Maytag MTW6500TB, Service Manual

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REMOVING THE DRIVE MOTOR & ROTOR POSITION SENSOR
Electrical Shock Hazard
Disconnect power before servicing.
Replace all parts and panels before
operating.
Failure to do so can result in death or
electrical shock.
WARNING
1. Unplug washer or disconnect power.
2. Turn off the water supply to the washer.
3. Disconnect the hot and cold water hoses
from the rear of the washer, and remove
the end of the drain hose from the stand-
pipe or laundry tub.
4. Tape the washer lid closed.
5. Carefully lay the washer on its front pan-
el. Place padding on the floor to protect
the surfaces.
Drive Motor
6. Use a 1/4
˝
Allen wrench and loosen the
rotor mounting screw as far as it will go
(the screw is captive and cannot be re-
moved from the rotor). The rotor is seated
on the splined tub shaft. Rock the rotor
back and forth and pull it off the shaft so
it contacts the screw washer-head, then
further loosen the screw. Do this until the
rotor is removed from the shaft.
Rotor Screw
Rotor
7. Pull the two wire standoffs out of the tub
holes.
8. Remove the four 3/8
˝
bolts from the drive
motor stator assembly.
9. Pull the shield and the stator with the two
round spacers (front and back) off the
tub.
Drive Motor
Stator Bolts
Front Spacer
Stator
Standoffs
Shield