GE Spacemaker WSM2780R, Technician Manual

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WASHER BASE
The base pan assembly w h i c h s e r v e s
a s t h e s u p p o r t f o r t h e e n t i r e
i s c o n s t r u c t e d o f heavy
gauge m e t a l embossed f o r s t r e n g t h .
The b a s e a s s e m b l y i s s u p p o r t e d by
l e v e l i n g l e g s , o n e o n e a c h f r o n t
c o r n e r w i t h r u b b e r i n s e r t s .
The
r e a r i s s u p p o r t e d b y s e l f - l e v e l i n g
l e g assembly welded t o t h e base pan.
The r a i s e d p o r t i o n a t t h e c e n t e r o f
WASH
t h e base p r o v i d e s a s u p p o r t s u r f a c e
BASKET
f o r t h e snubber r i n g and s t a b i l i z e s
t h e t u b a n d t r a n s m i s s i o n d u r i n g
s p i n .
WASHER UNIT AND BASE REMOVAL:
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A. Remove f r o n t s e r v i c e p a n e l s .
B. Remove washer t o p panel and l i d .
C.
Remove w a t e r l e v e l p r e s s u r e f i l l
.
,
s w i t c h t u b e a t t h e w a t e r l e v e l
p r e s s u r e c o n t r o l s w i t c h .
D. R e l e a s e m o t o r e l e c t r i c a l p l u g
c o n n e c t o r s .
TUB
E.
Remove d r a i n hose and clamp from
c o n n e c t o r .
F . Remove 9 screws s e c u r i n g washer
c a b i n e t t o b a s e . ( s u p p o r t
c a b i n e t s i d e s w i t h a 2 " x 2 "
b o a r d ) .
G . S l i d e washer u n i t and base away
f r o m c a b i n e t ; be c a r e f u l n o t t o
damage f l o o r .
WASHER BASE ASSEMBLY
WASHER BASE PAN
TO REMOVE OR REPLACE WASHER BASE
Basket
PAN :
A. Remove washer u n i t and base pan
assembly.
Release t h r e e v e r t i c a l and t h r e e
h o r i z o n t a l c o u n t e r b a l a n c e
s p r i n g s . NOTE: The h o r i z o n t a l
s p r i n g w i t h t h e r e d p a i n t
m a r k i n g i s mounted o p p o s i t e t h e
d r i v e motor.
C.
Remove w a s h e r t r a n s m i s s i o n ,
i n n e r wash basket, and o u t e r t u b
assembly f r o m base pan.
D. Remove snubber r i n g .
E. I n s t a l l new base pan assembly.
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