Service manual

39201 55
Section 5 Service Procedures
To reduce the risk of electric shock, fire, explosion, serious injury or death:
• Disconnect electric power to the washer before servicing.
• Never start the washer with any guards/panels removed.
• Whenever ground wires are removed during servicing, these ground wires must be
reconnected to ensure that the washer is properly grounded.
W003
WARNING
© Copyright, Alliance Laundry Systems LLC – DO NOT COPY or TRANSMIT
p. Remove screws and washers holding washtub
to hub. Refer to Figure 45.
IMPORTANT: Porcelain Washtub Models — Use
care when tightening screws to avoid chipping
porcelain on washtub.
q. Lift washtub and balance ring out of outer tub.
IMPORTANT: When removing washtub and
balance ring, grasp top flange of washtub and
remove from outer tub.
NOTE: When installing washtub, make sure all
traces of old gasket are removed from bottom of
washtub. Always use a new gasket between washtub
and hub.
TO REMOVE BALANCE RING FROM
WASHTUB
r. Place blade of a small screwdriver into slots
between balance ring and washtub.
Refer to Figure 49.
s. Carefully pry pins of balance ring out of holes
in washtub. Refer to Figure 49.
NOTE: As you are prying out pins, lift up on
balance ring.
t. Pry at least 7 of the 8 pins out of washtub holes
before balance ring can be removed.
TO INSTALL BALANCE RING IN
WASHTUB
Place balance ring on top of washtub, making sure
balance ring pins line up with holes in washtub.
Then carefully push balance ring down into
washtub until all pins snap into their respective
holes.
Figure 49
W500SE3A
BALANCE
RING
WASHTUB
SCREWS
SLOTS
PINS