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WARNING
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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18. AGITATOR DRIVE BELL AND SEAL KIT,
NO. 36443P
IMPORTANT: If water is present in washtub, spin
and pump out before attempting to remove drive
bell and seal assembly.
a. Remove agitator, paragraph 15.
b. Remove plug, screw and “O” ring washer from
top of drive bell.
NOTE: Use No. 294P4 Drive Bell Tool to remove
drive bell from transmission shaft.
WIDE
SLOT
DRIVE
BELL
JAW
JAW
WING
NUTS
W298SE1A
Figure 25
L021IE1A
BOLT
INDENT
JAWS
JAW
LIP
LARGE
NUT
WING
NUT
Figure 24
NOTE: Drive Bell Tool, No. 253P4, must be
updated with jaws, No. 294P4A, and Bolt, No.
294P4B, to remove the 36443P Drive Bell Kit.
c. Back bolt out of 294P4 Drive Bell Tool
approximately one third of the way,
Figure 24.
d. Place tool over drive bell, making sure indent
on jaws line up with side slots on drive bell,
Figure 25.
e. Thread bolt down through hole in top of drive
bell until it bottoms out.
f. Place lip of each jaw under bottom edge of
drive bell, making sure indent on jaws line up
with wide slots on drive bell. Tighten wing nuts
on tool to hold jaws firmly against drive bell,
Figure 25.
g. Using an adjustable wrench, turn large nut on
tool
COUNTERCLOCKWISE
to pull drive
bell from transmission output shaft,
Figure 26.
IMPORTANT: If large nut is turned clockwise when
pulling drive bell, you will twist off the quarter
inch bolt.