Installing Drive Bell - GE WDSS4120 Technical Service Manual

Disassembly Procedures
!
WARNING
7. Apply a small amount of supplied grease to inside
sealing lips of seal.
Apply grease to
inside sealing lips
Hub
assembly
NOTE: DO NOT allow any lubricants to come in
contact with outside surface of seal
8. Apply remainder of supplied grease to exposed
surface of washer between transmission output
shaft and seal.
9. Place new drive bell seal onto hub and push into
position using large end of WX05X10001 Seal
Tool.
NOTE: Using a small pocket mirror, check entire
circumference of bottom seal flange to verify
seal is pressed down against shoulder on
hub; there should be no gap!
10.Turn WX05X10001 Seal Tool upside-down and
place the small end over transmission output
shaft and onto the seal.
11. Push down on tool with a quick motion until it
bottoms out and the top of seal is fully seated.
Hub
assembly
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or
death, disconnect power to unit before servicing.
293P4
Seal tool
Transmission
output shaft
Hub
assembly
Seal

Installing Drive Bell

1. Position new drive bell over transmission output
shaft. Rotate drive bell until splines in drive bell
line up with splines on transmission output shaft.
2. Screw
it bottoms out.
3. Using a wrench or socket, tighten bolt
CLOCKWISE to force drive bell down onto
transmission shaft until drive bell bottoms out on
shaft. Tighten new shoulder screw between 60 to 80
inch-pounds.
4. Place new plug over hole in drive bell and firmly
press into place using the palm of your hand.
NOTE: It may be necessary to insert the end of a paper
NOTE: When fully seated plug should not extend above
5. Place agitator on top of drive bell. Slowly rotate
agitator until fingers on underside of agitator line
293P4
up with large slots on drive bell.
Seal tool
6. A sharp blow on top of agitator, with the palm of
your hand, will force agitator down onto drive
bell, allowing fingers on underside of agitator to
lock under bottom edge of drive bell. Do not push
agitator onto drive bell any further than necessary.
NOTE: Failure to lubricate the seal will cause the
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Hub
shoulder
Bottom
seal flange
7 / " bolt into transmission output shaft until
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clip or thin blade screwdriver along side of plug
as it is pressed into drive bell to release
entrapped air.
drive bell more than 1/8 inch (3.2 mm).
washer to squeak in agitation.
Top of
seal
Apply
36765P
grease