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I’m going further with this. I bought a pump and was able to take mine off. I’m apparently unable to upload a photo of it, due to my ‘user group’s upload quota’???
I followed your instructions from your video here:
https://youtu.be/BBT273vncp4
My impeller doesn’t have that magnetic stop action that your video indicate. When I use my ohmmeter, however, it shows that the electrical circuit is good. I ended up buying the pump in the link above – but the pump that I removed, while the white part looks the same, the motor area looks entirely different. How do I upload a photo??? ThanksWell, I’ve answered my own question….lol. The centrifugal force of the spin cycle won’t allow the residual water in the tub to drain out. Of course, I may have connected this up the wrong way – I connected the pipe AFTER the drain pump, rather than connecting to the hose that comes from the tub itself. But I do have a couple of more questions…..does the drain pump for this machine have a ‘drain pump filter’? The lint catcher in this machine is actually visible in the center of the tub, but I’m reading about drain pump filters. I was wondering if anyone here knew whether this has it or not. I suspect that if I want to continue with the ‘cheap repair’ of this machine, I will need to hook up a hose to the hose that comes out of the tub itself, rather than the actual outlet at the back of the machine. This machine cost me $400, 27 years ago. I’m somewhat hesitant about putting $100+ into it (although I did find this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kenmore-Washer-Drain-Pump-285948-60864-3969712-ASMN-/153734966293?_trksid=p2349526.m4383.l4275.c4#viTabs_0. It says Kenmore, but the page that leads to it says Whirlpool. And all of this depends on whether I can actually get the old pump off – I haven’t tried. In the meantime, I’ve read that the drain pump is activated shortly after the spin cycle begins – my machine drains, but then stops draining when the spin cycle starts, so I’m assuming (without any testing) that either the pump is completely gone, or, if there is some kind of filter in that pump, there’s something stuck in it. So, of course, my first question is….is there a drain filter in this pump? Thanks for any info you may have on this. 🙂
Thank you again. Will certainly try to get the pump off, at which time I’ll probably be back for more advice. In the meantime, at least I know I can still use the machine and drain via gravity, which is a relief. I don’t have that many clothes…lol
Thanks! I pulled off the hose from the tub to the pump, and it was clear. The drain hose from the pump going out to the ditch is clear, as well. I couldn’t really test the pump too well, but just by putting my finger all the way into it, the impeller was able to spin. As long as I know that I can deal with the draining, only by gravity, then I’m ok for a while, until I get the pump off to check and replace it. I imagine the short ‘groan sound I hear (it only lasted for a second or so – not like bearings groaning), may have come from the pump – I’m not sure. The only clue I had was that once the tub drained, I heard the noise, then the drum started to spin, but no further water came out of the drain pipe to the ditch, which is what made investigate if this could be the pump. Thanks for all your help.
Yes, that’s the pump – or at least part of the whole unit? I found this, although perhaps part of it in your photo is at the back and not visible. The machine, on the ‘drain’ cycle, seems to drain out – I assume that the tub was draining via gravity until a certain point when the spin cycle would start, at which point the pump becomes important. My thought was that I’d just put the hose below the pump when the drain cycle starts, and let it go through drain and spin with the gravity flow. Then, when it’s time to fill the tub, I’d just put the hose up higher than the tub. I’m not really sure that the pump is the problem, but assumed so, as it drained ok, but then nothing came out during the spin. Would you say that this is because of the pump not working?? As I’m filling the tub manually (so do have to be present to fill the tub again at the beginning of the rinse cycle) it’s no big deal to deal with the hose during the drain cycle. My machine only fills (perhaps because I’m doing it manually now) once for wash, and once for rinse. Thanks for the info!
Wow. Thanks for the info. That Belling freezer was touted by our local appliance store as being top notch. It lasted 2 years – not a great result. I guess it’s time for a new one. Thanks for the feedback.
Well, I am doing my first load of laundry, and everything is working perfectly. No leaks, washing and spinning as it should, etc. I’m going on to eBay now to order those clips. And I do want to thank you – I wouldn’t have been able to do this without all the information, recommendation for parts, etc. For about £30, my machine is up and running. Thank you so much…..
For some reasonI can’t upload – it says it’s due to my usergroup allowance, and I only have 389 bytes left…..???
Ah, I see the problem with the door – the switch is ok. The glass bowl is held in place by 4 clips – 2 large ones on the side and 2 smaller ones at 6:00 and 12:00. Those clips aren’t holding the bowl in as it should apparently, and the bowl is sitting in a slightly lower position than it’s apparently supposed to. So, after having done all this work, I might as well fix this too. I’m hoping that those clips are still available – they seem to slide on to a tab, and then have a small screw that screws it in place.
By the way (as you all have been so kind….) I was trying to upload a photo of the bearings I took out. No seal on either side of them, just grease and bearing ‘balls’. Will keep trying to upload. No wonder my clothes were getting smeared with a bit of grease!I was able to get the rear bearing out by myself – the one inside the tub, well, it’s nice to know handy guys who have proper tools, etc. My neighbor got the bearing out for me in about 10 minutes. We put the new bearings in (or rather, he did). Fortunately, he hung around for a while, as the clips holding the front panel on to the outer tub were a LOT more difficult to do, when the new seal went on. At that point, I figured all was well, and sent him home. And all did go well….until….. a plate that fits on the switch for the door assembly fell off, and I wasn’t sure how it went back on. I may have assembled it correctly, but probably not, I couldn’t find a photo of this to confirm it. Anyway, all went back as it should…..BUT….the closing of the door feels a bit different now….and the door switch ‘clicks’ sometimes and the machine works – and other times it doesn’t. Are there any photos of how this switch should be? It had a ‘sliding plate’ on it. That being said, when the door closes properly, the machine works, and the locking mechanism on the door works as well. However, after all this hassle, I’d really like to get this corrected if I could…..?????
So, it appears that the man who was going to ‘help’ me remove these bearings isn’t going to show up. Sadly. I have been spraying the bearings with WD40 – but would love to know if there is any ‘trick’ to removing them other than just manhandling them out by banging with a hammer/small sledge and ‘chisel’ (and I don’t have one small enough to enter through the rear bearing to get to the front one. I’m determined to do this, however….LOL
Yup, I remember everything you wrote on page 1 – just was ‘explaining’ while circuitously getting to the point of my question – which was the fins go. Thanks for the info. And thanks again for seeing me through all of this. Much appreciated.
OK, last question…I promise!! My original spider had the bolt, a triangular washer on the spider side of the drum, a triangular washer on the other side of the drum, and a nut on the other side, as well. I see that the new spider has no triangular washer on the spider side – presumably the change in the spider has accommodated for this. On the other side, where there was another triangular washer and nut originally, I’m assuming that the new triangular washer with the nut already part of it, is the replacement. However, that new triangular washer has a lip on it – I’m assuming that the lip faces away from the drum (as it doesn’t seem to attach or hold anything). Just wanted to be sure this was correct before I installed it all. Thanks!
I am replacing the spider – I’ve ordered it and it should be here on Monday, which gives me a couple of days to tackle these rusty nuts and bolts. I agree – there is no sense putting this kind of effort into this machine, having dismantled it, etc., and put it back with parts that will eventually cause problems in the future. I’m being a good girl…LOL
