Lower Bearing Housing - ALLIANCE AA9231 Service

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.
IMPORTANT: When installing spring, be sure it is
inserted into groove in large splines of lower
transmission tube. Use tool, No. 242P4, for installing
the spring.

43. LOWER BEARING HOUSING

a. Remove two screws from bottom edge of front
panel. Refer to Figure 16.
b. Pull bottom of panel away from washer until
hold-down clips (located on top flange of
panel) disengage from slots in cabinet top.
Refer to Figure 16.
c. Remove two cabinet top hold-down screws and
hinge cabinet top or remove. Refer to
Paragraph 35.
d. Remove agitator. Refer to Paragraph 25.
e. Disconnect filler hose from backflow
preventer. Refer to Figure 26.
NOTE:
When reinstalling filler hose, white line on hose
must be aligned with center line of backflow preventer.
Figure 26
Refer to . A 1/8 inch clearance is necessary to
prevent the hose from rubbing on the flange of the tub
Figure 27
cover. Refer to
hose to obtain the proper clearance.
f. Remove cover from outer tub and set off to the
side to avoid damage, then remove old cover
gasket.
NOTE: When installing outer tub cover, always use
a new cover gasket. Lubricate the gasket with liquid
soap to aid in assembly. Cover must be placed on
outer tub so notch on top edge of outer tub cover is
directly over left front clip hole in tub. Refer to
Figure 27. Starting with this hole, place each spring
clip in its respective hole and snap in place. Refer to
Figure 27 for proper clip installation.
g. Reach in through front of motor mounting
bracket and move idler lever to the left to
release tension on belt.
IMPORTANT: Use care when releasing the idler
lever tension. If the idler spring or helper spring is
overstretched, washer operation will be affected.
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. Loosen hose clamp and move
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h. While holding idler lever, reach in and around
right side of motor and run belt off right side of
large drive pulley. Refer to Figure 18.
i. Pull belt out toward front of washer.
IMPORTANT: When removing or reinstalling
complete outer tub into washer (with washtub,
transmission, balance ring and pivot dome
attached), damage could occur to idler lever if idler
spring and helper spring are left hooked to motor
mounting bracket.
With idler spring and helper spring hooked to
motor mounting bracket, idler lever extends out
through rear of bracket. When removing or
reinstalling complete tub assembly, idler lever is in
the way and could be damaged (bent), or idler
pulley could be chipped. A bent idler lever will
cause misalignment of idler pulley with the drive
belt, and a chipped idler pulley will damage belt.
We recommend that before removing or reinstalling
the complete tub assembly, you unhook idler spring
and helper spring and move idler lever out of the
way. This will prevent the possibility of idler lever or
pulley damage.
j. Using No. 321P4 Spring Hook Tool, unhook
five centering springs from lower edge of outer
tub. Refer to Figure 33.
IMPORTANT: When removing the centering
springs, mark on the side of the outer tub what
notch the spring was hooked into. Springs must be
placed in the same notch when reinstalling. Do not
overstretch the springs. Mark the word "FRONT"
on the front side of the outer tub so the complete tub
module can be reinstalled in the same position.
k. Disconnect hoses between outer tub and pump
assembly.
IMPORTANT: There will always be some water
that will remain in the outer tub, therefore, before
removing the hoses from the pump, the hoses will
have to be drained to prevent spillage on the floor.
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