a photoblog of what i did today.....

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I cut the felt gasket and start to pull it off. Some of it comes off really easily because the glue it brittle and old and just falls off. And some of it is stuck real well and the felt tears apart with a lot of it still adhering to the drum.


So I scrape away at any felt that adheres to the drum. I need a pretty clean surface for the new gasket and glue.


And then I switch to sand paper because I think it might be easier.


Finally I vacuum it clean so the glue will stick.

[glatt]

Since I have the vacuum out, I clean the inside of the dryer. I find some coins as I do this, but not much because I had cleaned this not too long ago when I replaced the motor.


Then I open the new gasket and read the instructions.


The new gasket and glue.


It's hard getting the new gasket onto the edge of the drum until I grab some spring clamps to clamp it as I go.

[glatt]

You are supposed to apply the gasket first and them jam the tip of the glue tube underneath and start squeezing the glue in there.


But it makes a hell of a mess as it drips out. That indentation rides over the rollers, and the last thing I need is big glue bumps in there.


So I put some gloves on, and tip the drum on its side. This is much neater. Was that in teh instructions?


And I clean up my mess.

[glatt]

Done.


I put it back together in reverse, except I use the new belt. The new belt seems about a half inch shorter than the old one, and I really have to strong arm the tension pulley to get the belt on.