I know they make pliers with notches in them for those spring clamps. I used to have a pair and they work well.
earlier, Dale Leavens, wrote: >Without really examining I can't be certain but I suspect the pump. >Some though do use an electric pump in which case this won't apply. > >The belt should run around a pulley near the front of the machine I >would guess the right front. You will recognize it as having the >pulley sticking up from a sort of rounded pot like structure with a >couple of hoses attached. One comes from the bottom of the tank, the >other leaves from the side of the pot and becomes the drain hose. >Some will have a large rubberized sort of plug terminating a round >port, this would be the one to remove if it exists. There will be >some sort of hose clamp, usually a spring clamp but it might be a >proper bolt style hose clamp. > >If yours has the big port plug I would start with removing that. You >will probably get a gush of water and hopefully what ever is stopping the pump. > >Remember that the pump is an impeller style. That means there is a >sort of paddle wheel which spins in a fairly tight fitting housing. >Water enters the bottom of this spinning paddle wheel or impeller. >As it spins, centrifugal force pushes it out toward the wall of the >housing. This housing has a void in it where the discharge hose is >connected which allows the spinning water to exit the pump. I expect >you have something caught either at the inlet or just at the outlet >which is not permitting the impeller to spin. In one direction it >releases like the dog of a ratchet. You are looking for this >obstruction. If it is there carefully extract it. You may need to >gently reverse the pump to extract it. > >Things like handkerchiefs, wires from your under wire brassier, >maybe a small brad or nail left in a pocket can all stop a pump. > >Those spring clamps can be a bear to remove without the right tool. >A reasonable alternative is a channel lock vice grip sort of plier >but be ware, if the spring slips and it probably will, they snap on >your fingers and sting like a bugger. > >Opening them to slip them back into place is at least as challenging >as getting them off. After my last excursion into my washer pump I >bought a spring plier which hasn't been out of the blister pack >since I opened it to examine it but I just know that one day I will >be very pleased I bought it. I only hope I can find it when that time comes. > >Hope this is helpful. > >Dale Leavens. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Kevin Doucet >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] >Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 7:10 PM >Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine gained entry > >Well, it turns one way easily but the other way, not at all. > >At 05:14 PM 4/6/2009, you wrote: > > >Depending on the machine the agitator probably won't turn. There are > >safety switches which disengage the agitator when, for example the > >lid is raised. > > > >Just how freely does the belt turn by hand? There shouldn't be a lot > >of resistance since the components should be idling. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Kevin Doucet > >To: > <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected] > >Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 6:00 PM > >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] washing machine gained entry > > > >Hi list, > > > >Ok, Two screws at the bottom of the front, re loosen the top and lift > >it off and the entire front lifts away. > > > >Now, the belt is intact and in good shape and on the pulleys. I can > >turn the belt and the pulley by hand but the drum and agitator still > >does not turn. > > > >Now what? > > > >hmmm. > > > >[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 > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.44/2044 - Release Date: >04/06/09 18:59:00 John [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
