Disassembly Procedures

 

 

!

WARNING

To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or

death, disconnect power to unit before servicing.

 

 

NOTE: Hooks must be positioned 180° from each other,

 

 

and must be placed under base of agitator near

 

 

agitator vane for greater stability. If hooks are

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placed between the vane area, agitator damage

door

 

may occur.

 

 

 

3. Using a rocking motion (side-to-side) carefully lift

 

 

agitator up off drive bell.

 

 

 

4. To reassemble place agitator on top of drive bell.

 

 

Slowly rotate agitator until fingers on underside of

 

 

agitator line up with large slots on drive bell.

 

 

5. A sharp blow on top of agitator, with the palm of your

 

 

hand, will force agitator down onto drive bell,

 

 

allowing fingers on underside of agitator to lock

 

 

under bottom edge of drive bell.

 

5. Maneuver loading door from washer cabinet top.

NOTE: Do not push agitator onto drive bell any further

 

 

than necessary.

 

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door

 

Agitator, Drive Bell and Seal Assembly

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If water is present in washtub, remove water

 

 

before attempting to remove drive bell.

 

 

1. Remove agitator, see “Agitator” procedure.

 

 

2. Remove plug and 7/16" bolt from top of drive bell.

 

 

3. Using care pry drive bell upward off transmission

 

 

shaft.

 

 

 

4. Remove old seal from hub assembly by:

 

 

a. Placing a flat bladed screwdriver between bottom

 

 

edge of seal and hub.

 

 

 

b. Using washtub bolts as a pry area, pop off lower

6. Remove screws securing right hinge and remove

seal bead.

 

c. Grasping bottom of seal and pulling straight up

loading door.

 

 

freeing upper seal bead.

 

7. Reverse procedure to reassemble.

 

 

 

 

 

Hex

 

Agitator

 

nut

Transmission

1. Open loading door.

 

 

output shaft

2. Remove agitator by placing hands under agitator lip

Hub

 

and pull upward, if agitator is stuck or stubborn use

assembly

Washer

two agitator hooks, No. 254P4P, under bottom edge

 

 

 

of agitator.

 

 

 

 

Agitator

 

 

 

hooks

 

 

 

 

Hub

Bronze

 

 

shoulder

bearing

5. Clean all foreign material from seal mounting area of hub assembly, bronze bearing and washer.

6. Lubricate new seal with liquid soap or soapy water to aid in assembly of seal onto hub.

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Amana RS3100007 service manual Agitator, Drive Bell and Seal Assembly