Frigidaire 131268401 Pump And Motor Assembly OEM Part

When I removed a bunch of very wet soaking towels at the end of a wash cycle, it was clear that the water was not draining properly. The washer also made a very loud noise during the water drain period. That was suspicious. I ordered the part, opened the washer, removed the old pump and faced with a nasty surprise. You may laugh at this, but there was a toothpick in the old drain pump! most of it was still there, and it seemed like the toothpick was stuck in the pump in such a position that it did not break or disintegrate, but instead it prevented the pump's rotor from spinning. That must have been the source of the loud noise. I did not check, but since the rotor was not spinning, I suspect a damage in the pump. Since I had a brand new pump in my hands, I replaced the pump, did a test run, and voila! Problem solved. My washer is draining water and is a lot quitter now. The actual pump removal and installing the new one? It is a piece of cake, and the only part you may want to be careful about is the water that would come out during the old pump removal. Make sure there are enough towels and such to mop up the water. I came up with a trick, though. I had a long plastic tube container about 12 inches with a 4 inch diameter (it was the container of one of those micro-fiber towels). I removed the cap of that container, held it at an angle just below the pump's inlet where the rubber hose connects, and removed the rubber pipe to let the water fill the plastic container. It saved me a lot of trouble, but still water spilled where I had to use a couple of towels. The rest was just straightforward.

I bought a pump and motor assembly. After I saw the video I decided to tackle this job on my own. Took the washers front panel off and used a nut driver and a set of money wrench to remove the old pump. Put in make and model of the washer in Google. Searched the top 10 website and seen Appliances Part Pro was the cheapest and had factory parts. I decided to buy the part from them. Sense I had the washer apart, I looked to see what else I may need. Looked at the belt (B-style) and seen it was in bad shape so I added to to my order. The whole job took about 30 minutes, from the time I turned off the water to the time I turned it back on ready to start washing, minus the day and 1/2 it took to receive the parts. Saved about $200.00 doing it myself and watching the video they had on their website. I will be using Appliance Part Pros again. Thank you.

Purchased new pump,opened service door at bottom as per video, determined that old pump was rusted and not working, removed it, and installed new pump as per video. Smooth as silk!

I removed the old pump to examine it and then ordered a replacement from AppliancePartsPros. The old pump was easy to access right behind the front lower panel, which removed with just two screws near the bottom and then lowering the panel. I was able to spin the propeller of the old pump using a screwdriver to finish emptying the water out of the washer with the washer set to its spin and drain cycle, after removing the plastic cover over the pump held on with two small bolts. I then unplugged the washer, wiring connector and ground wire from the pump. Then I removed the drain and inlet hoses using vise grips to compress and hold the spring clamps. Then I removed the two screws that hold the pump bracket to the washer frame and removed the pump. I had to convert the new pump so the drain port faced the correct direction by using a small screwdriver to raise the plastic tab on the side of the pump housing before rotating the pump housing on the pump motor to lift off the pump housing. I reversed the pump housing and reassembled it to the motor after reseating the O-ring gasket inside. I also had to transfer the old mounting bracket to the new pump. I then reversed the pump/motor assembly removal procedure to finish the installation and plug the washer back in and test it.

Replaced the pump. Two hose clamps, two plugs and 3 pairs of screws. Take off the dust cover, unplug the electrics, unbolt the mount, remove the hoses, unscrew the mount from the bottom of the old pump. Put the new pump in by reversing the order. You may need to change the orientation of the pump inlet. There is a tab on the side of the impeller housing. You gently pry that up (not off) with a screwdriver and you can twist off the housing. This is actually the second time I have replaced this pump for the same problem. Out of curiosity, i took the leaking pump apart to see if there was a seal that could be replaced and found that the impeller itself had cracked and was fouled with string. Getting the hose clamp back on the hose that comes down from the wash tub can be annoying as it is cramped and it is hard to see if you have it on properly. If it does leak, let the machine go through a drain cycle before taking the hose off. You can guess why I am warning you. There was more water in there than expected...