Manitowoc Ice Q290 - Manual (Page 31)

Section 5 Component Parts – Removal & Replacement
Gearmotor Shaft Seal Replacement
WARNING
Unplug unit before servicing or cleaning.
Electric Shock Hazard.
1
If the dispenser is top mounted with an ice
machine, remove the ice machine front panel.
Most will allow access to the bin.
NOTE: The following photos show a bin that is not
top-mounted with an ice machine.
2
Remove the paddle wheel pin, agitator, and
paddle wheel. (See pages 4-5 and 4-6.)
3
The motor shaft seal can be replaced with the
gearmotor in or out.
With a 7/16” nut driver, remove the three bolts
on the bin insulator plate.
Oil seal retainer
marks the topside of
bin insulator plate
Bin
insulator
plate
4
Remove the bin insulator plate.
CAUTION
It is important to know which side of the bin insulator
plate you are accessing, the topside or the underside.
The topside of the bin insulator plate can be noted by
an approximately two-inch square of oil seal retainer
welded to the top of the bin insulator plate. (As
shown in Step 4 above.)
The underside of the bin insulator plate is where the
shaft seal is located. (As shown in Step 5 on page
5-2.)
Bin
insulator
plate
5-1