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Well, The new motor came in early Friday morning, and it was installed in just a few minutes that evening. It had to be pressed into service quickly, so I did not do a video of the mechanism running. My thanks to all for the comments, and the help. The new motor has a "turned" brass pulley on...

No, There is no capacerator, but there is a centrifugal switch which does operate. I checked that out when I cleaned up the motor.

Yes, I believe it is worth it. I don't think a front loader will ever be accepted in this house, and the new top loaders (other than the current model of Speed Queen) all seem to be of the "energy star/eco friendly" machines that in my opinion, just don't cut the mustard. Further, they are all...

Now, I had known for a while that the bearing/seal was going out. It was just a matter of time NOT being available to investigate the repair, blah, blah, blah... So, here is what I THOUGHT had occured. That bearing had finally gotten to the point where it had caused enough drag that the extra...

The motor quit.

Money shot number two with a "less than satisfied feeling" moments later....

And now, How do you say "Currency image" in English? Oh! Money Shot...

The machine sat now until the following day when I ran it through the prescribed procedures to lube the seals, and to allow the sealant to cure. Then the machine got a water leak test, and operational test on both speeds. So far, everything is working just fine. Moved the GE out, and...

It just occured to me that I didn't .... take any photographs of the new seal installation.....rats! I must say I did an outstanding job of that. Oh well, unless I were to tear all of out (which ain't gonna happen) just to take pics, you'll have to trust me on this one. Below is the tub...

which is..... the new spin hub. It had to be "persuaded" on a little, but it is nice and shiny. The nut that started this thread went back on very nicely and with the new nylon spline insert, it torqued down to the specified 70 ft lbs quite readily.

Returning now to the Amana.... Here's the unit installed back in the cabinet ready for the next step.

This is the interior view of the GE by POS. BTW, I'm not blaming GE, it's not their fault they have to conform to regulations....

Better view of upper bearing. The picture is not upside down, even though it appears to be in a lower position, once the install is complete it will be in the upper position. For now, you will have to stand on your head while viewing this picture for the proper perspective.

Here's the transmission installed with new upper and lower bearings, and brake pads.

BTW, a replacement machine was purchased. It was on clearance as it was a floor model. At the time considering the cost of the parts and the effort in repairing the Amana, it made sense to just put the Amana out on the curb - but, turns out this thing (pictured below) is a GE made by the POS...

Well, heres where we're at so far.....(for now)! The parts came in, and after sorting out what came in The "hub and seal kit", what didn't, and having to order additional parts - (returning others, then placing another order for still more parts....three days in as many trips.... The...

No Amana Clothes Washers were thus far harmed in the making of this photoplay.

And everything tucked away until the parts show up...I'll post the reassembly if you want.

Here's a coffee pot....

As are the other parts....