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Section 5 Service Procedures
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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.
• Motor not grounded! Disconnect electric power before servicing motor.
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WARNING
47. BELT
a. While supporting the lower access panel,
remove two screws from bottom edge of panel
and remove panel. Refer to Figure 41.
b. Front Control Washers –
(1) Remove control panel. Refer to Paragraph
30 or 32.
(2) Remove two screws holding front of
cabinet top to top front edge of control
cabinet front. Refer to Figure 24.
Rear Control Washers –
(1) Using the special tool, No. 318P4, remove
dispenser drawer. Refer to Figure 26.
(2) Open loading door. Carefully remove wire
clamp ring from groove with small flat
blade screwdriver. Spring is in the
6 o’clock position. Refer to Figure 27.
NOTE: To avoid damage to spring, use screwdriver
on wire clamp ring to right or left of spring.
(3) Grasp loading door seal lip. Refer to
Figure 46, Step “1”.
NOTE: To avoid damage to door seal, DO NOT use
pliers or sharp objects to grasp the door seal lip. If
lip is damaged, seal will leak.
(4) Using a circular motion, pull seal up
(Figure 46, Step “1”), out (Figure 46, Step
“2”), and down (Figure 46, Step “3”).
(5) When seal releases from lip of front panel,
pull out and remove the seal from front
panel around door opening. Refer to
Figure 46, Step “4”.
(6) While supporting the front panel assembly,
remove the two bottom front corner screws.
Refer to Figure 29. Remove front panel
(with loading door attached) away from
washer as far as wire permits.
(7) Unplug wire harness from both the door
latch switch and from the door switch.
Refer to Figure 29. Remove clips holding
wire harness and door seal hose along top
flange of front panel and remove front
panel.
(8) Unlock and remove meter case service
door. Refer to Figure 30.
(9) Remove shoulder screw from inside meter
case.
(10) Remove two screws holding cabinet top to
front flange of each side panel. Refer to
Figure 28.
(11) Remove security bolt (if present) from left
rear corner of cabinet top. Refer to
Figure 30.
c. If area or space permits, lift cabinet top to a
vertical position by hinging it on the rear
hinges.
NOTE: To avoid damage to hinges, be sure to
support cabinet top with a small chain or something
similar.
d. Run belt off cylinder pulley while slowly
turning pulley. Refer to Figure 45.
e. Remove belt from motor shaft.
NOTE: When installing belt, adjust belt tension as
follows:
f. Working through the front access door opening,
place a locking pliers on the metal rod and
loosen the two adjusting bolts. Repeat
procedure to loosen the two pivot bolts. Refer
to Figure 45.
g. Pull down on motor to increase belt tension.
Use a Burroughs belt gauge to obtain proper
tension. Proper belt tension is obtained when
belt can be deflected approximately 1/4 inch
(6.35 mm) from normal position when
moderate pressure 50 to 60 pounds (22.68 to
27.22 Kg) is applied to a point midway between
pulleys. Refer to Figure 45.
h. After proper belt tension has been obtained,
tighten belt adjusting bolts firmly, then tighten
pivot bolts. Refer to Figure 45.