I have a 1990's GE Dryer. It's not a TOL by any means, but it works fairly well. I would like to clean the lint out of it. I don't know how to get inside of it to clean. I guess I'm asking how to take it apart, since I can't reach far enough inside the lint filter area. Any suggestions? Tim
Post# 93593 , Reply# 1 11/12/2005 at 11:33 (6,738 days old) by coldspot66(Plymouth, Mass)
Hi Tim, First unplug the dryer and open the door. You will see 4 screws along the front rim, remove these and raise the top. There are 2 screws that hold the front panel on, one on the left and one on the right. There are also 2 screws down at the bottom, near the floor, that hold the bottom of the front panel. Loosen these bottom screws, one on each side, and you can lift the front panel and swing it to the right to get to the bottom of the lint chute to clean. Hope this helps!!
Hey! Tim, if you want to clean even more and have the space available, pull the Dryer out to get to the Lower/Rear Panel, that is recessed. There are about 12 to 15 Screws around it to remove. Then also take out one of the Screws from the Rear/Center Metal Plate and loosen the other Screw {to piviot/open the plate}, this will allow you to take the "C" Clip from the Drum Shaft, along with the Metal Washers. After taking off the Lower Access Panel on the Rear, you can then reach inside {probably lying down to reach inside} so you can take the Drum Belt off of the Belt Tension Pulley and Motor Pulley, to allow you to pull the Drum totally out. You can also then take out the internal Vent Pipe if needed for further Lint Cleaning, or you can go to the rear of the Dryer and place your Vacuum Cleaner Hose/Pipe inside that Pipe to clean it out further. If you have a Vacuum Cleaner that allows you to place the Hose on the Blower part, I do that to get rid of any/all Lint that has gotten into the Air-Flow openings of the Motor, to help prevent Overheating of the Motor. Be sure to notice how the Belt is positioned on the Pulleys, so it makes it easier with Replacing the Belt on the Pulleys. You should also at this time, check the Belt to see if it has any cracks on the inside part of it, where it runs on the Pulleys and Drum area. This would certainly be the best time to replace the Belt, if it is looking very worn. You might also want to use some Turbine Oil on the Shafts of the Drum Pulleys and the Belt Tension Pulley and to place a small amount of Grease on the Drum Shaft, to keep them all running smoothly and hopefully quieter.
Good Luck, I hope that this helps you more with cleaning out your Dryer.
Peace and Happy GE Drying, Steve SactoTeddyBear...
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