Service manual

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Section 5 Service Procedures
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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.
• Motor not grounded! Disconnect electric power before servicing motor.
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WARNING
(4) Remove two screws holding front of
cabinet top to top front edge of control
cabinet front. Refer to Figure 13.
Rear Control Washers –
(1) Using the special tool, No. 318P4, remove
dispenser drawer. Refer to Figure 17.
(2) Open loading door. Carefully remove wire
clamp ring from groove with small flat
blade screwdriver. Spring is in 6 o’clock
position. Refer to Figure 18.
NOTE: To avoid damage to spring, use screwdriver
on wire clamp ring to the right or left of spring.
(3) Grasp loading door seal lip. Refer to
Figure 32, Step 1.
NOTE: To avoid damage to door seal, DO NOT use
pliers or sharp objects to grasp the door seal lip. If
lip is damaged, seal will leak.
(4) Using a circular motion, pull seal up
(Figure 32, Step 1), out (Figure 32, Step 2)
and down (Figure 32, Step 3).
(5) When seal releases from lip of front panel,
pull out and remove the seal. Refer to
Figure 32, Step 4.
(6) While supporting the front panel assembly,
remove the two bottom front corner screws.
Refer to Figure 20. Remove front panel
(with loading door attached) away from
washer as far as wires permit.
(7) Unplug wire harness from both the door
latch switch and from the door switch.
Refer to Figure 35. Remove clips holding
wire harness and door seal hose along top
flange of front panel and remove front
panel.
(8) Unlock and remove meter case service
door. Refer to Figure 21.
(9) Remove shoulder screw from inside meter
case. Refer to Figure 21.
(10) Remove two screws holding cabinet top to
front flange of side panel. Refer to
Figure 19.
(11) Remove security bolt (if present) from left
rear corner of cabinet top. Refer to
Figure 21.
c. If area or space permits, lift cabinet top to a
vertical position by hinging it on the rear
hinges. Refer to Figure 14.
NOTE: To avoid damage to hinges, be sure to
support cabinet top with a small chain or something
similar. Refer to Figure 14.
d. Run belt off inner basket pulley while slowly
turning pulley. Refer to Figure 33.
e. Remove belt from motor shaft.
f. Cut the wire tie holding small harness
connector to motor, then disconnect both motor
harness connectors from motor.
g. Using a magic marker, outline the washer on
the front and rear adjusting bolt holding motor
to bracket so the belt can be tightened to the
same location.
h. Use a 6 inch piece of 2x4 to support motor.
Grasp the metal rod with a locking pliers and
remove four bolts and washers holding motor to
motor bracket. Refer to Figure 33 and remove
motor out through front of washer.
Motor Installation –
a. Place new motor into washer and allow motor
to rest on washer base.
b. Reconnect harness connector to new motor.
Refer to Figure 33.
c. Install new wire tie holding small harness
connector to motor frame. This is necessary to
prevent future service calls.
d. Lift motor into position within the motor
bracket and install the front pivot bolt and
washer. Refer to Figure 33. Then install the rear
pivot bolt and washer. Leave bolt snug, do not
tighten.
e. Pivot motor up into motor bracket and install
the front adjusting bolt and washer. Refer to
Figure 33. Then install rear adjusting bolt and
washer. Leave bolts snug.