How to replace the door hinge on an Electrolux EDV505 clothes dryer

These instructions apply to the Electrolux EDV505 but other Electrolux, Simpson and Westinghouse models may be similar.

The first step is to remove the door, if it hasn't already completely broken off. Unscrew the two screws holding the hinge to the dryer.

With the door off and laying face down, unscrew the two hinge screws and the one screw at the other end of the door.

Remove the large rubber seal that runs around the inside of the clear part of the door. Take note of which way it came out.

Now comes the tricky part. The clear part of the door is attached to the rest of the door by clips on the inner and clips on the outside. You need to work your way around the door, unclipping the inner and outer clips.

The inner clips will release by pushing them in. I used a flat screwdriver. Then you can release the outer clips by pushing them with a screwdriver towards the inner part of the door. It helps to have another screwdriver levering the two pieces of the door apart at the same time. For this reason, it is best to start near the hinge, as you can easily pry from that area.

You may not need to release all the clips to get enough access to replace the hinge.

The plastic pieces at each end of the hinge simply slide out and then you can attach them to the new hinge and slide back in.

Then simply push the two door pieces back together and ensure all clips go back into place and then reinstall the rubber seal which pushes into place easily.

Reinstall the three screws on the door then attach to the dryer using the two screws.