A note to my once and future self.
When the dryer squeaks again, do not try to get to the squeak from the back of the dryer. The dryer is easy to take apart. You suspected this after taking out 200 screws and plates off the back and getting nowhere. You knew that Maytag would not make it so hard for their service men.
Instead, remember these two things:
1) The top flips up like a car hood.
2) The front is held on with two screws.