Maintenance
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Shaft Seal:
The UW50 has face type seals
(mechanical) which allow for shaft movement greater
than that allowed by lip type seals. The sealing is
accomplished by a spring loaded carbon-phenolic seal
(fixed), that is pressed against a ceramic surface on a
flanged brass collar (movable) attached to the basket
shaft. Factory preset spring pressure maintains contact
between the two surfaces.
If contact is lost for any reason (such as lint strings
getting in between or loosening of the brass collar), the
seal will leak. To reestablish contact between the seal
parts, it is necessary to move the brass collar toward
the rear of the machine. This can be done either by
loosening the three collar screws and wiggling the
collar back on the shaft or by loosening the bearing set
screws on the shaft and sliding the basket and shaft,
with the collar attached, toward the rear until contact is
made.
Extra linty or stringy items should only be washed in
laundry nets to prevent fouling the seal.
