Maytag Performa DLW231 Series Service Manual page 49

REMOVAL:
1. Disconnect the unit from the power
source.
2. Tip the unit over and remove the
drive belt.
3. Remove the dust cap from the under
side of pulley.
4. Remove retaining ring and washer
from end of drive shaft.
5. Firmly pull lower cam off the drive
shaft splines, then slide the other
parts off the shaft. This will also
allow access to the brake assembly
for removal.
REASSEMBLY:
After reassembling the components on
the drive shaft, it will probably be neces-
sary to pull down on the shaft to take the
end play out of it before the thrust washer
and retaining ring can be reinstalled.
NOTE: Each time the cams are reas-
sembled on the drive shaft, the point in
the cam rise where the brake disengages
the stator should be checked and ad-
justed as necessary.
Reference marks have been molded
around the bottom outer edge of the
lower cam as an aid in checking the point
of brake disengagement (see following
figure). Each mark, from right to left,
represents approximately .010 of an inch
cam rise.
To Check Brake Disengagement:
1. Manually rotate the drive pulley in a
slow counterclockwise direction until
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the brake starts to release and the
transmission begins to turn.
(See following figure).
2. Counting the reference marks on the
lower cam from right to left, the
pulley hub shoulder should be posi-
tioned between reference marks 9
and 3, with 6 being the median.
(Shown in the following figure).
If the position of the pulley hub shoulder
is not within these parameters and the
brake has started disengaging, adjust-
ment is required.
To Adjust Brake Disengagement:
1. If the position of the pulley hub
shoulder is less than 3 reference
marks, remove the standard (.062
thickness) thrust washer and replace
it with a thinner (.032 thickness)
thrust washer (part number 35-2132).
Recheck disengagement.
2. If the position of the pulley hub
shoulder is more than 9 reference
marks, add a 35-2132 thrust washer
(.032) to the standard thrust washer
and recheck disengagement.
SECTION 6. TRANSMISSION AND RELATED COMPONENTS
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