User manual MAYTAG NEPTUNE WASHER

[. . . ] i C O N T E N T S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G E N E R A L I N F O R M A T I O N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 PRE-INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1 U N C R A T I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Attachment to the outer tub is by a wire loop stretched around the perimeter of the opening in the outer tub cover and secured with a spring. Door Shrou d Figure 7-1 16008373-01 SECTION 7. OUTER TUB & SPINNER ASSEMBLY © 1998 Maytag Corporation 7-1 6 Unsnap the locking tabs of the door boot . around the inside perimeter of the door shroud (Figure 7-1). 7 Reposition the front shroud on the front . of the washer and secure (See Front Shroud). 8 Pull the front edge of the door boot and . locate the widest locking tabs, located at the 12, 4 & 8 o'clock positions. Insert the locking tabs into the large interlocking slots in the shroud. (Spraying the surface with window cleaner or a soap solution aids reinsertion of the tabs into the plastic front shroud. ) Press the thick rubber section of the door boot into the groove in the shroud so the locking tabs engage in the slots. 9 Press the remaining locking tabs into the . perimeter of the shroud. REPLACEMENT 1 Align the door boot with the D-shape to. ward the front, with the flat of the D toward the bottom. Remove the front panel, top cover, front shroud, outer tub cover and rear baffles (See Front Panel, Top cover, Front Shroud, Outer Tub Cover and Rear Baffle Removal). Figure 7-2 SPIN BASKET ASSEMBLY w/BALANCE RING The balance ring is securely fastened to the spin basket and cannot be obtained as a separate repair part. To obtain, order complete spin basket assembly. The balance ring is filled with a calcium chloride solution and baffles. 3 To separate the spinner tub support from . the spinner, remove the three rear baffles within the spin basket by removing the two screws securing each baffle (See Baffle Removal). 4 Remove the three locking type nuts (½" . socket) securing the spin basket to the spider assembly (Figure 7-5). Figure 7-4 Figure 7-3 within the ring allow the fluid to disperse within the ring evenly. By rotating the spin basket, you can hear the fluid dispersing within the baffles of the balance ring. The spin basket is mounted to the spinner support by means of threaded studs on the support extending through the spin basket and secured with nuts. The mounting nuts are concealed under the rear baffles (Figure 7-4). 16008373-01 SECTION 7. OUTER TUB & SPINNER ASSEMBLY © 1998 Maytag Corporation 7-3 Profile Washer Spinner Support Washer Locking Nut Figure 7-5 Figure 7-6 5 Remove the spin basket by lifting it off the . REPLACEMENT 6 When replacing the spin basket onto the . [. . . ] Press in the locking tabs on the back of the pressure switch and pivot the pressure switch off the pump bracket. Grasp the pressure switch and lift the nipple of the pressure switch from the pump cap. REINSTALLATION 1. IMPORTANT: Reposition the plastic bag back onto the pressure switch. PUMP ASSEMBLY The pump is rated at 80 watts and mounts identically to the pump used in the MAH3000 washer. The pressure switch mounting bracket is a molded part of the pump housing. [. . . ]