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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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22. HUB AND SEAL KIT, NO. 495P3A
IMPORTANT: If water is present in washtub, spin
and pump out before removing drive bell.
a. Remove front panel, paragraph 10.
b. Remove drive bell and seal, paragraph 18.
c. Remove outer tub cover and clothes guard,
paragraph 21.
d. Remove large hex nut, using No. 237P4 Hex
Wrench.
e. Remove and discard spline insert from
transmission tube.
IMPORTANT: Use the new spline insert (supplied
in kit) when reinstalling large hex nut. DO NOT
reuse an old spline insert because the large hex
nut may loosen during washer operation.
f. Remove hub assembly from splines on
transmission tube.
NOTE: A gear puller may be necessary to remove
hub assembly.
g. Remove water seal from outer tub.
IMPORTANT: Use caution when removing seal so
as not to damage outer tub flange or porcelain
finish.
g. Lubricate inner splines of new hub assembly
(supplied in kit) with No. 27604P Anti-Seize
Compound.
h. Carefully place new hub assembly on splined
transmission tube.
IMPORTANT: Firmly push hub assembly down
against outer tub seal and hold in this position
during the next three steps.
TO INSTALL NO. 495P3A HUB AND SEAL KIT:
NOTE: The No. 27615P Sealant (3M800) is not
supplied in the kit.
a. Thoroughly clean all foreign material from
inner surface of outer tub flange.
IMPORTANT: All foreign material must be removed
from inner surface of outer tub flange before
installing No. 495P3A Hub and Seal Kit.
Figure 38
b. Apply a small amount of No. 27615P Sealant
(3M800) around outer surface of tub flange,
Figure 38.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT allow sealant to come in
contact with flinger, (if present)
Figure 38, since
this could prevent flinger from keeping moisture
out of upper bearing.
c. Apply a light film of non-staining petroleum
jelly (such as Vaseline®) to bronze portion of
water seal and to outer surface of stainless
steel sleave,
Figure 39.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT over lubricate!
d. Insert stainless steel sleeve into water seal
from bottom of water seal,
Figure 39, until
stainless steel sleeve is flush with bronze
portion of water seal.
e. Leaving garter spring on water seal, place
new water seal over outer tub flange (with
seal lip on outside of tub flange). Then press
seal into tub flange opening using moderate
finger pressure.
f. Carefully apply a small amount of No. 27615P
Sealant (3M800) (not supplied with kit) around
outer edge of water seal and tub (area located
just below garter spring),
Figure 39.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT allow sealant to contact
sealing surface of water seal because it will cause
a water leak.
(continued)
APPLY BEAD
OF NO. 27615P
SEALANT
(Step “b”)
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OUTER
TUB FLANGE
FLINGER
(If Present)
