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| Posted: Mon May 14th, 2007 05:49 pm |
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joe bloggs Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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My neptune has brown stains on the casing and rear drum from the seal at the back and sounds like a banshee on spin. The photo posted by a guru on a similar neptune problem is simply worse than mine. The bearing and seals are presumably shot. However i have been told that the "front" bearing (22002934) must be bought with the outer casing tub as one piece. I think this is part 22004465. As I can buy the front bearing 22002934 and the radial bearing 22003441 (where does this go, it is not on the diagrams I have seen ?), do I have to buy the outer tub which seems a waste of money and resources ? If I can replace the bearing(s) and lip seal only, do I need any special bearing pullers ?. I have the standard bearing pullers. I note from the previous replies to the similar problem that the pulley might have shrunk. Mine is tight up with no adjustment left. Should I have this replaced also ? Help would be greatly appreciated Attachment: shot neptune.JPG (Downloaded 66 times)
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| Posted: Tue May 15th, 2007 02:26 am |
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The last time I had to fix one of these the part looked like this. http://www.repairclinic.com/0081.asp?RccPartID=1119942 Its not fun, but it can be done. Just remember the box is really big and it takes more money to ship it. It will probably take you three to five hours to do this.
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| Posted: Tue May 15th, 2007 07:49 pm |
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joe bloggs Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Thanks sublime master for the encouraging news. I now know where one of my weekends is going. Has anyone attempted to replace the worn bearing in an outer tub and save a fortune?
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| Posted: Tue May 15th, 2007 11:26 pm |
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joe bloggs wrote: Has anyone attempted to replace the worn bearing in an outer tub and save a fortune? You could be the first. Got nothing to lose but your own time.
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| Posted: Wed May 16th, 2007 01:40 am |
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I wanted to try it, but was told by Maytag that it would all end badly. After careful inspection of how the bearing were put in and what the material that holds them is made of, I decided that they were right. You can probably get the old ones out, but pressing or driving the new bearings in is probably going to destroy the tub material. Then you will have nearly new bearings and a still need a new tub. Also perfect alignment on something that spins at 800 RPM is pretty important. If you do try it, please post pictures. Even if it doesn't work out. I'd be interested to see what happens to the plastic.
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| Posted: Thu May 17th, 2007 07:57 pm |
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joe bloggs Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Thanks for the info from maytag. I am ordering the bearings and will let you know how it goes on. Do not hold your breath because I may have to do it after my vacation. Being self employed I have to do 2 weeks extra work before I go. This means such delights may have to be put on hold with earplugs issued when the washer is spinning.
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| Posted: Sat May 19th, 2007 02:29 am |
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These bearings are pressed into a metal sleeve that the outer tub is molded around. After a good cleaning and soaking with penetrating oil they come out pretty easily. I have done 2 of these and it works. Here is a link that has a great video clip on the whole process. The $350 tool this guy came up with is very cool and I would have one if I ran into this more often. I'm not sure where you came up with the bearing part numbers, 22002934 looks like the front one but I'm not sure. 22003441 radial bearing doesn't look right nor match the description. You can match up the bearings at your local bearing supplier for roughly $25 a piece. The seal kit is 12002022 Being cheap and resourceful, I beat the rear bearing out using a piece of 1" black pipe inserted from the inside then did the same as they show on the video for the inner bearing. After a good clean up, using a threaded rod (like the tool), some large washers, and the old bearings(to prevent damage to the new ones) - you can set the new bearings in place. Good luck.
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| Posted: Sat May 19th, 2007 10:45 am |
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joe bloggs Senior Apprentice Appliantologist
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Thankyou very much, your experience with doing it with threaded rod, washers, timber drifts and other materials the mechanic usually reverts to when the frequency of the job does not warrant special tools has removed my fear of a large bill for a new outer tub. I have ordered the bearings but await delivery with more confidence than before. thanks again
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