Service manual

60 39201
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.
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IMPORTANT: Setting washer to spin allows
petroleum jelly (applied to bronze portion of water
seal) a chance to cover seal surface before water is
added to washer.
38. OUTER TUB
a. Open loading door.
b. Remove agitator by placing two agitator hooks,
No. 254P4P, under bottom edge of agitator.
Refer to Figure 29.
IMPORTANT: Hooks should be positioned 180
degrees from each other, and must be placed under
agitator vane for greater stability. If hooks are
placed between vane area, agitator damage may
occur.
c. Using a rocking motion (back and forth)
carefully lift agitator off drive bell.
d. Remove two screws from bottom edge of front
panel. Refer to Figure 37.
e. Pull bottom of panel away from washer until
hold down clips (located on top flange of panel)
disengage from slots in cabinet top.
f. METERED MODELS:
(1) Unlock and remove meter case service
door.
(2) Remove timer bracket cap screw. Refer to
Figure 9.
(3) Slide timer and bracket toward rear of
meter case to disengage bracket from
shoulder screw. Lift timer and bracket out
of meter case through service door opening
as far as wires will permit.
(4) Remove shoulder screw from inside meter
case.
(5) Remove two cabinet top hold down screws.
(6) Remove security bolt (if present) from left
rear corner of cabinet top.
NOTE: When lowering cabinet top into position or
reinstalling cabinet top, pivot outer tub forward far
enough to prevent damaging (bending) loading door
switch lever.
g. If area or space permits, tape loading door
closed and lift cabinet top to a vertical position
by hinging it on the rear hinges.
NOTE: Cabinet top is self supporting, however, a
small chain may be used for additional support.
Refer to Figure 38.
h. Loosen hose clamp, and disconnect filler hose
from outer tub cover. Refer to Figure 46.
NOTE: When reinstalling filler hose, white line on
hose must point toward front of washer. Refer to
Figure 46.
TUB COVER AND GASKET
(1) There are eight tub cover hold-down tabs
which snap over the outer tub flange. Place
your fingers under the flaps of the hold-
down tab of the tub cover. Pull out on the
flap and at the same time lift upward on
cover to unsnap hold-down tabs from outer
tub flange. One by one, disengage each of
the eight hold-down tabs from outer tub
flange and remove cover.
(2) Remove cover from outer tub and remove
old gasket from tub cover.
NOTE: When installing outer tub cover, always use
a new cover gasket.
NOTE: Clean and remove any foreign material in
gasket groove of outer tub cover and outer tub
flange.
(3) Starting at positioning pin located at the
bleach funnel area, lay gasket into gasket
groove of tub cover. Refer to Figure 47.
(4) Using your fingers, press gasket down into
gasket groove of tub cover. Avoid pressing
gasket past ends of hold-down tabs.
IMPORTANT: Care must be taken not to twist or
bunch gasket in any one area to avoid leaks after
assembly.