Maytag W10277499 Installation Guide

DRYER DOOR REVERSAL

INSTRUCTIONS POUR

INSTRUCTIONS

Table of Contents

DOOR REVERSAL OPTIONS .........................................2

Tools and Parts ........................................................... 2

SQUARED-OFF DOOR REVERSAL

INSTRUCTIONS .............................................................. 2

ROUND DOOR REVERSAL INSTRUCTIONS .................. 5

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INVERSION DE PORTE

DE SÉCHEUSE

Table des matières

OPTIONS D’INVERSION DE LA PORTE ........................ 8

Outils et pièces ........................................................... 8

INSTRUCTIONS POUR INVERSION

DE PORTE SEMI-CARRÉE ...................................... 8

INSTRUCTIONS POUR INVERSION

DE PORTE ARRONDIE ............................................. 12

W10277498A
W10277538A-SP

DOOR REVERSAL OPTIONS

If desired you may change your door to open from the
left instead of the right, using the following directions:

SQUARED-OFF DOOR
REVERSAL INSTRUCTIONS

If your door looks like this,
follow the Squared-Off
Dryer Door Instructions
(steps 1-15):

If your door looks like this,
follow the Round Dryer
Door Instructions (steps
16-29):

TOOLS AND PARTS

Gather the required tools and parts before starting installation.

Tools needed:

1.

Remove screws from door hinge

Detach door from its original location by removing all four screws
from door hinge, as shown.

Remove screws from door

2.

Flat-blade screwdriver

Parts supplied:

Bolt hole cover labels (2 small, 1 large)

NOTE: If your dryer already has plastic bolt hole covers, you

may reuse them to complete door reversal, or you may replace
plastic covers with labels provided.

Phillips screwdriver

IMPORTANT: Avoid damaging or scratching door by laying on

a soft cloth in your work space.
Remove all six screws to separate the inner door assembly from

the outer door assembly, as shown.

Lift out inner door assembly

3.

2

Lift out inner door assembly and set aside in a safe location.

Snap off hinge plate cover and

4.

move to other side of door

Along edge of outer door ring, nd removable plastic hinge plate
cover. Snap out and lock into slot on other side of door.

5.

Rotate window panel

7.

Remove screws from hinge panel

Remove all four screws that hold hinge to door frame,
as shown above.

Move hinge to other side and

8.

replace screws

Remove interior section of outer door ring from the frame, rotate
180° and snap back into place.

Remove bolt hole covers

6.

Your dryer will either have plastic strips or labels covering
the bolt hole openings. If you have plastic covers, use a
screwdriver to gently pry off plastic bolt hole covers. If your
bolt holes are covered with labels, gently peel the labels off.

Place frame in slot on other side of door and reattach, using
screws that were just removed.

Replace bolt hole covers

9.

on other side

Use bolt hole covers to avoid damaging previously used screw
openings on dryer door. If your bolt hole covers are labels,
you will nd replacement labels with parts included with door
reversal kit. Peel replacement labels off paper backing and
press over bolt holes. If you have plastic bolt hole covers, you
may reuse them by snapping them into screw holes, or you may
replace with the provided labels as previously described.

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10.

Replace inner door assembly

13.

Remove the door strike
and insert on opposite side

Place inner door assembly back into the outer door assembly.

11.

Rettach the two door sections by replacing all six screws,
as shown.

Reassemble door

Remove strike and insert in coresponding hole on other side
of front panel.

14.

Replace hinge hole cover
on other side

Use hinge hole covers to avoid damaging previously used screw
openings on dryer door. If your hinge hole cover is a label, you
will nd a replacement label with parts included in door reversal
kit. Peel replacement label off paper backing and press over
screw holes. If you have a plastic hinge hole cover, you may
reuse by snapping it into screw holes, or you may replace with
label covers as previously described.

12.

Your dryer will either have a plastic strip or label covering
the hinge holes. If you have a plastic cover, use a screwdriver
to gently pry off the plastic bolt hole cover. If your bolt holes
are covered with a label, gently peel the label off.

Remove hinge hole cover

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15.

Reattach door hinge to other
side of dryer

Reattach door on left side of dryer, using four screws, as shown.
Now, continue with the Door Reversal Completion Checklist.

ROUND DOOR REVERSAL
INSTRUCTIONS

Remove screws from face

16.

of door hinge

Detach door from its original location by removing all four screws
from door hinge, as shown.

Then, remove both screws from side of door hinge.

19.

Lift up the gray panel and rotate 180° so that glass window is in
the correct position to reverse the door. Then reattach with the
four screws that previously held the gray panel in place.

Rotate gray panel

17.

Remove screws and lift off top
of inner door assembly

IMPORTANT: Avoid damaging or scratching door by laying

on a soft cloth in your work space.
Remove all six screws from door assembly, as shown,

to separate the innter door assembley from the outer frame.
Lift the inner door assembly off the outer door assembly. Set
the inner door assembly aside to work on later.

Then, remove both screws from side of door hinge.

18.

Remove screws from gray panel

20.

Your dryer will either have plastic strips or labels covering
the bolt hole openings. If you have plastic covers, use
a screwdriver to gently pry off plastic bolt hole covers. If your
bolt holes are covered with labels, gently peel the labels off.

21.

Remove bolt hole covers

Remove door hinge screws

Remove the four screws that hold the gray panel with glass
window to the door panel.

Remove all 4 screws attaching inner door to hinge.

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