Thread Number: 58339
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
another Neptune bearing job... |
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Post# 808510   2/9/2015 at 18:51 (3,334 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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nothing out of the ordinary....had two that I got locally, needing bearings and seals.....and over the past few days, got them rebuilt, drastically cleaned up, and running like new...
Easy as pie!..... but while on a roll, there is the first set I got my partner as a housewarming gift back in 2001, the door boot split once(under warranty), and the dryer needed gas valve solenoids, other than that, no repairs needed in the past 14 years of heavy use.... but as mentioned, while I was at it, decided since these bearings were starting to make noise, I would tear this one down since all the tools were out..... I expected to find similar grunge and gunk built up on the inside, as so many FLers do, but to my surprise, my own unit is remarkably clean inside, outter and inner drum, and boot areas.... granted, 99% hot or warm washes, bleach when washing whites, once a month cold wash for black jeans...sometimes softener added....nothing else special otherwise.... I have not touched anything yet, this is how I pulled it apart......one concern is there are stress cracks around the bearing area, so I might replace that outter tub, and the rust that is forming on the base panel....yet, these units are not in a damp basement....never any water on the floor, but may have to investigate for a small leak inside once I get it back together...the dryer is still in great condition inside... |
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Post# 809551 , Reply# 3   2/15/2015 at 23:53 (3,328 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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The spider looks to be in very good shape, especially considering the spider discussions we have had lately. |
Post# 809612 , Reply# 4   2/16/2015 at 10:50 (3,328 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 809627 , Reply# 5   2/16/2015 at 12:18 (3,328 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Ben, I used simple tools from the garage....bearing pullers for an auto can work, and sometimes a rubber mallet and a blunt chisel....
I have done so many that I should consider buying a TonyTool, but so far everything I use seems to work.....but man I are they quiet when new ones are installed.... I open the bearings and pack them even more with grease before installing them, just for an extra measure of lubrication... I expected some sort of build up inside of certain areas, but yeah, that spider was amazing of all pieces.....wish they all came to me that way.... I think if you catch them early enough, you most likely could use the same bearings and just replace the seal, and that's simple enough on it's own....but these people run them until the bearings shear apart, surprised most make it through all of that stress |
Post# 809641 , Reply# 6   2/16/2015 at 13:24 (3,328 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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All you gotta do is replace the seal and most likely save the bearings. When they resold them back where I worked in Reno, the rear main seals were an automatic thing. Saved us a ton of grief since we were apart that far for overhauling anyway to do it properly for resale. The Tony Tool is an awesome thing...
RCD |