2043399990 Kenmore Upright Vacuum - Instructions

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 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.

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 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!

took the washer outside on the back porch and then took it apart. replaced the water pump and everything worked well.

I slid the washer out so that I could access the bottom. I laid it on its side so I could look underneath. It was obvious that the leak was caused by a worn water pump bearing. I removed motor/pump assembly which required removing the nut at the top of the agitator and three bolts holding the motor assembly to the washer. I removed the assembly and water hoses then reversed the process with the new pump. In all it took about an hour to an hour and a half.

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.

I unplugged and detached the hoses from the faucets & drain. Then I pulled the washer out from the wall and tipped it onto its back so that I could access the water pump from beneath. I used pliars to compress and move the two hose clamps holding the hoses attached to the pump, then used a screw driver to pry the two retaining clips from the pump. I slipped the pump from the shaft and pulled the hoses from their connection. To install the new pump, I simply reversed this procedure. After installing the new pump I set the washer up and lifted to set it on benches (so that I could inspect the mechanism while running the washer), Then I re-attached the water and electrical and ran the washer through a cycle while watching for leaks. Then I returned the washer to its original position. Overall, it was an easy fix.

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.

First disconnect power supply, close both water supply valves, move machine away from wall and tilt machine back so that front of machine was about 12 to 14 inches off the floor. Place bucket under pump and hoses, wrap plastic around electric motor to prevent water from getting in motor. Disconnect hoses allowing water to drain in bucket, remove two retainer clips on pump, and pry pump off motor shaft. Use sandpaper or wire brush to clean rust off shaft, apply a small amount of oil or other lubricant to motor shaft, install pump aligning pump drive to motor drive, install retaining clips and reconnect hoses. let it down, plug it in, and turn on water, then wash.

The new pump should have come with an explosive charge to remove the old pump, but the new pump was an exact match and ground shipping was super fast.

I found a Instructible.com project that showed how to open the washer case--it took about three minutes to open once I knew what to do. 20 minutes, including looking at the tutorial.

I matched the parts with pictures on this site, and had it mailed in. 20 minutes

It took about twenty minutes to get together some 2x4 lumber and a flat pan to catch the waste water that was sure to come out of the drain hose. With the washer tipped up and the pan under the pump, I pulled the hose clamps and hoses easily.

The pump was rusted to the shaft of the motor, so took about ten minutes of persuasion with a large screwdriver and a lot of rocking back and forth before it came off the shaft. I then sandpapered some of the rust off, and slid the replacement pump on. Next time I would fit the hoses on first--it would have been easier. The pump did not slip on easily, so a little tapping with a light hammer got it onto the motor shaft. I was concerned about damaging the bearing or seal of the pump, so was very gentle. With more time and better tools, I would have cleaned the shaft off completely.

The case went together as easily as it came apart, in about three minutes. I carefully mopped and dried the area the pump was in, and ran an empty cycle through the washer. I checked back during the next several loads, and the floor remained dry.

The pump was leaking through a small portal on the front. I do not know what purpose the portal which was covered served...but that was the portal (half moon shaped) that was leaking. I decided to try and glue it with poly epoxy...glued it once, checked for water leak and then added more glue..waited overnight for glue to dry. I reinstalled the glued pump and it is working fine. The new pump is now on my shelf for backup. Taking the old one off and reinstalling is no problem. follow suggestions of others at this site.

I basically read other accounts of doing the same job on your web site and the job was as easy as they said. Turn the machine on its back, spread a few towels out. Remove two hoses by squeezing the hose clamps and remove two clips that hold the pump in place. Remove the old pump, install the new one & replace the clips and hoses and you are done. Yo don't need to be a mechanic to do this job.

I tipped the washing machine over, removed two hose clamps from hoses, removed two clips that hold the water pump, put new pump on shaft, replaced clips, put hoses back on pump, and then i put clamps back on. I tipped machine back over and turned on washing machine and checked for leaks. It might have took 20 minutes to fix.

Unplugged the machine and turned off the water and then pulled it out away from the wall and then tilted the machine back to the wall, took a pair of pliers and removed the clips that held the water pump in place, removed the 2 hose clamps on the hoses and pulled the water pump off the, sanded the shaft that drove the water pump because the water pump had been leaking a little which caused the rust, applied grease to the shaft and reinstalled the new pump

Followed the disassembly instructions given which were quite easy. I will admit I've done quite a bit of my own appliance repair before. VERY easy to replace the pump but unfortunately it wasn't what was leaking after reassembly. The corrugated drain hose was actually the leak source. Guess the smart thing to do would have been to go after the easier and cheaper repair tries first. At least this way, I have a new pump which should now last the life of the unit and it doesn't leak. I was able to find the hose locally for about the same price as PartSelect. However the pump was much, much cheaper even including shipping from PartSelect. Quick shipping too but a little frustrating because the person on the phone wasn't able to tell me what warehouse the pump was coming from. If I knew it was going to be Dallas, I wouldn't have paid for quicker shipping. Overall, very good experience.