Whirlpool Thin Twin Stackable: how do I remove the gold clamps so that I can slide the washer top ou

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1. Ali Abdullah
   

   Hi, One thing with Whirlpools is they will leak when the tub is leaning forward towards the front off the machine, if you stick your hand and feel the top of the tub at the back you will feel how the lip is very shallow to allow room for the water supply, if the tub is leaning forward the water will leak over the tub and onto the floor. This has always been an issue with whirlpools but not a major one, just make sure the yub isn't leaning when you start. If thats not it you can remove the outer shell of the washer buy, first unplug it, removeing two skrews on each end of the console, if it's an older washer they will be at the front bottom of the console, if it's newer they are on the back. Once you remove them the console will flip up and you will see a quick connect wire connection to the right, unplug that the on both sides you will see gold clamps, take a flat head skrew driver and pry the front of the clamp by sticking the skrewdriver straight down and push towards the back, it will pop right off then all you have to do is grab the back of the shell and tip it toward you until its at a 45 deg. angle and then slide the whole shell straight out and set it aside. Now you can inspect the fill assy. on the back to the right you will see the inlet valves, the back of where the hoses connect, coming out of the bottom of that you will see a black hose that runs to the spout that fills the tub. You won't be able to fill it so you will have to inspect it good. When you find the leak you can get the parts at your local appliance parts supply. They are easy to fix. When you go to put it back together make sure you have the shell at a 45 deg angle before you slide the shell on, it has to go under the base at the front and then tilt it back into position, put the gold clamps back on and then the wire connection and then the console. You can't just remove the top on a whirlpool you must remove the whole shell, which is nice because it's easy for one and it makes it easier to repair. Whirlpools are the easiest to repair.

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