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Disassembly procedures, Warning – Amana RS3100007 User Manual

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To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or
death, disconnect power to unit before servicing.

Disassembly Procedures

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RS3100007 Rev. 0

WARNING

!

7. Apply a small amount of supplied grease,

No. 36765P, to inside sealing lips of seal.

Apply grease to
inside sealing lips

Transmission
output shaft

Seal

Hub
assembly

NOTE: DO NOT allow any lubricants to come in contact

with outside surface of seal

8. Apply remainder of supplied grease, No. 36765P, to

exposed surface of washer between transmission
output shaft and seal.

9. Place new drive bell seal onto hub and push into

position using large end of No. 293P4 Seal Tool.

NOTE: Using a small pocket mirror, check entire

circumference of bottom seal flange to verify
seal is pressed down against shoulder on hub;
there should be no gap!

10.Turn No. 293P4 Seal Tool upside-down and place

the small end over transmission output shaft and
onto the seal.

11. Push down on tool with a quick motion until it

bottoms out and the top of seal is fully seated.

Hub
assembly

293P4
Seal tool

293P4
Seal tool

Hub
assembly

Hub
shoulder

Top of
seal

Apply
36765P
grease

Bottom
seal flange

Installing Drive Bell

1. Position new drive bell over transmission output

shaft. Rotate drive bell until splines in drive bell line
up with splines on transmission output shaft.

2. Screw

7

/

16

" bolt into transmission output shaft until it

bottoms out.

3. Using a wrench or socket, tighten bolt CLOCKWISE

to force drive bell down onto transmission shaft until
drive bell bottoms out on shaft.

NOTE: Tighten new shoulder screw between 60 to 80

inch-pounds.

4. Place new plug over hole in drive bell and firmly

press into place using the palm of your hand.

NOTE: It may be necessary to insert the end of a paper

clip or thin blade screwdriver along side of plug
as it is pressed into drive bell to release
entrapped air.

NOTE: When fully seated plug should not extend above

drive bell more than 1/8 inch (3.2 mm).

5. Place agitator on top of drive bell. Slowly rotate

agitator until fingers on underside of agitator line up
with large slots on drive bell.

6. A sharp blow on top of agitator, with the palm of your

hand, will force agitator down onto drive bell,
allowing fingers on underside of agitator to lock
under bottom edge of drive bell.

NOTE: Do not push agitator onto drive bell any further

than necessary.