How to Remove the Lint Filter Housing on Your Whirlpool WED87HED Prereq

ID: 160377

Description:

Steps:

1. Before you begin your repair, unplug your dryer.
2. Your power cord may have four prongs rather than three. The additional prong is a ground connection.

3. Throughout this guide, keep track of each screw and reinstall it exactly where it came from.
4. Use a 5/16 inch nut driver to remove the two 15.7 mm-long screws securing the top panel to the rear panel bracket.

5. Grasp the top and slide it 1/2 to 1 inch toward the rear of the machine.

6. Lift the top panel upward to separate it from the chassis.
7. Remove the top panel from the machine.

8. Disconnect the control panel cable from the main board.

9. Disconnect the drum light connector.

10. Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the two 16.3 mm‑long sheet metal screws located at each end of the control panel.

11. Lift the control panel up and tilt it away from the chassis to remove it.
12. Make sure to thread the cable through the hole in the chassis.
13. During reassembly, thread the cable through its proper hole before reinstalling the control panel.

14. Use a small flat blade screwdriver or a spudger to unlatch both sides of the door switch connector.
15. Unplug the connector.

16. Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the three upper front panel 16.4 mm-long sheet metal screws.
17. Tilt the machine backwards and prop it securely, or have a friend hold it.
18. Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the four sheet metal screws on the bottom edge of the panel:
19. Two 16.4 mm screws
20. Two 13 mm screws

21. Use a Phillips driver to remove the two 15.8 mm‑long screws inside the door area below the drum opening.

22. The panel is heavy and awkward. You may want to have a friend help you with this step.
23. Pull the bottom of the panel away from the chassis about two to three inches.
24. Lift the front panel off the small tabs on the chassis near the top of the panel and remove it.
25. Make sure you don't snag the door switch wire harness as you remove the panel.

26. Pull the lint filter up out of the lint filter slot to remove it.
27. These photos show the front panel in place, but the procedure is the same if the front panel is already removed.

28. Use a 1/4 inch nut driver to remove the 16.4 mm‑long mounting screws securing the lint filter housing.

29. Pull the filter housing outward from the chassis and down to remove it.