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MWX445MBD4 Frigidaire Washer - Instructions
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No cold water
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Cruz from Babylon, NY
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
For the washer/Dryer combo, replacing water valve was easy, first you need to remove washer front panel and top lid, make sure that washer electrical is unplugged, turn off gas, turn off water valves.remove 1-screw holding water valve. reaching from top and using pliers remove retention clip holding hose. remove old water valve, there are
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two electrical connections for cold and hot water valves, make sure you mark them, remove them from old water valve. insert new water valve, connect hose and make sure that retaining clip is connected correctly.connect electrical wires. screw water valve into place from rear of washer. connect water hoses. before connecting panel and lid, turn on water valves and observe if there is any water leaks.
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tensioner torn up belt burnt up
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patrick from northumberland, PA
- Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench set
removed front cover pushed in tensioner by hand walked belt off pulleys tilted belt removed lock ring pulled tensioner off noticed right rear lower tub brace broke at spot weods drilled out spot welds nut and bolted rear brace put springs back on base and installed belt works like new and saved myself from replacing lower washer tub frame
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so 70.00 and she up and running again
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tub seal leak and belt tensioner pulley making noise
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sheldon from Lacrosse, WI
- Really Easy
- 1- 2 hours
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Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Removal was relatively simple, and pretty self explanitory as per the instuctions on the website, except for having to actually take sandpaper to the agitator shaft to remove the rust build up from many years of use.After getting the rust off, made it easier to remove the seal housing. Removed and cleaned the seal area and replace with th
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e new seals. Everything went pretty well. Put in the new belt tensioner pulley and replace the covers. Ran the machine at medium load cycle. No leaks, no noise from the pulley. Runs like a new machine. The lady was really pleased with the results.
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would not drain
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robertt from rio grande, NJ
- Really Easy
- 1- 2 hours
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Screw drivers
followed on line instructons very easy
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worn belt and broken lid strike
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Linda from Scio, NY
- Easy
- 1- 2 hours
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Pliers, Screw drivers
The longest part was cleaning and taking the washer apart , the screws were rusted to the bottom of the washer front,had to spray and pound on screws to get them out.after cleaning dirt and rust in the washer I greased the idle pulley.Putting on the belt was a snap.I also had to repair a leg screw that keeps the washer level, Washer runs
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like a new washer. very Pleased with the results. Its like having an old washer restored to new. it looks and sounds like a new washer.It took less then 5 mins to change the lid strike.
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Tub seal leaked
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Gary from Monroeville, NJ
- Easy
- 1- 2 hours
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Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
remove everything per your installation sheets which were right on ,everything when great. thank you .The only thing i had a problem with was ordering your bolts. The order list was not clear on how many bolts you get when you order. It did not say per screw I order 1, thinking it was the set of 5 but it was 1. ps460201 also bolts #ps3655
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064 i order 1 but there two Please let everyone know that .Again thank you great instruction Gary
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Out of country repair needed
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Jay from Venice, FL
- Easy
- 1- 2 hours
This appliance is being used in a third world country with no parts access. I discovered Partselect and easily found the schematic with parts listed. Needed parts were easily identified ordered online and received within 4 days in the US and in time to take on my day later flight outbound. The process was seamless and expeditious. Than
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k you Partselect!
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When filling the washer Water ran out of it and flooded the floor.
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Sheri from Wrightsville, PA
- A Bit Difficult
- More than 2 hours
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Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
Remove the agitator and the 2 bolts that clamp the spin drum to the shaft and pull up on drum the 2 seals are on the shaft right there. Pry up on the seals to remove them. Install all seals and Be sure to completely clean all parts before putting them back in the machine and re assemble the machine. The bad part of this job is if you hav
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e used powdered soap it took 3 hours to clean the parts before reassembly.
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Washer leaks when spin drying
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Cecil from Jacksonville, FL
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Put the front up on a 4 X4 block. Removed the two screws at the bottom of the front panel. Slid the front panel down and off. With pliers squeezed the spring clamp and removed the hose, slid the hose out of the machine. Slid in the new hose into the hole in the back, put the spring clamp on the hose, slid the pump end of the hose onto the
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pump and using pliers put the spring clamp back on. Put the front panel back on and the screws, removed the block. Tested the washer.
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I had no problem
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Albert J. from Homosassa, FL
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
I used a flat-head screw driver to lift the main lid up off the washer to get to the washer lid safety switch..Unplug the plug from the electrical outlet. Removed the 4 wires from the switch, and removed 2 screws to remove the old switch..Then install the new safety switch in reverse order.
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water did not stop flowing into drum
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ernest from Ravenden, AR
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
Watched the handy-dandy video, removed the defective part, waited for delivery, installed the new part and was back washing another load (minus the wet floor) in less than 10 minutes! Just one catch, I am a 56yo female with nominal hand strength, so technically, I had to recruit the help of a (stronger) person to tighten-up those self-ta
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pping screws. I didn't feel so weak when I noticed that he had some difficulty as well. LOL! Ladies, don't be shy asking for help-I even tried the power drill with no success. Excellent video! Aside from the self-tapping screws, my grand-daughter could have managed this repair!
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Noisy spin cycle
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Michael from Austin, TX
- Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Used flat head screw driver to pry up the top. Removed front cover. Pushed tension idler pulley back to release tension on the belt. Removed old belt. Put new belt on motor pulley and idler pulley. Started one edge on main pulley and slowly rotated main pulley until the belt popped in place. Tested on spin cycle. Replaced front cove
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r and top. Unfortunately, this didn't stop the noise...turned out a shipping screw was still in place. Removed the shipping screw and voila! no noise. It's always the little things that get ya.
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Drive block fitting problem
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Barbara from Calexico, CA
- A Bit Difficult
- 15 - 30 mins
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Pliers
The drive block spline was loose in the Agitator, for the now block to fit tight enough to stay in place while reassembly of the Agitator, ( keep falling out) the old block had to be driven out. Had to design a wire tool to hold the block in place until the Agitator could be fitted over the shaft and seated tight on the shaft drive, then
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pulled the wire out. Wasn't the most easy task to do and sure took more than 5 min. to install.
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Replace belt
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Gregory from Piscataway, NJ
- A Bit Difficult
- 15 - 30 mins
Hard to reach around the motor and gear box to attach the belt and pulley not much room. Harder to put the front pannel back on than take off
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Washer leaked at water inlet valve
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Joel from Eugene, OR
- A Bit Difficult
- 30 - 60 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
The part was fine,except for one problem. The screw holes in the part were too small for the sheet metal screws. After several minutes of trying to get the screws to turn, I got a small round file and enlarged the holes until the screws fit. Luckily for me, I've had to do things like that before. Otherwise, the installation was straightfo
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rward. And the washer no longer leaks!
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