You can download some cool ebooks from NASA

If you have some "free" time and want to make some new discoveries checkout the NASA ebook page. NASA has a large number of ebooks you can download that have lots for hi-res photos and more! Here's the link...

www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/index.html

Share this link with your kiddos so maybe it will spark there interest in science and math.


In addition,  learn more about how federal income tax works on my www.neptunebearing.com/tax.html where you will discover some interesting new developments!



Jeff Hartman
"The Neptune man"

MAH7500AWW Bearing and Tub Seal – How To Replace them and save money

MAH7500AWW Bearing and Tub Seal – How To Replace them and save money

If you own a MAH7500 and it sounds like a jet plane then it is time to focus on your bearings and tub seal. If you bother a Maytag service technician they will want at least $950 to repair your Neptune or even suggest that you junk machine. You don’t really want to scrap machine because you can save money by replacing your Neptune bearings and tub seal and be washing clothes again. The reason they quote so much is because they will want to replace the large outer tub which runs over $500 alone!

The 12002022 seal kit contains two seals. The earlier lip seal and the revised lip seal. If you have the earlier lip seal (with plastic white spacer clip) you will need to replace it with the new earlier lip seal in the kit. If you would like to use the revised lip seal you will have to purchase a new spinner support because its’ shaft is machined different. Here is a video I created for the 12002022 seal kit breakdown.

It should take about 1 – 5 hours depending on how much cleaning you need to do while you’re in there and no special tools are required. You could save time by renting the Tony Tool which pulls the rear bearing out first. You then knock the front bearing out and then after some clean up you use the Tony Tool to install the new bearings and spacer. The tool kit rental includes an extra bearing spacer just in case you need it.

Depending on how long your machine has sounded like a jet plane you may need to heat up the aluminum hub when extracting the inner or front bearing. The aluminum has a higher expansion coefficient than the steel bearing does so the bearing housing should expand more than the bearing does thus loosening it up. Just don’t over heat it since some of the heat guns can really get hot.

Another tip is to stabilize the outer tub by laying the Neptune on its front and placing 2x4’s, old towels, newspaper stack under tub to help keep it from bouncing around when you attempt to knock out the front bearing. Now would also be a good time to spray penetrating oil on the inner bearing since it is closer to horizontal. You can allow the oil to soak in overnight. You will also want to place plywood or equivalent under tub to catch the bearing when it is ejected out.

The good news is that you don’t have the faulty brown tipped wax motor in your door latch. Only the timer knob based Neptune’s have the wax motor which would fail and damage the Q6 triac and R11 and the upper control board. The digital Neptune models all use a solenoid to lock the door. See Neptune Help Song for a video that explains what happens when the original brown tipped wax motor fails. 

I hope this was helpful to you and you save money by replacing your bearings and tub seal.  

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Whirlpool Duet Bearing – How To Replace

Whirlpool Duet Bearing – How To Replace

If your Whirlpool Duet front load washer sounds like a freight train then it is time to derail your Duet and replace the tub seal and bearings. The duet bearing replacement process is pretty straight forward and no special tools are required. See Whirlpool Duet Bearing for the replacement tub bearing and seal kits. Most appliance repair centers will tell you that you have the replace the rear tub but that is just not the case…

The bearing Kits include an eBook that will give you tips on bearing replacements as well as a link to a service manual you can download to help as well. Tell all of your family and friends that you can replace the Whirlpool Duet at www.duetbearing.com.

For more washer bearing and tub seal kits see www.washerbearings.com.

Jeff Hartman

W10202464 - Whirlpool Duet Front Load Washer Part - Crosspiece Support Bracket Information

Here is information on the W10202464 Cross Arm (crosspiece) support bracket assembly used in the Whirlpool Duet front load washers. It mounts the the rear of the inner stainless steel basket assembly. Some clients know it as the 'spider'.

Note: The W10202464 is no longer available separate from Whirlpool. You will need to purchase the basket which includes the new W10202464 cross arm support.

The model numbers affected are:

IFW7300WW00
IFW7300WW01
IFW7300WW02
WFW9050XW00
WFW9050XW01
WFW9050XW02
WFW9150WW00
WFW9150WW01
WFW9150WW02
WFW9151YW00
WFW9250WL00
WFW9250WL01
WFW9250WL02
WFW9250WR00
WFW9250WR01
WFW9250WR02
WFW9250WW00
WFW9250WW01
WFW9250WW02
WFW9351YL00
WFW9351YW00
YIFW7300WW00
YWFW9050XW00
YWFW9151YW00
YWFW9351YL00
YWFW9351YW00

If you need Whirlpool Duet tub bearings and seal kit see Duet Bearing.


Thank you,

Jeff Hartman

Nika Snow Storm - My Craftsman 30" Snow Blower - Gas Cap Leaking

Wow... Nika! You delivered some heavy snow last night!

I had to get out my Craftsman 30" snow blower this morning.

The snow had a layer of ice on it that would have made it really
difficult to shovel. Especially considering that I have a corner lot
which means 2 side walks. The side side walk is about 140' long.

Here is a video I made with the camcorder in the window and I
sped up the video to keep it short.




This Craftsman snow blower is about 3 years old. The only problem I have
had is the gas cap leaked. I called sears and they sent me a new one. No problem...

It has heated grips and a headlight as well as trigger controlled power steering.

I love the electric start and you can hear it in the video when it starts up...

However, I noticed the replacement gas cap is leaking now after 2 years.

Have you had any trouble with your gas cap leaking? I wonder if there is
a design issue with the gas cap?


Jeff Hartman
www.washerbearings.com

Sears Kenmore 721.80044700 microwave will not heat or rotate the turntable – How to

Sears Kenmore 721.80044700 microwave will not heat or rotate the turntable – How to

Safety: When working on any appliance make sure the power cord is disconnected and be aware that there could be devices that hold an electrical charge, ie. a capacitor.

I had a customer come to me and they have a 721.80044700 microwave and it will not heat or rotate the turntable. I took a look at it and noticed the front display panel was broken and loose if I twisted the panel the microwave would heat and rotate the turntable. That was great news! See the video for the rest!

I have repaired a number of appliances over the years and offer tub washer bearing and seal kits at my washer bearings site. Take a look if your washing machine sounds like a jet plane when ramping up into the high speed spin cycle. 

Jeff Hartman

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If you need washer bearings please visit Washer Bearings for more information. I thank you for your support in advance! Until next time... Jeff