Disassembly - GE Electric Dryer (Model GTD42EASJ2WW)

Repairing a GE dryer? This video demonstrates the safe way to disassemble a dryer and how to access parts that may need to be tested and/or replaced.

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[LoveMoxie]

Thank you for the excellent video. I just wanted to clean lint from it for maintenance and fire prevention. I do wish companies would design them to make this job easier. Thank you again.

[tor]

Our dryer got backed up with lint. This video was extremely helpful as a guide to pull the front panel off. Thank you for making these videos!

[newroadmarketing]

Thanks so much for showing me how to take apart this exact Model ... we've owned it for 5 years. It was making some squeaky noise and it turned out to be a small screw stuck by one of the drum glides. I cleaned the glides with some light weight silicone put it back together and it is running better than ever. You probably saved me from buying a new dryer for my wife. Thank YOU!

[stevenlong]

Excellent walk through.
Was so frustrated almost just went out and bought a new unit, but this walkthrough was very simple and easy to follow

[mcalma]

This video was a great help. My apartment has the model GTX22EASK0WW but the process is the same other than the different wiring harness at the front panel. It started making a scraping noise and upon disassembly I discovered a metal aglet by the drum lining, probably from a pants’ drawstring. The side panels were also bent and touching the drum as it rotates. Got it all fixed despite our maintenance staff telling us they couldn’t.

[elizabethkelly]

Amazing video. Cannot thank you guys enough. You saved my relationship after I impulsively decided to just remove the heat shield to clean some lint behind it, only to realize reinstalling said heat shield requires an entire disassembly of the dryer. Yinz are my true pals today. She’s running better than ever after a total deep clean.

[wj]

Amazing video. Thank you. My drum started grinding. I took it apart thinking something had failed but evidently it was just really dirty. It’s fixed!

[-MindDrive-]

Thank you... our drum bearings went POOF..., got the parts and this video did help in getting to that point, but didnt cover the bearings themselves. NOTE TO OTHERS: DONT GO FULL BEANS TIGHTENING THE SCREWS WITH ELECTRIC TOOLS... THEY WILL STRIP SO EASY

[derekp]

excellent vid thanks! Noticed a bunch of lint build up below the trap on my dryer and figured it would be a good thing to clean out and prevent a dryer fire!

[richardoberholzer]

Excellent Video, I was getting no heat so I took the unit apart to investgate. I found a wire detached from the heating element. I am not real handy so I would have no idea where to start. The process in the video made it simple. Very thorough. Thanks@

[ChadGouldtheNerd]

Thanks, we have the gas version. The metal end of a drawstring was lodged in the bearing. Your video helped a ton. made it super slick to take apart

[jkklim]

Thank you. The metal end of one of my drawstrings somehow got stuck behind between the drum and the top lid, and was causing a horrible grinding noise. This video gave me the exact info I needed to access the issue area.

[ocelott]

This dryer does not have fuses. It has 2 limit switches. They are on the heating element. It is right behind the drum near the back panel.

[stonekelrn]

Since buying this exact same dryer April, 2022 the drum or dryer has made a load noise. I have made sure that is level. More than several times. Rechecking and since it is on hardwoods bought rubber stoppers to go under cleats, so as not to move when taking in and out clothing.
I had to clean out filter and below it yesterday. So I had to a semi-disassemble (not having to disconnect wiring on back just slide it where I could get top panel releasing it and sliding back out of the way ).
All was going well until the front panel. Wow, the drum even holding on to it was just not anywhere close to your video. Very loose, fell or dropped more than I would have expected.
At this point, I inspected the belt and it was in place from my vantage point. Putting back together due to this drum was not and is not the same. I have not used the dryer, yet. As I plan today to redo to see what is going on? I did lift up as you did on the drum when I went to put on the front panel. But it was just not wanting to work.
Is there any idea's of what could be going with this drum? It had worked as far as heating. But made load noise, a hard thump and get hot or hotter than my Matag that was 15 years old at the bottom.
Please, anything suggestion would help. This is my eldery parent dryer and I take care of them. I am not the Ms. Fixer also!

[EvaEvaEvaEva]

Always refer to this video when my dryer is having an issue. Love the dryer, hate the repairs, but super thankful for you guys posting this video. ❤❤❤

[lizdp]

I had a Maytag for 13 years and it never gave me any problems and now I have a GE for seven months and it started to stop working in mid cycle. When there’s no clothes it runs very good, but with clothes it stops. We clean the vents and the lint filter of the dryer and it stools stop working and it won’t turn back until it cools off.

[wrick]

Great video!!! Shows how to get everything very quickly and straight forward. More how to videos need to take note of how a solid vide is made!

[monquttejay]

Thank you so much for making this video. It saved me so much time looking for a step by step for this model. Have a great day!

[heatheresterline]

This was so helpful! I had my dryer up and running in 40 minutes after a metal piece from clothing became lodged in the drum. 😢Thank you!

[djradrs]

BIG HeLP !! even thou i had already finished my repairs, , , I found a cover i forgot to install SO looked you up to see where the part goes ( tore the dryer apart 2 days and 1 min in i seen where the part went i went ahead and watched the entire video anyways !! great job of step by step info.... ( TWICE THE WIFE CAME OUT AND STARTED GRABBING THINGS WHEN I DIDN'T NEED ASK OR WANT HELP ) second time came out and started wiping it down while i was trying to reassemble ...I STOPPED again this time told her to GET OUT...finished up everything, ,dryer working good and look over on the bench was the part i forgot to put on while thought i was done CRAP glad it wasn't inside and had to take it completely apart again, , , just a flashing cover on the back # SHEW .... or she would have Heard about it, , , , LOL LOL , ,, great video ...(From : a former home appliance Tech. ) moral of the story .. DON'T LET DISTRACTIONS BE YOUR DOWNFALL