GE GFWS2500 Technical Service Manual page 52

4. Remove the front panel. (See Front Panel)
5. Remove wire tie (A) and cut the two wires ties (B)
from the top brace.
6. Remove the two 1/4" top brace screws and set
the top brace aside.
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
7. Remove the glass clean hose, recirculation
pump hose (if present) and tub lamp (if present).
Tub Lamp
8. Remove the nine 1/4" hex head front brace
screws and the 7/16" hex head control panel
stud.
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
Wire Tie A
1/4" Hex
Wire Tie B
Recirc Pump Hose
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
1/4" Hex
9. Pull the glass clean hose and recirculation hose
(if present) out of the wire ties on the front brace
and set front brace aside.
Recirculation Pump Hose
10. Remove the counterweights.
11. Remove the dispenser assembly. (See Dispenser
Assembly)
12. Remove the top damper pins from both front
dampers and tilt dampers toward the side
panels.
LF Damper
13. Remove the sixteen 3/8" hex head tub bolts and
carefully remove the front tub out through the
front of the cabinet.
14. If replacing the front tub, remove the tub gasket.
(See Tub Gasket Removal)
Note: When reinstalling the front tub, ensure the
O-Ring is in place. When reinstalling bolts, do not
fully tighten tub bolts until all bolts are snugly in
place, then tighten tub bolts in a cross pattern to
ensure front tub pulls up evenly against the rear tub.
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Glass Clean Hose
RF Damper