Recent content by jdm

I thought it might be helpful to simply ask the seller about the pumps by calling the phone number on the web pages. When I called several times over the past couple of days during normal business hours, I never got an answer, and the voicemail greeting said that the number belonged to a Google...

Maybe, maybe not. I am finding my old links that I closed after finding a pump. They also sell another pump at https://www.usa-appliance-parts.com/products/water-pump-4-hose-for-general-electric-ap2046344-ps271344-wh23x42?variant=32631558307939 for $75.55, about $30 less than the one at the...

If you are going to throw the old one away, please let me know. I would be willing to at least pay shipping for it.

This is the only one I found besides eBay: https://www.usa-appliance-parts.com/products/washer-water-pump-wh23x42. They claim to have the pump in stock.

Here is an answer to a question that came up in this thread. People gave the metal piece attached to the driven end of the shaft of the pump, which I gave the descriptive name of a cap various names. It is "officially" called a drive plate. GE never sold the part separately, but there is a...

I am going to summarize the main topic, namely finding the replacement pump. Both OEM and aftermarket versions are no longer being produced. I searched specifically for the GE part number, WH23X42 and after reading probably dozens of pages of returns, there was only one place that may have had...

Picture attaching works again! For the benefit of anyone interested, here are the pictures I had tried to attach a few days ago. At the left is the "cap" -- the piece used to attach the WH01X1722 flexible coupling to the pump. As mentioned previously, a bearing separator was used to grab it...

There is a melted plastic glob on the pump housing at the center next to the side of the impeller shaft opposite the driven end. (I dare not call it the bottom of the pump.) It appears that during assembly, the shaft was supported here while the "metal cap" (call it what you like -- driven end...

Besides trying a 2-jaw or 3-jaw puller, it may be possible to drill and tap holes into the hub and then use a puller like a smaller version of https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808439562096.html to pull the cap off. The diameter of the hub is about 3 times that of the shaft. The bearing on the...

The pictures I tried attaching did not get included. I got a message that "A server error occurred. Please try again later." If there is a trick to including pictures, please let me know.

For the benefit of anyone interested, the cap on the pump was pressed on. After soaking it in penetrating oil, I tried using a bearing separator to hold it while trying to separate it from the shaft with a hammer and punch. Unfortunately, the cap broke around the shaft. As shown in the pictures...

I am aware that the metal cap is part of the flexible coupling, but alone is not the coupling. I am also aware that this cap is at the bottom of the pump when it is installed above the motor. I also know that these pumps are not usually rebuilt, but I would like to see if they can be. The cap...

Does anyone know how the metal cap is attached to the shaft? The new pump works perfectly. However, given that they are obsolete parts, I would be interested in seeing if the old one might be repaired, and getting that cap off is the first step to getting at the leaking seal.

What on earth are you talking about? I waited a week for you to give me your name and e-mail address so that I could send you payment and a shipping label. I sent you messages stating that I needed that information, and I got no reply. You told me that you would be shipping the pump last...

For the benefit of anyone finding this thread in the future, it turned out that eBay was the best source for the pump. However, there have not been a lot of sellers there, so with them it is hit or miss on finding the pump at a good price. When I started this thread, the only options there were...