Raytheon Speed Queen AWM190 Service Manual page 50

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A W A R N I N G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .
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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003
p. Use a
right
angle
needle nose
pliers
and
remove
spring from around lower
transmission tube (located inside
brake
assembly).
NOTE: Remove
spring
by turning in a
COUNTERCLOCKWISE direction
{looking
at
bottom end of shaft).
IMPORTANT:
When
installing
spring, be
sure it is
inserted into groove in large
splines
of lower
transmission
tube. Use spring
tool,
No.
242P4,
for
installing spring.
NOTE:
When
reassembling,
place a small amount
of No. 03200 Lubricant to top side of drive pulley
that will be contacting large flat
washer.
Lubricate
helix ramps and bore with a small
amount
of
No.
03200 Lubricant. See Figure
51.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT OVER LUBRICATE!
Excess lubricant can be thrown into pivot dome
area during normal washer operation. Any
lubricant
on
the pivot dome or snubber pad and
isolator assembly will cause premature
t
ripping of
the out-of-balance switch. This condition will
persist until
lubricant
is removed.
q.
Remove three screws and rubber sleeves
holding brake pads to lower bearing housing
,
Figure 51.
q.
Lift brake assembly
and
pads off
transmission
tube.
s. Remove three
screws
holding lower bearing
housing to tub support
legs,
Figure 51.
t.
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
housing.
Tap lightly on
housing to loosen it from transmission tube.
IMPORTANT: When installing lower bearing
housing,
apply No. 27604P Anti-Seize compound
to the area of
transmission
tube that will be
contacting bearing, Figure 53.
48
TO
REMOVE BEARING
a
.
Support bearing housing around
outside
diameter of bearing openi
ng
and
carefully
press beari ng
out of the
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
. Open loading
door.
b
. Remove
agitator
by placing two agitator
hooks, No.
254P4P,
under bottom edge of
agitator, Figure 13.
IMPORTANT: Hooks should be positioned 180
degrees of each
other,
and must be placed under
agitator vane for
greater stability.
If hooks
are
placed between vane
area,
damage to
agitator
may
occur.
c.
Using a rocking
motion
(back
and
forth)
carefully lift agitator off drive bell.
d.
Remove two screws from bottom
edge
of
front
panel,
Figure
21.
e.
Pull bottom of panel
away
from washer until
hold-down
clips
(located
on top flange of
panel) disengage from
slots
in
cabinet
top,
Figure
21.
f. Remove two
cabinet
top hold-down
screws,
and
hinge
cabinet
top or
remove,
paragraph
18.
g.
Loosen hose clamp
and disconnect
filler
hose
from outer
tub
cover,
Figure 37.
NOTE: When reinstalling filler
hose,
the white line
or hose that connects to tub cover must
be
aligned with line
located
on top side of outer tub
cover, Figure
37.
(continued)
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