Water pumps on Belt Drive whirlpool machines
There’s nothing wrong with the screw type hose clamps, but they do not clamp as evenly and you don’t want to overtighten them, the spring type clamps actually work better but it’s not unusual for them to just rust a little bit and simply break after 50 years or more, so it’s not a bad idea to replace them.
The four port water pump that whirlpool used was a complex pump while they mostly worked well it was not the most durable thing they had seal and bearing problems. They had an extra diverter seal so it’s not unheard of for one of them to leak we used to buy them by the case full. Luckily, there’s still so many good new ones out there that I don’t think we’re going to run out of water pumps for belt drive machines anytime soon.
Water pumps were One of the things that Maytag did beautifully nobody had a better water pump ever than Maytag, I always carried one in my truck, but it was not unusual for me to not need one for years at a time.
The next best water pump where the GE filter flow water pumps once they changed to plastic Bodies, they often outlasted the machine. It did seem later on when the phosphates were taken out of detergent that you started seeing more seal failures, however.
Norge had a very good water pump when they went to the super capacity machine, at first they had a pot metal pump that rotted out, but once they went to black bake a light that was one of the most indestructible pumps as well. Had a nice ball bearing on the belt side
Later on Norge cheapened that water pump and it really just had a single bearing they were never any good.