(24)- (WHIRLPOOL) DUET DRYER DOOR REVERSAL KITS
#3979303_ AND #3979304.
REVERSING THE DOOR SWING
Door Reve_r_al Kit:
2 Hinge Cover 1 2 3
3 Door Handle
LOOSEN THE DOOR TRIM
1. Place a towel or a soft cloth on top of the
dryer or work space to protect the door
surface.
2. Loosen the plastic trim (1) above and
below the handle filler (2).
3. Carefully pull out on the tdm until it un-
snaps and remove the handle filler and set
it aside.
NOTE: Keep the original handle filler and hinge
cover in case you decide to return the door to
its original position. A new handle filler and
hinge cover are provided in the door reversing
kit that will be installed in a later step.
REMOVE THE DOOR
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Open the dryer door.
2.
Loosen the top keyhole screw, then re-
move the other four hinge screws.
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Loosen the plastic trim (1) above and
below the hinge cover (3).
5.
Carefully pull out on the trim until it un-
snaps, remove the hinge cover, and set it
aside,
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5.
Lift the door from the top keyhole slot
screw and place it on a padded surface
w;÷E the inside door assembly facing up.
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Reh,o,,_e the top keyhole slot screw and
place it with the others.
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Remove the two screws from the door
handle and remove the handle by pulling
straight out on it. Set the handle aside and
keep it in case you ever want to restore the
door swing to its odginal position.
REVERSE THE HINGE
& HINGE BRACKET
1. Place the inner door, screw head side
facing up, on the padded work surface.
2. Remove the four door hinge screws
2 Door /
Handle
Screws
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Remove the six screws that are indicated
by the arrows, shown in the illustration. Do
not remove any of the other screws.
Screws
2 Hinge
Screws
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Remove the two screws from the handle
bracket and remove the bracket.
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Lift the inner door assembly offofthe outer
door assembly and set the cuter door
&ssembly aside.
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Mount the hinge to the other side of the
door with the four screws you removed in
step 2,
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Mount the handle bracket tc the other side
of the door with the two screws you re-
moved in step 3.
6, Set the inner door assembly aside.
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REINSTALL THE DOOR
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If necessary, clean both sides of the door
glass before reassembling it.
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Place the inner door assembly into the
outer door assembly and align the hinge in
the opening on the side. Fit the inside door
assembly edge completely inside the outer
door assembly.
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Loosely install the six screws in the door.
Once all of the screws are loosely in-
stalled, and the edges of the door are
properly aligned, tighten the screws se-
curely.
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InserL the new handle into the side open-
ing of the door. Make sure that the handle
seats all the way in the opening, and that
the holes are all aligned properly, then
mount the handle with two screws.
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Using a small screwdriver, remove the
hole plugs in the door opening of the dryer,
and install them in the former screw holes
in the other side of the dryer. Be careful not
to damage the finish.
6. Install a screw halfway into the second
hole from the top.
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' Install A
Screw in This Hole
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Hang the door hinge on the screw you just
installed, then install the remaining four
screws in their holes, and tighten the loose
screw securely_ Make sure that all five
hinge screws are secure.
INSTALL THE NEW HANDLE
FILLER AND HINGE COVER
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Using the new handle filler that was pro-
vided with the reversing kit, hook the top of
the handle filler onto the loosened upper
door trim, and snap the joined pieces into
place.
2. Hook the bottom of tile handle filler onto
the lower door trim and snap it into place.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to install the hinge
cover on the opposite side of the door.
4. Close the door and make sure that it
latches securely.
Hole Plug
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