Service manual

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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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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 tub cover. Refer to Figure 46.
NOTE: When installing 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 and 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 tub cover, always use a new
cover gasket.
NOTE: Clean and remove any foreign material in
gasket groove of 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 48.
(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.
(5) Early models – Install gasket past ends of
hold-down tabs to bottom of gasket groove
using semi-curled end of tub cover gasket
tool part No. 273P4.
NOTE: Gasket tool, Part No. 273P4, is designed to
spread open hold-down tabs to prevent tearing of
gasket during installation.
i. Remove screws and washers holding washtub
to hub. Refer to Figure 49.
IMPORTANT: Porcelain Washtub Models — Use
care when tightening cap screws to avoid chipping
porcelain on washtub.
j. Lift washtub (with balance ring attached) out of
outer tub
IMPORTANT: When removing washtub and
balance ring, DO NOT lift up on balance ring as you
could damage it. Grasp top flange of washtub and
remove from outer tub.
k. Remove agitator drive bell. Refer to Paragraph
27.
l. Remove large hex nut using No. 306P4 Hex
Wrench. Then remove spline insert from
transmission tube.
m. Remove hub from splines on transmission tube.