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The shaft or the pulley must be a little bit scored. If you want to get it off you’re just gonna have to grab the hub of the pulley with a very strong vice grips and work. It back-and-forth as you pull the thing off. It shouldn’t give you too much of a fight if you get the right tool.

John
 
Maytags are good about minimal lint accumulation when the seals are in proper order. I was surprised on the small amount of lint accumulation on my HDE808 after 7 years of use. On my'81 Kenmore dryer, I had to remove the bottom panel (gas model) and vacuum out the lint every 6 months. Always a nice thick even layer of lint in that area.
 
 

 

Finally got the drum off. Minimal lint seen. Removed motor and oiled. Too bad it's welded together.

 

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The old felt lint seal was getting ratty. So ordered a NOS replacement. Part #312623.

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Emerson Maytag halo of heat dryer motor

These were the best of the three suppliers that Maytag used at this time. The Westinghouse was the worst one the GE’s were durable, but they tended to vibrate a lot more.

This motor is actually glued together. I don’t know how you oiled it, but there have been many postings where it’s been shown how you drill holes to add oil to them, all you have to do is drill 316 inch hole in each end and use zoom oil to replenish the oil in the wicking.

John
 
Let there be light!

 

 

Console fluorescent bulb was replaced with new LED Plug-N-Play bulb. Brighter, instant on and more efficient. 

 

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New door switch installed, drum light is functional again.

 

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Almost done.

 

 
 
All done!

 

Refresh complete. New belts, door switch, console bulb, blower lint seal, locking casters, sound/heat mats, 10 gauge power cord, 20 amp outlets, box and wires. It's been oiled, greased, vacuumed and paint retouched.

 



 



 



 



 

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Nice and quiet.

 



 

 

 

 
Nice secondary rebuilding

Should run for quite a few more years, I would still think seriously of putting an 1800 W element in it that would cut the running time down by About 1/3 and make the machine last a lot longer since it wouldn’t have to run so much with its 1200 W heating element.

How many loads a week do you normally do with this machine?

John
 

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