How to disassemble the motor from a washing machine?

How to disassemble the motor from a washing machine If it seems to you that the washing machine motor needs repair, you will have to conduct diagnostics and find out for sure. And to do this, you need to know how to disassemble the washing machine motor correctly, so that later, if necessary, you can return it to functionality. Removing and disassembling the motor is also useful for those who want to remove copper from it and sell it for scrap.

How to remove the “engine”?

The procedure for removing the motor from a washing machine is much simpler than removing and replacing bearings or disassembling the tank. However, you should not neglect the set of basic rules of accuracy. Haste can lead to negative consequences even in such an ordinary procedure. Procedure for dismantling the motor:

Disconnect your SM from all communications and position it in such a way that you can easily reach the rear wall of the unit and work with its contents.
Unscrew the screws holding the back panel of the CM and remove it, putting it aside.
Rotate the pulley wheel while pulling the drive belt towards you to remove it.
Inspect the space under the tank and find the engine there.

Important! The electric motor is held in place by two self-tapping screws, which can be unscrewed using a T20 socket head.

Now you need to place the washer on its side depending on the location of the powder tray. Which side of the tray is on, the unit is placed on that side.
Release the motor from the ground and wiring terminals.
Using a screwdriver or similar tool, pry the motor forward and push it forward.
Remove the part from the grooves, and then from the SM body itself, carefully rocking the engine from side to side.

For further diagnostics and repairs, you need to place the engine on a specially prepared surface. It should be as smooth as possible and always dry. All work must be done with gloves. Also, you should prepare for the fact that the SM engine is very heavy, its weight reaches several kilograms, so you need to move and remove it extremely carefully so as not to damage the rest of the inside of the washer during dismantling.

Opening the engine

Let's look at how to open and disassemble a washing machine motor using a Samsung electric motor as an example. Almost all modern models from popular manufacturers have a similar device, so engines from other machines will be disassembled in a similar way. To dismantle, you need to turn the engine with the pulley towards you.

First of all, it is necessary to disconnect the rotor commutator, that is, in fact, the front filling of the motor from the aluminum housing and stator, which are fastened together with special rivets. The engine in question has 8 of them: 4 on each side, 2 on the bottom and 2 on top, but the number may vary. To drill out the rivets, you can use a regular drill and an 8 mm drill bit.
After removing the rivets, take a screwdriver, knife, scissors or any other sharp object, pry up the gap between the housing and the contents of the motor from the pulley side and separate one from the other.
Next, simply pull the anchor (from the side opposite the pulley) and disconnect it from the rest of the housing.
Now you need to separate the motor stator from the rear wall of the housing by prying it with a chisel or screwdriver.
After removing the stator, let's inspect its winding.Most often, it consists of 4 wires, two of which are the same color and go to protect the stator. They lead to a block breaker, which can also be removed. To do this, you need to cut two wires, and then carefully remove the block from the grooves. If you plan to subsequently restore the engine’s functionality, there is no need to touch the wires and remove the block either; the inspection, if necessary, is carried out purely visually.

Attention! The wire from the stator, if it is intact and not burnt, in addition to being used for copper, can be used for winding transformers, since it is easily removed, and the varnish is not damaged.

Now let's return to the rotor part of the engine. It consists of bearings, magnetic rings, commutator, armature, wear ring and pulley wheel. Some of this can also be useful in the household if the electric motor has served its purpose. remove the bearings from the rotor

For example, bearings can be used to insert into the wheels of a country cart. As a rule, a person does not develop high speed on foot, so bearing rings can withstand such pressure without any problems. To do this, it is enough to remove the bearings from the engine device with a special puller, lubricate them and insert them into the wheels of the trolley.

The collector-armature connection is more difficult to use somewhere outside the washing machine, but it contains a huge amount of copper wire, which is much more difficult to unwind, so it can be safely sold for scrap. As a rule, electric motor repair does not include such a detailed analysis. It is enough just to disassemble the case, and then act based on the detected problem.