F & P GW701 WM, made grinding noise on spin, now wont sp

[electricme]

Hi all,
I have a slight problem with a GW 701 F&P. 😳

It used to make a grinding noise on spin cycle, now it wont spin but it stills washes and drains water out.

I think the bearings on the main shaft need replacing, but I need someones help to explain the procedure for removing the main shaft without damaging the support housing in the process.

I have a set of good bearings and access to another shaft if necessary. 🙂

Can anyone help please, I’m stuck with wet washing on the line.

Jim

[Penguin45]

Re: F & P GW701 WM, made grinding noise on spin, now won

Top deck off, motor off the bottom, drum should pull through. If it doesn’t, protect the end of the shaft and wallop it.

As for the bearings and seals; the F+P chaps have a set of pullers for doing this job. It’s a long, deep tank, so the usual method using a hammer and a drift is awkard to say the least.

If the machine does not spin at all, there may be a deeper problem due to water escaping into the motor. You might like to have a read of the Sticky at the top of the forum and try running the diagnostics before you go much further.

Penguin45.

[electricme]

Re: F & P GW701 WM, made grinding noise on spin, now won

Thankyou Penguin45 😀

I appreceate your help and apologise for the time before I got back to you, had 2 seperate emergencies here that just couldn’t be putoff to 2nd place.

OK back to the F&P.
I am lucky enough to have a spare W&P drum outside in the open to practice on.
I have removed the motor hub with the magnets.
Removed the 4 long thick threaded bolts
Removed the stator.
Removed the huge nut

Turned the tub over right side up.

Removed the agitator itself (took some effort), used sewing machine light oil to give a hand here.

Removed the 3 screws holding a wide plastic retainer
Removed a (stubbon) small nylon gear which slides over the main shaft.

OK I’m STUCK here, there seems to be a semi transparent nylon thingie with a heep of square depressions in it, there is a small deeper grey nylon thing close to the main shaft, with 4 small slits in it, does this remove also?

It seems to be stuck fast, how do I remove it? is it a threaded item? if so, what direction do I turn it to remove it? Clockwise or anticlockwise.

Once I am to the part to drive out the main shaft, which direction should this be done, drive from inside, or drive from the outside (motor end)

Thanks again for your help.

jim

[electricme]

Re: F & P GW701 WM, made grinding noise on spin, now won

Thanks Penguin45,

I made a start on my GW701, I pulled it apart, a big job this.

So far I have discovered a cracked in half nylon gear which slides onto the “top” of the main shaft.
The inturnal splines look as though they have been flatened, my “spare” is 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} better than this one.

The “top” bearing is siezed up, there is rust on the top part on the bearing, the main seal looks like it has leaked.

I have a spare bearing here, so no probs.

I noticed there are “polling” marks on the magnets, I put this down to the faulty top bearing.

Bottom bearing is OK, looks like the previous owner regreased that one, but didn’t know about the top bearing.

Have to check the top bearing housing to make sure it is not scoured, if it is so, I’ll have to shim it up.

Back to work to assemble this machine.

jim

[electricme]

Re: F & P GW701 WM, made grinding noise on spin, now won

Ahrrrr Ha, Got my F&P all assembled at long last.

Put a load through yesterday and another load through today, what a nice feeling to have it up and running like a swiss watch again.

Thank you very much Penguin45 for your help and tips 😀

jim

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