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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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26. LOWER BEARING HOUSING
a. Remove brake assembly from outer tub,
paragraph 25.
b. Remove three screws holding lower bearing
housing to tub support legs,
Figure 43.
c. Rotate bearing housing past legs, then
carefully lift bearing housing off transmission
tube.
NOTE: It may be necessary to loosen one leg from
outer tub to rotate bearing housing. Tap lightly on
housing to loosen it from transmission tube.
IMPORTANT: When installing lower bearing
housing, apply No. 27604P Anti-Seize Compound
to area of transmission tube that will be
contacting bearing,
Figure 44.
BEARING REMOVAL:
a. Support bearing housing around outside
diameter of bearing opening and carefully
press bearing out of housing.
b. Clean all foreign material from inner diameter
of bearing opening.
c. Clean any foreign material from outside
diameter of new bearing.
d. Apply a retaining compound (such as Loctite)
to outside diameter of new bearing and
carefully press new bearing into housing (with
sealed side facing up).
IMPORTANT: Press new bearing into housing by
pressing on outer race of bearing only, and press
until bearing bottoms out in housing.
27. TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
a. Remove lower bearing housing from outer tub,
paragraph 26.
NOTE: It may be necessary to tap lightly on
bearing housing to loosen it from transmission
tube.
IMPORTANT: When installing lower bearing
housing, pivot dome and brake assembly, apply
No. 27604P Anti-Seize Compound to area of
transmission tube that will be contacting bearing,
Figure 44.
To prevent porcelain damage, leg plates must be
installed on outer tub flange when reinstalling
support legs. (The plates must be installed on
outside of tub flange.) Do not overtighten
screws as this could cause stripping or porcelain
damage. Torque screws between 90 to
130 inch-pounds (10.3 to 14.87 N-m).
b. Remove four screws and lockwashers holding
transmission assembly to balance ring,
Figure 44, then lift transmission assembly
straight up and out of balance ring and upper
bearing.
IMPORTANT: When replacing or reinstalling
transmission assembly, it is important that
No. 27604P Anti-Seize Compound be applied to
area of the transmission tubes where they will be
contacting upper and lower bearings,
Figure 44.
NOTE: If there is no mark on balance ring before
disassembly, mark it and also note the position of
rack on transmission assembly,
Figure 44.
When reinstalling transmission assembly, note, if
there is a mark located on outer edge of balance
ring, this mark (if present) indicates the light side
of ring. This light side must be installed at a 9
o'clock position with center of rack at 12 o'clock
when viewed from top of transmission,
Figure 44.
Carefully lower transmission through balance ring
and upper bearing. DO NOT DROP OR LOWER
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY INTO POSITION TOO
HARD, this can cause bearing to move within
bearing housing which will cause vibration, noise,
wear or no spin.
