Please follow the step by step instructions below.....
1) Turn off water. Disconnect electrical
supply and water hoses.
2) Remove agitator and cap from machine (
this is not always possible as the agitator gets frozen on the shaft, it just makes the
job a little easier )
3) Lay machine on it's front. Protect
front of the unit from scratches. Do not leave it over night on it's front as some oil
will leak out the breather hole on top of the transmission.
4) Remove rear service panel
5) Loosen both nuts holding the motor
mounting bracket in the slotted base plate holes. (see figure 1)
6) Rotate the motor to the right to relieve the belt tension and remove belt
from motor pulley
7) After belt is removed from
motor pulley, rotate motor to the left as far as possible to assure cam bar clearance.
8) The spin cam bar must be
advanced to the spin position. Push up on the spin control solenoid plunger and rotate the
main drive pulley until the cam bar advances to the spin position.
9) Remove the brake yoke
spring from the gear case cover and yok. (see figure 2)
10) Remove completely the 3 support braces attached to the
gear case and base plate. (see figure 3)
11) Remove the 2 pump
mounting bolts. The pump hoses do not have to be disturbed. (see figure 3)
12) Remove the gear case
mounting stud which has the spacer. remove spacer (see figure 2). Loosen the remaining 2
gear case mounting studs approximately 7 turns. (see figure 3).
13) Remove yoke retainer from
yoke support. (see figure 2 for the types of yoke retainer).
14) The gear case can now be
pulled down so that the belt can be slipped out between the top of of the clutch shaft and
the clutch yoke. (see figure 4) and then through the space beneath the short stud; drop
the belt from around the gear case.
15) Reverse the procedure in
steps 15 & 13 to install the new belt.
16) Replace the pump making
certain the pump lever is engaged in the notch in the agitator cam bar before securing the
pump to the gear case ( see figure 5).
17) Grasp the bottom loop of the yoke spring with a pair of pliers and engage
the spring with the hole in the upper gear case cover (see figure 2).
18) Replace spacer in short
gear case mounting stud. Tighten the 3 gearcase mounting bolts ( finger tight only ). Next,
set the machine upright and tighten the gear case mounting bolts securely. This procedure
will allow the superstructure to properly align itself with the center post bearing.
19) Lay the machine on it's
front to mount the 3 support braces to the gearcase baseplate. Tighten the bolts
securely.
20) To adjust the belt
tension properly, position the belt over the pulleys. Insert a hammer handle or some other
lever between the motor mounting brackets. Rotate the motor to the left as far as it will
go. Tighten the nuts holding the motor mounting bracket. Check the tension of the belt, it
should deflect about 1/2 inch. (see figure 1).
21) Set machine upright.
Reinstall the agitator, agitator cap, service panel, water hoses and connect electrical
supply.
What the belt looks like when installed...
