Spin Bearing

TUB SEAL REPLACEMENT:

Should the tub seal begin to leak or develop excess seal drag, it must be replaced. The service replacement seal includes all the parts necessary to replace the entire seal. Be sure to replace all parts of the seal even if only one part is found to be damaged.

TRIPLE LIP SEAL

1.Apply center seal grease (056016) to Seal Nut and Triple Lip Seal before

installing.

Seal Nut (056016) grease

NOTE: If the tub seal is being replaced because it has begun to leak, the spin bearing is probably defective also and should be replaced. To replace the spin bearing, the bearing and seal housing must be removed as previously de- scribed. This also allows access to the tub seal for removal and replacement (refer to steps 2 and 3 below when in- stalling).

Removal and replacement of the tub seal can ONLY be accomplished as follows:

1. Follow steps 1 through 3 for the face seal

NOTE: For Triple Lip Seal special instuction, see next column

FACE SEAL

2.Before installing the new seal, coat the mounting recess of the housings with silicone grease (part number 203959). This will allow the seal

body and seal face to slip into posi- tion.

NOTE: MAKE SURE NO GREASE COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE MATING SURFACES OF THE SEAL.

3.Make sure both seal mating surfaces are free of foreign matter, then clean both surfaces with an alcohol satu-

rated cloth.

NOTE: Do not use any agent other than alcohol to clean the mating surface. Do not use any lubricant other than Silicone Grease, part number 203959.

Triple Lip Seal (056016) grease

The spin bearing is installed in a cavity on the underside of the bearing and seal housing. It is also press fitted and bot- toms out on the cavity shoulder. It is further secured in place by the inner diameter of the tub support.

SPIN BEARING REPLACEMENT:

1.Disconnect the unit from the power source.

2.Remove the bearing and seal hous- ing and the tub support as previ- ously described.

3.Remove the seal body from the housing cavity.

4.Press the spin bearing out of

the cavity from the opposite side of the housing.

5.When installing the replacement bearing into the housing cavity, be sure to press against the outer race of the bearing to avoid damage to the bearing shield and causing pre- mature failure.

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