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Hellow,: How are yoiu today? I hope that you can help me. I have ordered a new seal and push nut for the pump drain valve shaft for my GE Hotpoint dishwasher model HDA489M and I am concerned as to what cautions I should be aware of when I replace the old seal and push nut. Is the shaft stationary or will it come out when I work with it? What will happen if it comes out or comes out part way and spins freely? I have read that could happen and if it does ,what I have read only said, that is when the real fun starts. That scares me; How could I avoid that mistake and if it does happen and I put the shaft back into place what will the result be? Will it still spin or will it be stationary? As you can tell, I haven't done anything like this before and I live in an area in the country side that it is next to imposible to get anyone to service the area, so it is either I take the machine to them or try and fix it myself. I am handy but lack experience in the area of repairing appliances. Please help if you can. Take care, Ken kamajm563@dtccom.net
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[COLOR="Blue"]Is the shaft stationary or will it come out when I work with it?[/COLOR]
It should not come out as it is attached to the flapper valve.
[COLOR="Blue"]What will happen if it comes out or comes out part way and spins freely?[/COLOR]
You would have to replace the pump housing.
[COLOR="Blue"]How could I avoid that mistake and if it does happen and I put the shaft back into place what will the result be?[/COLOR]
If it comes out odds are the unit will not drain.
To lessen the chance of this happening put some pressure on the end of the shaft so that it cannot pull back when you remove the push nut.
[COLOR="Blue"]Will it still spin or will it be stationary?[/COLOR]
It will rotate 90 degrees or so as the flapper vale will limit it's rotation.
Just a couple things.
Take note of how the original push nut goes on (teeth in or teeth out) and the seal.
Note how the springs etc. for the solenoid are attached in case one comes loose. A picture on a digital camera can be a help here. |
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