Thread Number: 60533
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
How do you remove the drum on DE606? |
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Post# 831884 , Reply# 1   7/11/2015 at 17:14 (3,203 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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With the C clip removed you should be able to push that shaft out of that housing without too much effort at all. The fact that yours is squealing like a stuck pig and is in fact stuck is very telling. The bearing that this shaft rotates in is made of bronze, and when new some felt wicking material saturated with oil(that you'll see when you finally get it out) kept the rotating shaft lubed. Over time this lube will eventually run out/dry out, and once that happens the friction generated by the unlubed rotating shaft will cause the parts to overheat, swell, and squeal. That's where you are now with this one. To get this apart without damaging anything I think you'd want to use some kind of press, like a steering wheel puller or other such device. Once you do get it apart you'll need to need to carefully inspect the bearing surfaces and be prepared to replace them if needed. I've attached a couple of pages from a DG906 parts catalog so you can see what you're looking for as far as parts go. All of the relevant part numbers will be the same for your dryer. The parts you'll need are still out there, but you'll likely have to do a bit of calling around and internet searching to find them. |