Recent content by Ken24

So here is a copy/paste from my thread about the same issue... Hope this helps you or someone else with the same problem...... "Well... here's the result. Took it all apart one more time. Cleaned of the seal, tightened the impeller, replaced bushing and thrust washer in the back, and put on a...

Well... here's the result. Took it all apart one more time. Cleaned of the seal, tightened the impeller, replaced bushing and thrust washer in the back, and put on a new capacitor. Started her up, and watched the shaft at the back opening. The motor turned about an eight of an inch, and then...

I have this exact problem with mine. Same thing. Shaft seal was leaking, replaced entire wet end, new bearings. Now pump hums when it tries to start and just shuts off unless I turn it to high. Then it works..... The motor starts up perfect with the impeller off, but as soon as I screw the...

Thanks. It was a brand new wet end. Seals and all. I marked all the ends with a paint pen to match up the parts.... Now I am worried that in the taking apart, I may have over looked the bearing spacer washer at the back of the motor... I know the thrust washer was put back in, but in watching...

I'll have to give it a try again. I hope this is all it is.... thanks for your quick response. Just nutty that a freely moving part would cause a enough drag to not start as it does without it being attached.

I have a Waterway Executive 56 4hp 2 speed motor. I recently replaced the bearings, and wet end, due to a leaking shaft seal and an extremely noisy motor.. I couldn't just replace the seal unfortunately seeing as for some reason the cover was glued together, and couldn't get to the impeller...