Maytag DE808 Restoration 11/10-12/10

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Cleaned exhaust duct.

 

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Put screw back on duct so as not to loose.

 

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Removed more wires. You can almost make out the high temp limit rating. I think it says 200-230. I had to test this one with a match. The hair dryer won't get that hot.

 

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Heat shield removal.

 

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Front screw.

 

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Back screw.

 

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Heat chamber comes out.

 

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Jumper from high limit stat to other end of element.

 

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8 screws hold the tumbler front and back to the cabinet.

 

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Tumbler back with rollers.

 

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Back of tumbler back showing inlet duct assembly.

 

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Motor access opening.

 

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Inside of door, door switch, and door knob.

 

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Door gasket removed, interior door and gasket cleaned and reassembled.

 

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Snap ring, tumbler roller, fiber washer, and spring washer. Maytag guy here told me that the spring washers often make the rollers squeal, so I found a Mylar washer of the right thickness at "Ace" and replaced the spring washer with it and oiled it up with turbine oil.

 

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Testing of thermostats about ready to begin. Used hair dryer, thermometer, and ohm meter to do the test. All passed.

 

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Repainted base.

 

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Repainted cabinet.

 

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Gave motor a complete going over. Took it off its mounting bracket and cleaned it everywhere. Carefully oiled centrifugal switch with turbine oil and got it working freely. Put motor back in same position as it was when it came out of the bracket and snapped the green motor clips back over the motor mounts with a wide bladed screwdriver. Take note. One side is for hooking and the other is for clipping. It takes quite a lot of downward pressure to pop those clips back over those hooks. That's why it's important to get the motor back into its original position as which it came out. It makes it easier to replace those clips. Oiled idler pulley and idler arm shaft assembly with turbine oil and greased the motor mount frame where idler arm rubs against it with heavy lithium grease.

 

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My collection of labeled screws.