First of all unplug it before you start. I'm hoping this is a top loader and not a front load machine.
There are 2 ways to get where you need to go. In some cases there is a panel on the back that will let you take out some screws near the bottom and open the bottom area. Other machines make you take out a ton of screws and the back panel comes off as one big piece. once this is off you'll be able to see the belt and pulleys. Below are some ideas on what to look for. If it is a top loader, and the back isn't accessible, you usually need to separate the top by releasing 2 clips in the front. Notice the gap between the top and front panel? You can use a putty knife or butter knife to release the clips. I like the putty knife because it's wider. Slide the knife, which ever you choose, between the top and front sections. Start at the outside edge and slowly slide to the center. Along the way you should run into a piece that stops your travel. Come around it and once on the front edge, push inward. With your other hand lift up on the corner of the top. If you see it start to separate, keep it lifted and continue to the other side. When you hit the 2nd clip, do the same thing. You should be able to lift the top now. With the top out of the way, don't get crazy lifting it, just get it up enough to wedge a rolled up towel or something to keep it up. Look on the corners and see if there isn't a small sheet metal screw in the area. Usually a quarter or 5/16 hex head. This will need to be loosened some. Lots of machines have a hanger arrangement that goes over the shaft and behind the head. Just loosen the heads some for now. Next you will have to play around the bottom of the front. Sometimes there is a couple Philips head screws showing. Others you may have to pull some on the bottom of the panel to make spring loaded clips let go. This is hard to describe because of the million combinations that may be used. Once you figure out how to get the very bottom piece loose, you can go back to the top and take it the rest of the way apart now. Locate the motor underneath the tub. The motor will have a pulley for the belt, and there will also be a tensioner pulley which will most likely have a wide flat surface. It usually applies pressure or tension to the back of the belt. Finally there will be a pulley under the tub somewhere. It can be on top of the transmission or under it depending on the brand. Make sure you can roll or spin the tension pulley, and the one on the motor. Spinning the tub will take a bit more work. If it stopped all at once, then you have to find out if the brake is stuck on, something got between the belt and pulley, or any number of other things. If the transmission has locked, you don't want to mess with it, It sounds like you have no or very little experience. You can spill a lot of nasty thick grease opening it up for a look. There should be things to push and tug on that are in the open and you can get an idea from poking around where the problem most likely is. ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Doucet To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 4:16 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine woes Hi, Ok, I found two brackets in the back of the machine. They held the back of the top of the washer to the rest of the machine. But the top only lifts up in the back and only for about 2 or 3 inches. I see no way to release the front of the top of the machine. Any ideas? At 02:27 PM 4/6/2009, you wrote: >Ok, > >I got the water out of the tub and have the exhaust line and the hot >and cold water supply hoses drained and disconnected. > >What am I going to encounter trying to get to the belt? > >At 02:03 PM 4/6/2009, you wrote: > > >Hi I think you should first get the water out of the machine, this > >you can do with a peace of hose pipe that is filled with water, you > >put the one end in the tub, and lower the other end into a bucket, > >just make shore that the outside end is lower than the water inside > >the machine. I got a suspicion that thee belt climbed off the pulley. > >Philip Theron > >Piano tuner > >Piano Music House > >Tel.: [021] 948 6995 > >Cell: [083] 635 6349 > >Fax: [021] 949 8650 > >Email: > <mailto:philip%40isales.co.za><mailto:philip%40isales.co.za>[email protected] > >www.pianomusichouse.co.za > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Kevin Doucet > >To: > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 8:30 PM > >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine woes > > > >Hi list, > > > >My washing machine just made a loud squealing noise. When I went to > >stop it I smelt smoke. For safety sake, I also unplugged it. > > > >It was on the first empty cycle just after wash. Nothing is cought or > >hung up in the tub. Neither the adjitater or the tub will turn by > >hand. The wash watter is not completely out of the tub. > > > >So, thrill seakers, first, how can I drain it and then what may be > >wrong and how do I get access to the workings of the washer and what > >do I look for? > > > >Thanks for any help. > >Way out of my legue here. > > > >---------------------------------------------------------- > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG. > >Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.42/2042 - Release Date: > >2009/04/05 10:54 AM > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > >signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > > > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > > ><<http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com > > > > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >signature database 3975 (20090330) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > ><http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
