PTD90GBST0WS General Electric Dryer - Instructions

I'm a 90 pound mother of 4you and was able to fix this problem all by myself. Very easy!

I actually did this in two attempts. First I tried to replace just the solenoid coils as they were cheaper and I thought they weren't opening the gas valve all the way. However, the noise persisted, so I had to spend the bigger $$ on the entire gas valve assembly. Finding videos on-line of how to remove the drum helped out a lot! Basically had to remove the console back panel, then the console followed by the front door assy and stop panel screws. Once the top was removed, had to remove a top drum brace which then enabled me to remove the drum once I reached underneath to remove the drum belt from the tensioner and motor. With the drum removed, I could get complete access to the gas valve assy. In retrospect, the drum may not have to come out to get at the screws that hold the gas valve and burner in place.

Watched the video associated with the repair and followed the instructions, it was easier that I thought it was going to be.

Followed the detailed instructions provided when I bought the parts at the online website. Very good directions diagrams/pictures and explanation of repair effort required

I yanked on the piece of twisted felt and pulled it from between the drum and the frame. Model number and serial number were gotten from the placard inside the door frame. A schematic was found on line and the part ordered from that picture. The whole thing is held together by four Phillips head screws. Two are upside down in the top of the door frame on either side. A hand held impact driver with a #2 Phillips bit was necessary to dislodge those two screws. The remainder of the job was done with just a #2 Phillips screwdriver. After the two upside down screws are out the top just lifts off. It's held at the back only by location slots. The two remaining screws are under the top on the extreme left and right of the front and face downward. These hold the front door panel onto the frame. Be careful when removing the front panel with the door on it as there are wires near the bottom left corner that must not be ripped out of the door panel. What remained of the old gasket was removed from the grooves in the plastic inner panel upon which the front of the drum rides. The new gasket was put in place in that groove. Reassembly is just the reverse of disassembly. There's no reason to tighten down the two screws holding the top on with the impact driver when putting it back together.