Removing the Pulley From a Front-Load Washing Machine Shaft

Front-loading residential washing machines use a belt and pulley assembly to rotate the washer tub during the spin cycle. If the tub has trouble spinning, it may indicate a faulty basket pulley or belt component. You can remove the basket pulley assembly to troubleshoot, repair or replace it. In front-loading washers, the basket pulley is held to the tub with a retaining nut. Removing this nut allows you to free the basket pulley from the shaft on the back of the washer tub.

Hex-head screwdriver
Crescent wrench
21-millimeter socket wrench

Instructions

- 1
  Unplug the washing machine from the electrical outlet. Turn the water supply valve to the "Off/Closed" position.
- 2
  Pull the front-load washing machine away from the wall to access the rear panel. Remove the screws securing the panel to the appliance cabinet by using a hex-head screwdriver. Grab the sides of the rear panel and pull it toward you to remove it.
- 3
  Unhook the drive belt from the drive motor assembly located in the bottom right-hand corner of the washing machine cabinet. Remove the drive belt from the basket pulley on the back of the washer tub.
- 4
  Slide the handle of a crescent wrench through the basket pulley and into the steel bearing hub at the center of the pulley assembly. The wrench prevents the pulley from spinning while you're removing it.
- 5
  Remove the nut that secures the basket pulley to the back of the washer tub by using a 21-millimeter socket wrench. Reserve the nut for reassembly.
- 6
  Unplug the ground wire from the steel bearing hub. Remove the crescent wrench from the basket pulley assembly.
- 7
  Pull the basket pulley toward you to remove it from the shaft on the back of the washer tub.

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