W209KA Magic Chef Washer - Instructions
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Wore out Pulley/Bearing
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Mark from Akron, CO
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
Disconnect all water supply and unplug washer. Remove 3 screws on back panel of the washer. This will expose the pump unit. Detach belt on the bottom of the washer. Then detach two hoses that connects to the pump unit. Use pliers if necessary to disconnect hoses. Use 5/16 socket with extension to take out three bolts the connect pump to t
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he washer. That's it, now replace old pump unit and with new. Place bolts back in the 3 holes, reattached hoses, cover the back with 3 scres. Connect the belt to the pulley system on the bottom. Connect water supply and plug it in.
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Machine was wailing like a stuck pig!
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Jeff from Sugar Land, TX
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- Less than 15 mins
Pulled that sucker out from the wall and leaned him back just enough to prop a case a beer under it. Slid up under there with the biggest dust bunny I ever seen. Yanked that old belt off and threw it away. Tried to uncoil the new one and it slapped me in the nose! Got it uncoiled and around the two smaller pulleys pulling the adjustable o
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ne in to it's limit and walked the belt around the big drum pulley. By the time my wife put down her coffee and came to see if she can lend me a hand I was done!.
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pump bering failure
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Robert from Englewood, FL
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- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers
first i removed the front panel unclamped the hoses unscrewed the 3 screws that hold it in pulled it out, opened the new one and actually dropped it in and it fell into place with the holes lining up inserted the screws and hose clamps and reinstalled the belt which fell off when the old pump was removed, put the front back on and gave it
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a test then let the wife do a load of wash it worked like new
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water leaking from under front of washer
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Mark from Isom, KY
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
after doing some research I found out that a loose or slipping water pump belt could cause the water pump to not pump out the water correctly. Under the washer is the belt. All you do is have someone lift the front of the washer up enough that you can reach under and remove the belt. Then replace the belt back like you took it off.
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would not engage spin cycle, belt was shredding.
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john from mashpee, MA
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- Less than 15 mins
pulled the machine out, tilted it backward to expose the bottom. pulled off the old belt. got the new belt started on the three pulleys. pulled the belt to spin it , and...............done !!
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Had a squeaky belt
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Michael from Mokena, IL
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- Less than 15 mins
Piece of cake. Raise up the front of the machine. the belt slips of easy by turning the main drive wheel. put the belt on the two small one and then rotate the big wheel as you slip the belt into the grove. good idea to first clean the wheels of any old belt material that may be worn off. Piece of cake!
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Locked up the machine.
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Mitchell B. from Moreno Valley, CA
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- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Unhooked the macine pulled out for easy access .removed drive belt rear cover plate ,vaccumed remaining water out thru drain hose with wet and dry vac. Removed hose clamps and hoses .removed the three hex screws holding the pump to the base plate. The removed the old pump , Installed the new pump hoses access plate and belt . Hooked the
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machine up . Worked perfect.
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Broken belt needed to be replaced.
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Niels from Hopewell Junction, NY
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- Less than 15 mins
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Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
Replacing a belt on a washing machine is a pretty easy process, depending slightly on how easy it is to access the belt. On our Maytag, the belt can be accessed directly underneith the washing machine. So, I lifted the front of the machine and put a few blocks of scrap wood under the legs to hold up the front of the machine. Once that
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was done, there was nothing else that needed to be removed to access the pullies that the belt had to go around. The motor itself is generally adjustable to allow the belt to be changed. So, I first wrapped the belt around the largest one that spins the washin machine tub, and then wrapped it around the one that spins the water pump. Finally, I loosened the bolt on the motor to allow it to move, wrapped the belt around the motor, pulled the motor back to tighten up the belt, and tightened the bolt that holds the motor in place. It's a pretty straight forward repair that narly anyone could do thmselves.
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Washer made horrible noise when entering the spin cycle.
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Lance D. from Broken Arrow, OK
- Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Socket set
I removed the cover on the back of the machine, detatched the 2 hoses and removed the 3 screws holding in the Vertical Style Pump - with pulley. These screws are 10 mm nut-driver. The cover if I remember correctly was a standard rather than metric so make sure you have both available.
Screwed new part in, re-attached hoses an ... Read more d replaced cover. The last step requires strength to hold the machine up and re-configure the belt. This is best accomplished by looping it onto the tub and the pump first, the using the tub pulley to maneuver the belt onto the motor.
Only discouragement was that it took 8 days to receive the part as the first shipment was not the correct part at the fault of the distrutor.
Screwed new part in, re-attached hoses an ... Read more d replaced cover. The last step requires strength to hold the machine up and re-configure the belt. This is best accomplished by looping it onto the tub and the pump first, the using the tub pulley to maneuver the belt onto the motor.
Only discouragement was that it took 8 days to receive the part as the first shipment was not the correct part at the fault of the distrutor.
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lid hinge pin broke
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Charles from TEMPE, AZ
- Very Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
I followed your video instructions. Very good video.
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Water leaked from bottom of Washing Machine.
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Brandon from Lake Elsinore, CA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set
Removed water lines and drain, removed back panel, removed drain lines from pump. Unscrewed 3 screws to remove pump. attached drain lines to new pump, screwed in new pump, reattached everything. Reinstalled belt (very easy, not like an altenator). done
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Had the screeching noise for a few days and kept using it until it finally didn't do anything. From youtube i was able to diagnose using other peoples experiences and discovered the part i need by looking at the pictures from the model #.
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Rita from Rodarte, NM
- Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Pliers, Screw drivers
I had my 12 year old son climb to the back and he took off all the screws necessary in the back and took the part completely off. We ordered the part and waited for it to come in. We replaced the part, the screws and honestly, the only thing we had trouble with was replacing the small cover where the hoses stick out of the washer. Was
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an easy efficient experience that may have saved me $300.00+ dollars. Thanks to my 12 year old son we got her fixed up. The washer works like brand new.
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Hinge Broken
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Angela from FACTORYVILLE, PA
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- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
Removed screw, replaced hinge.
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Broken lid hinge pins
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William from LEXINGTON, KY
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- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
I raised the top of the washing machine per video instructions, removed the screws, replaced broken hinges with the new ones. It was simple as that.
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Worn belt
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Richard from OXFORD, NY
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- Less than 15 mins
Rolled the old one off and rolled the new one on.
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