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WP Direct Drive outer tub issue! |
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Post# 631154 10/12/2012 at 20:49 (4,212 days old) by Kenmore71  (Minneapolis, MN) |
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A couple of years ago I started having trouble with a WP direct drive machine that was not neutral draining any longer and would leak water whenever it went directly into spin. (This is not a personal machine but one that I care for). Several people told me that it shouldn't leak even if it did begin spinning immediately. Be that as it may, I replaced the neutral drain assembly in the transmission and all was well until a few weeks ago when it started leaking again. Sure enough, the neutral drain cam had started "missing" about a third of the time. Before I got too far into the the transmission again, I thought I would take the back and top off and see if the upper tub seal was bad of it the tub cover was loose in a spot. What I found horrified and astounded me. The balancer ring had been rubbing up against a spot on the plastic tub and had actually WORN THROUGH!
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Post# 631155 , Reply# 1 10/12/2012 at 20:53 (4,212 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Obviously this machine is not too long for this world, but I did do a temporary fix. I cut a generous piece of plastic from a 5 quart ice cream bucket and epoxied it over the bad spot. Then after the epoxy had set I covered the whole patch with a layer of waterproof marine tape.
I didn't get a picture of the "patch". Put here is another of the bad tub. 
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Post# 631157 , Reply# 2 10/12/2012 at 21:02 (4,212 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 631171 , Reply# 4 10/12/2012 at 22:19 (4,212 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Dadoes, I guess it's because I'm an idiot and didn't know any better.
I feel appropriately shamed. This post was last edited 10/12/2012 at 22:55 | ||
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Post# 631173 , Reply# 5 10/12/2012 at 22:20 (4,212 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Post# 631179 , Reply# 7 10/12/2012 at 22:53 (4,212 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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Thanks for the advice.
In all honesty, though, I DID need to remove the back panel to get at and fix (at least temporarily) this problem. :) After all of the years of working on Belt Drive WP/KM, Maytags and Frigidaires, it just never occurred to me that the whole front and top of the cabinet would just LIFT off! Come, on, it's never THAT simple, right. ;) | ||
| Post# 631185 , Reply# 8 10/12/2012 at 23:44 (4,212 days old) by Iowegian () | ||
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Yep, those WP disassembly steps hide in plain sight... Next time it will go much faster! | ||
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Post# 631231 , Reply# 9 10/13/2012 at 07:38 (4,212 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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WP DD Balance Ring Problems We have occasionally seen this happen and now you know why this washer leaked. When we have seen this happen you should replace the wash basket and balance ring, usually the balance ring is bad and or the basket itself is a little out of round. You can either replace or repair the outer tub, note some WP models still in the field still have a 10 outer tub warranty and if your machine has this A WP parts distributor will give you a free outer tub. | ||
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Post# 631235 , Reply# 10 10/13/2012 at 08:17 (4,212 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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