2043399991 Kenmore Upright Vacuum - Instructions

First I removed the clamps that holds the pump in place.
Next I removed the water hose clamps.
Then I did the reverse to finish the repair.

I pulled the machine out about two feet from the wall. No need to disconnect any hoses. Tip up the front, place an automotive jack stand under the front of the machine to hold it approximately a foot and a half up. Lay on the floor, remove the hose clamps, flip the two spring clips off that hold the pump, and it's off in minutes. Place th ... Read more e new pump in position and replace the two spring clips, slide the hoses back on and install the clamps. It couldn't be easier or quicker. Replacing the pump took 5-10 minutes max. The longest part of the project was cleaning up the spilled water..!

pulled the washer away from the wall and turned it on its side. I had to remove the gear box and motor to get to the part. Had to remove the whole insides. Install the part and put everything back in.

remove the motor remove hoses find sock inside of pump couldn't removed install new pump take less than 2 hrs to fix

First, disconnect from power & turning off the water. Then, tried to access the part by tipping the unit back enough to work. Was able to remove the hoses by loosening the spring clamps.. The pump motor shaft had corroded enough to make removal of the pump almost impossible. The washer had to go full onto its back side; had to pry with on ... Read more the pump with the crowbar and tap the crowbar to get the pump to slowly move off of the shaft. Once forced off, additional time was spent removing corrosion from the shaft. A little lube was used on the shaft. Re-assembly was quick & washer was righted, plugged in and returned to service. Much better than buying a whole new washer.

It was real easy!!!! gave part to my maintenance man. he pulled old part off, then put new one on.

First disconnected water hoses, put machine on the back, removed hoses from the pump, then removed two metal retainers that hold the pump. Motor's shaft got so rusty, that I could not remove the pump. I spent two days (few hours each day), until I finally was able to snap it off. If that wasn't difficult enough, putting new pump on was ... Read more even harder. Metal rusted thru, and expanded from long leaking (previous owners probably had this problem for a while). I spent a lot of time filing it down with dremel tool, until finally I was able to attach the pump on the motor. I almost gave up in the process, but I'm glad I didn't, it works great. Motor might fail soon tho due to the rust.

The WEB site is excellent, and I believe has been put together by very experienced repair people.

The Trouble shooting tree is excellent, it went right to the problem.

I would give the whole repair operation an EXCELLENT Rating except for one show stopping omission.

The console on my unit is SCREWED to t ... Read more he TOP REAR of the washer.
This step is missing in the video. The two screws are easy to miss as they are in a recessed area. Also the console is attached to the top with plastic fitting that fit into recessed openings in the top. To make matters worse, using a putty knife to release the spring clips may actually damage the plastic fittings.

It may be that the manual covers this change, but I did not print it out. A possible solution might be to put a warning in the video to inform the repair person to look in the manual for this change.

Over All - A VERY GOOD JOB. I will use it again if needed, and I have sent your URL to several of my friends.

Robert Hopkins, TN

1. turn off water valves going to washer
2. disconnect hoses and electric in back of washer
3. put screwdriver under top control panel and pry
control panel up
4. flip control panel back
5. use screwdriver to pry gold colored clips on right and
left which secure washer housing
6. pull hous ... Read more ing forward until completely off washer
7. at this point the partselect website recommended
tilting the washer on it's back but I chose to work
on the pump with the washer upright
8. pull both hose clamps on the two hoses attached to
the pump back and remove the two hoses
9. remove the two metal clamps holding the pump
10. pull the pump directly off it's drive shaft
11. put the new pump on over the drive shaft making
sure the support "legs" of the new pump are in
their support holes.
12. basically work back through these steps to reassemble
the washer
13. The biggest problem I had was getting the housing
back on the washer. I was working by myself and it
was difficult to get the housing to seat properly
on the frame's metal flanges. I eventually got it
on and the washer is working great with NO LEAKS!
14. Piece of advice for getting the housing back on the
washer: Get the front of the housing on the front
of the frame first and then LOWER the housing DOWN
on the metal frame carefully matching the frame's
flanges with the holes in the housing.

Followed instructions on site, remove two screws holding contol panel and flipped up, disconnect water level tube(clear plastic), pry off two metal clips holding shell to back(on top,under control panel), remove shell. Water pump in front, bottom, two hoses. Remove hoses, pry off two metal clips
securing water pump. Water pump stuck ... Read more on. Soaked with penetrating oil and let sit awhile. Reach behind pump and pry off. Turn impeller on new pump to align with flat sided shaft with finger in where hose connects. Slide pump onto shaft, tap lightly to get all the way in, put clips back on pump(tight), and hoses back on. Put shell back in place, clips back on top, water level hose back on panel, panel down, screws back in. Run machine, watch for leaks(water on floor). Had never done this before, this site made it easy. Thanks.

Replacing the motor was easy after watching the video on partselect. Unfortunately it turned out to be the safety switch on the lisd was broken.

With assistance the washer was walked out the door to the deck where it could be drained.
The machine was examined, and the pump identified. THEN I found this site while looking
for the part. Had I started here, I would have learned that I could service in place by just
tilting it back against the wall! The part was identif ... Read more ied, and phone call made to charming
rep and part arrived in a few days. Do be careful to keep track of the latches that clamp
the pump in place, as they can fall out when not clamped down on the pump.
No unusual tools or skills needed. Door clearance and outside temperature were greatest
issue for us, and wasn't even necessary.
As it was, my wife worked diligently to remove the inhaled sock from the pump. We gave up
on that as the #1 complaint on this pump was 'leaking'. Had I started here, repair time
would probably have been less than 30 min hands on time. We spent much more.

Stackable Unit. Removed the front cover between dryer and washer with a phillips screwdriver. Loosened the two bolts securing the top cover of washer. Removed the cover to access the two bolts securing the front panel of the washer. Removed that panel for access. Removed to clips by hand and used pliers to remove hose clamps. Installed ne ... Read more w part. Damage was visible on the old part. Good as new.

I followed the Partselect Video - it was a very good guide. the only issue i had was the motor shaft was rusted and the new pump could not be installed until i wire brushed the rust off of the shaft and filed the shaft to the proper size. then i installed the pump and reassembled the cabinet and it worked fine.

Turned water off at wall and disconnected electrical power cord from outlet.

Tilted washer backward far enough to view water pump and bottom of tub, motor, etc.. Saw drip of water on one of the two clamps that secure the pump on shaft.

Removed the two hoses that are connected to pump (drained water in a pan). Using ... Read more screw driver, removed the two clamps that hold the pump on the shaft. Wet, greasy shaft allowed pump to slip off easily.

Installed large hose onto new pump, then put new pump onto shaft...then aligned four pump legs in place, then snapped the two clamps on to secure pump in place on shaft.

Installed second hose.

Kim, ar PartSelect.com was great!