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I have a White Westinghouse Spacemates dryer model LG400AXW1.
One of the two screws holding a fin has come off, the other is loose on the same fin. Since they are not accessible from the fin side, how do I access the screws on the back side of the drum?
Thanks in advance
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Thanks. Yes, it is the vane.
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You are welcome. Keep us posted.
Gene.
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I was able to complete the repair to the vanes last night.
The screws that hold the top sheet metal plate (not a clip on style enameled top) were very very tight. It required WD-40, then a heat gun until it got pretty hot and then an impact driver. Curse them for using philips head round screws so I couldn't use a hex socket on it. I replace with hex screws, slightly stouter.
All the vanes were missing the middle screw, plus one more one the one that started flopping loose. I wonder if the manufacturer didn't put any on the middle point or if all 3 middle screws had already fallen out over the years. Anyway, I replace all missing screws with slightly stouter ones, all hex head.
Thanks for your help getting me through this!
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You are welcome. I'm glad you were able to fix it. Thenk you for your feed back and good luck with your dryer.
Gene.
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