Maytag Atlantis - Manual (Page 85)

4. Remove the two (2) large hex head screws
which secure the motor and plate assem­
bly to the base.
5. Remove the screw which secures the wir­
ing clamp to the top of the motor. Discon­
nect the necessary wiring.
6. Remove the motor and plate assembly
from the base.
7. To separate the motor and plate assembly,
remove the motor pulley and the two (2)
lock nuts which secure the components to
the motor studs.
IMPORTANT-
After reassembling the motor to the
plate, be sure the nylon washers and
slides move freely in the radius slots.
In cases where washers and slides do
not move freely, the sides of the slots
may be bent and require alignment.
Check the slots for a rough surface
or for oil and dirt which must be re­
moved.
The washers are equipped with a nylon/glass
filled motor pulley. This pulley is pressed onto
the motor shaft where splines formed inside
the pulley mesh with mating splines on the
motor shaft. Small barbed fingers molded
onto the front of the pulley hub, snap into a
groove located at the end of the motor shaft.
NOTE: The center hole of the motor plate is
large enough to provide clearance for the pul­
ley during motor and plate assembly.
To eliminate the necessity of having to remove
and replace the nylon/glass filled pulley when
installing a replacement motor, the complete
motor/pulley and plate assembly will be ser­
viced (as shown in the illustration) ready to
be mounted to the base. However, should a
nylon/glass filled pulley become damaged in
the field, a service replacement pulley is avail­
able. The pulley can be removed and replaced
as follows:
REMOVAL: It is necessary to use a puller
with at least a three (3) inch spread.
INSTALLATION
1. Remove the shaft coverat ther rear of the
motor and "backup" the end of the motor
shaft with a socket. This will prevent in­
ternal damage to the motor when tapping
on the opposite end of the shaft during
pulley installation.
2. With the hub fingers out, positon the pul­
ley over the motor shaft until the splines
begin to mesh.
3. Place a 1/2 inch I.D. socket, pipe, etc., over
the hub fingers and gently tap the pulley
over the splines until it bottoms out on the
shaft shoulder (Figure 8-15).
NOTE: When the pulley has been properly
positioned against the shaft shoulder, the
hub fingers at the pulley front should be
located in the shaft groove.
4. Replace the shaft cover at the rear of the
motor and reinstall.
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