Maytag MLE/MLG23MNA - Manual (Page 49)

©2004 Maytag Appliances Company 16022904 Rev. 0 49
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death;
disconnect power to unit before servicing.
Disassembly Procedures
Gas Valve
1. Disconnect power supply to unit
2. Remove Front Panel.
3. Shut off gas supply and disconnect supply line to
valve.
4. Disconnect wire harness at valve coils.
5. Disconnect wires from radiant sensor.
6. Loosen brass nut attaching angle connector to gas
valve.
7. Remove two screws holding valve and burner
assembly to base.
8. Slide valve bracket out of slot in base and remove valve
and burner assembly.
9. Remove two screws holding gas valve to bracket on
underside.
Combustion Cone
1. Disconnect power supply to unit.
2. Remove Front Panel.
3. Remove burner and igniter. Be careful igniter is fragile.
4. Remove wires from hi-limit thermostat.
5. Remove screw in front of cone holding it to base.
6. Remove screw at back of combustion cone holding
cone tab to inlet duct.
7. Pull combustion cone out of dryer.
Inlet Duct
1. Disconnect power supply to unit.
2. Remove Front Panel.
3. Remove Front Shroud Assembly, belt and tumbler.
4. Remove screws securing heat cone to base and to
inlet duct.
Inlet Duct
Retaining
Clip
Radiant
Sensor
Hi-Limit
Thermostat
Combustion
Cone
5. Remove tumbler back assembly.
Note: Four screws are accessible from behind dryer.
5. Remove three screws securing inlet duct to the
tumbler back assembly. The two lower screws are
under the felt seal of the tumbler back assembly.
Note: For proper inlet duct to tumbler back assembly
alignment when reinstalling, align inlet duct to
large hole in the tumbler back assembly and
fasten top screw first.
Note: Terminal insulators are used on each end of the
element which attaches to spade connectors.
These spade connectors are "crimped" to the
wire and held in the insulator by small barbs on
each side of the terminal. The barb must be bent
parallel with each terminal before element
package can be removed from the enclosure.
Three screws hold the element package to the
enclosure.
Terminal
Insulator
Hi-Limit
Thermostat
Heater Enclosure
Thermal Fuse
Heater Enclosure
1. Disconnect power supply to unit.
2. Remove Front Panel and Door.
3. Remove screw holding Heater Enclosure shield to
base. Remove Heater Shield from dryer.
4. Remove screw in back of enclosure holding tab to inlet
duct.
5. Remove wires from the Thermal Fuse and heater
terminal on left side of enclosure. Remove purple wire
from Hi-Limit Thermostat.
6. Pull heater assembly out of dryer.