2048778290 Kenmore Upright Vacuum - Instructions

firts i tilt machine over removed water hoses and released water pump lock clips and pulled out. to replaced its reverse process

I removed the washing machine away from the wall. Put a pillow on the floor and set the machine on its back. I removed the clamps that hold the hose with the pliers and then pump came right off. Replaced with the new one and thats all. I spend exactly 2 minutes doing this fix. My wife still thinks I am a heroe :)

Easiest fix I ever done!!!

First I removed the clamps that holds the pump in place.
Next I removed the water hose clamps.
Then I did the reverse to finish the repair.

I pulled the machine out about two feet from the wall. No need to disconnect any hoses. Tip up the front, place an automotive jack stand under the front of the machine to hold it approximately a foot and a half up. Lay on the floor, remove the hose clamps, flip the two spring clips off that hold the pump, and it's off in minutes. Place the new pump in position and replace the two spring clips, slide the hoses back on and install the clamps. It couldn't be easier or quicker. Replacing the pump took 5-10 minutes max. The longest part of the project was cleaning up the spilled water..!

pulled the washer away from the wall and turned it on its side. I had to remove the gear box and motor to get to the part. Had to remove the whole insides. Install the part and put everything back in.

remove the motor remove hoses find sock inside of pump couldn't removed install new pump take less than 2 hrs to fix

1. turn off water valves going to washer
2. disconnect hoses and electric in back of washer
3. put screwdriver under top control panel and pry
control panel up
4. flip control panel back
5. use screwdriver to pry gold colored clips on right and
left which secure washer housing
6. pull housing forward until completely off washer
7. at this point the partselect website recommended
tilting the washer on it's back but I chose to work
on the pump with the washer upright
8. pull both hose clamps on the two hoses attached to
the pump back and remove the two hoses
9. remove the two metal clamps holding the pump
10. pull the pump directly off it's drive shaft
11. put the new pump on over the drive shaft making
sure the support "legs" of the new pump are in
their support holes.
12. basically work back through these steps to reassemble
the washer
13. The biggest problem I had was getting the housing
back on the washer. I was working by myself and it
was difficult to get the housing to seat properly
on the frame's metal flanges. I eventually got it
on and the washer is working great with NO LEAKS!
14. Piece of advice for getting the housing back on the
washer: Get the front of the housing on the front
of the frame first and then LOWER the housing DOWN
on the metal frame carefully matching the frame's
flanges with the holes in the housing.

With assistance the washer was walked out the door to the deck where it could be drained.
The machine was examined, and the pump identified. THEN I found this site while looking
for the part. Had I started here, I would have learned that I could service in place by just
tilting it back against the wall! The part was identified, and phone call made to charming
rep and part arrived in a few days. Do be careful to keep track of the latches that clamp
the pump in place, as they can fall out when not clamped down on the pump.
No unusual tools or skills needed. Door clearance and outside temperature were greatest
issue for us, and wasn't even necessary.
As it was, my wife worked diligently to remove the inhaled sock from the pump. We gave up
on that as the #1 complaint on this pump was 'leaking'. Had I started here, repair time
would probably have been less than 30 min hands on time. We spent much more.

The WEB site is excellent, and I believe has been put together by very experienced repair people.

The Trouble shooting tree is excellent, it went right to the problem.

I would give the whole repair operation an EXCELLENT Rating except for one show stopping omission.

The console on my unit is SCREWED to the TOP REAR of the washer.
This step is missing in the video. The two screws are easy to miss as they are in a recessed area. Also the console is attached to the top with plastic fitting that fit into recessed openings in the top. To make matters worse, using a putty knife to release the spring clips may actually damage the plastic fittings.

It may be that the manual covers this change, but I did not print it out. A possible solution might be to put a warning in the video to inform the repair person to look in the manual for this change.

Over All - A VERY GOOD JOB. I will use it again if needed, and I have sent your URL to several of my friends.

Robert Hopkins, TN

It was real easy!!!! gave part to my maintenance man. he pulled old part off, then put new one on.

First I unplug electric plug, then turn off water lines & disconnected them. Pulled out the washer where I could easily work on it. Then removed the screws holding the back panel and top control knob panel by separating it from main body. (Spring clips on control panel were a bit tight to pop off.) Once removed back & top, the main body of washer, hinges forward and pulls out and off. Now the pump is accessible, so I remove the two hoses clamps and pull off hoses, and pop off two spring clips holding pump on the motor. Then I slide new pump onto the motor, (line up flat spot on shaft with pump) and pop the spring clips back on and reconnect the hoses and clamps. Put main body, back and top control panel back together the opposite of the way I took it a part. Moved washer back and reconnected water lines and plugged in. No more water on the floor… (Note:) Washer leak happened on Sunday & Monday was holiday of coarse. So I ordered the new pump Sunday online and it arrived by Wednesday. Thank You PartSelect.com.

First I remoived the 2 screws that hold on the control panel and tilted it back. Next I removed the clips that retain the lower enclosure and tilted it forward to remove it. With the lower enclosure out of the way I used pliers to remove the 2 hose clamps on the pump and a screw driver to undo the retaining clips. Installed the new pump and reassembled everything in the reverse order. The only trrouble I had was in getting the lower enclosure back on correctly. It took a little effort to get everything lined up so it would fit.

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.

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.