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Thread Number: 45782
Speed Queen Wringer - pump won't work - need some help |
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Post# 669689 , Reply# 1 4/1/2013 at 16:17 (4,035 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 669781 , Reply# 3 4/1/2013 at 23:24 (4,034 days old) by stan (Napa CA) | ||
Only way to find out, is to look under the skirt!
I wouldn't think it's electric, except that the switch for the pump seems kinda puiny for it to be all machnical ? ?
Look and see if there is any wires going to the switch to the pump motor! Never looked under a Speed Queens skirt (maytag only) LOL Let us know, and take a pic for us if you can. Hi Larry! How's Bessie Mae ? | ||
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Post# 669971 , Reply# 4 4/2/2013 at 15:14 (4,034 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Pump Ryan, Try pouring a small amount of VERY HOT water into the drain hole at the bottom of the tub. Let it set for 15 min. or so and see if that may have softened any mineral deposits/soap scum etc. I bet it won't take much to get the pump to work. I have the same washer only with longer legs. Happy washing, Gary | ||
| Post# 670021 , Reply# 5 4/2/2013 at 18:11 (4,034 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
It works like most: the switch moves the pump into the pulley, but the SQ pump, although slow, is a dream boat because it's held together with a no-tool-needed hand screw and a clamp.
Just your thumb and forefinger will release the screw, then slide the clamp off the rims and OPEN SESAME. You'll see at once whatever gunk is plugging up the works. The impeller is joined to the upper half of the pump case. But first, before you take anything apart, make sure you've got contact between the pump and pulley. This is easy enough to see when you go down and under the grand old gal. And then do what Gary says. He 's got many wringers and lots of experience. Thumbscrew as the last resort. | ||
| Post# 670075 , Reply# 7 4/2/2013 at 19:55 (4,034 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) | ||
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Could be that any lubricants on the moving parts associated with the pump may have dried out and become too stiff to move from sitting too long. I've seen that happen before too. Just clean off the old lube and apply new to correct the problem. BTW, that is a VERY nice looking washer. | ||
| Post# 670094 , Reply# 8 4/2/2013 at 21:17 (4,034 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
Perhaps similar to my Kenmore | ||
| Post# 670097 , Reply# 9 4/2/2013 at 21:42 (4,034 days old) by stan (Napa CA) | ||
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So it's | ||
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