very cool set.

Unit has 6 light bulbs! Put in a new flourescent and drum light bulb. Neither worked when powered or when pushbutton switched on.

Picked up this beauty locally on Fri. Couldn't pass up for $60. Missing one knob, otherwise complete. Haven't tried hooking up to gas yet, but tub turns when powered up. Had 64 years of lint build-up on the insides. Cleaning up nicely, though. I searched locally for a vintage gas dryer for...

Yeah I figured that a tool is necessary, so I bought one on ebay. I'm assuming even after the nut is off, the tub isn't gonna want to just slide right out. Found a good video showing how to remove a stuck tub with the spanner tool and slide clamps.

Thanks. I was wondering if that might be the case. Videos I found show it coming off counter, but I don't think any of the machines were this old. If it is reverse threaded, it's a lot tighter now! Haha

Ok I see a spanner tool does exist. I was able to fit a pipe wrench smoothly without hitting the tub, but ring nut is completely frozen. Soaking in PB blaster. I gotta remember the machine is 55 years old!

Thanks all for the helpful info. I'm at this point now. Does removal require a special tool?

Ok got the scrubber cap off. Should the agitator lift out now? I tried but no luck. Is this stud holding it in?

I gotten to here, but not sure how to remove agitator. Does the top piece with the K come off?

John L. The burner ignition process on this LK dryer is exactly as you described "The GCI dryers take a minute or so to light as the pilot lights first which heats up the mercury safety switch which sends current to the main burner valve coil and 37,000 BTUs of gas lights instantly.." I never...

Looks like the Ser.# plate was removed. Here's a pic of the front of the burner unit if that helps.