Maytag Atlantis - Manual (Page 57)

TUB SEAL TUB SEAL REPLACEMENT
The tub seal consists of the seal face and seal
body.
NOTE: All parts of the sea! must be replaced
if either of the sealing surfaces is damaged.
The seal face fits into a recess in the under­
side of the basket hub assembly. Also, the seal
body installs in the cavity on the top side of
the bearing and seal housing. The spin bear­
ing is located in a cavity on the underside of
the bearing and seal housing.
Each of the two sealing parts, the seal face
and the seal body, have sealing faces which
are brought into contact with one another
when the basket hub assembly is threaded
down on the drive tube. The springs in the
seal body exert pressure to keep the sealing
faces in contact.
The tub seal fits into a recess on top of the
upper bearing and seal assembly.
Should the tub seal begin to leak or develop
excess seal drag, it must be replaced. The
service replacement seal includes all the parts
necessary to replace the entire seal. Be sure
to replace all parts of the seal even if only one
part is found to be damaged.
NOTE: If the tub sea! is being replaced be­
cause it has begun to leak, the spin bearing is
probably damaged as well and should be re­
placed. To replace the spin bearing, the bear­
ing and sea! housing must be removed as pre­
viously described. This also allows access to
the tub seal for removal and replacement (re­
fer to steps 2 and 3 below when installing).
Removal and replacement of the tub seal can
ONLY be accomplished as follows:
1. Follow steps 1 through 4 of the b e a r i n g
and seal housing removal as previously
described. The parts of the seal can now
be removed from their mounting recesses.
The carbon ring of the tub seal mates with the
teflon ring underneath the spin basket hub.
Seal Face
Seal Body
Figure 7-3
2. Before installing the new seal, make sure
both seal mating surfaces are free of for­
eign matter, then clean both surfaces with
an alcohol saturated cloth.
NOTE: Make sure no grease comes in con­
tact with the mating surfaces of the seal.
NOTE: Do not use any agent other than al­
cohol to dean the mating surface. Do not use
any lubricant other than water.
16009485-01 Section 7. Transmission And Related Components 7-3
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