TriStar Pump Seal and Motor Replacement

[@JohnHolstrom]

Eight years later and still the most helpful how-to there is to swap out a Hayward TriStar motor. Followed instructions step by step and took me an hour start to finish. Purchased the Hayward SPXHKIT100 Quick Pump Repair Replacement Kit for the complete shaft seal assembly and o-rings. Fit perfectly, no leaks, and saved me hundreds!

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

John, glad to hear!

[@josemoreno3334]

Best video on KZbin. This video help me a lot getting my pool pump up and running. The best part is how the part's are placed in the pump step by step the right way. Now the pool pump is running like it's brand new. The replacement parts cost less then $80.00 from a local pool parts store. They where all Hayward replacement parts. It saved me money. Who knows how much a pool tech would have charged me for the repair. Thanks a whole lot, You guy's are top's. Hello from Buckeye, Arizona.

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Hello Mr Moreno, so glad the video was helpful! Have a wonderful Fourth of July weekend!

[@briankellogg8603]

Great video for replacing seal kit. Really appreciate the time put into a step by step process. Thank you!

[@brianhendrix8392]

Thank you for this - other similar videos failed to mention the "clockwise" Torq screw holding in the impeller, so I was quite frustrated until I found this video.

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Glad it helped, Brian. If you ever need tech assistance, feel free to PM your phone number on our Facebook or Twitter profiles and someone will call you.

[@KillerMcDiller]

Best step by step video on the internet pertaining to this motor/pump/impeller assembly, thank you.

[@robertsaget9697]

Great video. My diffuser had snapped in two and this allowed me to take it apart and put back together without much headache.

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Glad to hear that Robert! Feel free to reach out to us anytime for tech assistance on social media.

[@johanljunggren606]

Very clear and concise. Easy to follow and made the swap a breeze. Thanks!

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Great to hear, Johan. Enjoy your pool!

[@scottseaman6247]

Thanks for the video, was really helpful

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Glad it helped!

[@JeffreyVanDam]

This was very helpful and to the point. Thank you.

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Great to hear, thanks!

[@cloew]

Very helpful video. It would be good to provide guidance and tips on how to remove the impeller from the shaft of a pump that has been in use for a while, and you can't simply unscrew it as you showed on a brand-new pump. I needed to use (buy) a strap wrench to get a stronger grip on the impeller without damaging it, and use a 1/2" wrench to fix/hold the motor shaft on the other end.

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Thanks for the info!

[@cloew]

Finally finished the reassembly and reinstallation of my pump, and everything worked out perfectly. No leaks and the new motor is running smoothly. The hardest part was reconnecting the wiring in the rather inaccessible location of the pump.

[@DeeDocker]

Great video.. Thank you!

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nashtrucker]

do you also use the lubricant on the ceramic parts?

[@matthewgoeckner4701]

Thanks!

[@yarsmythe]

Helpful. Thank you.

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Glad to hear!

[@stephenm103]

Great video. Replaced the shaft seal - all parts from a reputable supplier and were Hayward factory originals. Having assembled everything the pump case seal is leaking like crazy. The case halves are snugged down. New case gasket. Have disassembled it and examined/cleaned everything - reassembled VERY carefully centering the pump halves and bolt alignments. Carefully re-torqueed the bolts in a sequential manner so as to bring the entire case up to tension evenly. . . . . . the thing leaks more than ever. The gasket fits perfectly (not sure if its the correct diameter) but it was the correct part number. . . . .I'm completely stumped. Any thoughts . . . . .anyone???????

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Hello Stephen, we'll ask a Hayward tech to reach out to you tomorrow. Please private message your email address and phone number on our Facebook page or Twitter profile or email us at [e-mail].

[@stephenm103]

@@HaywardPoolProducts Emailed the [e-mail] . . . .havent had a response to the email I sent yesterday morning but I pulled the thing apart again today and thought that I needed to CLOSELY examine the gasket seal on the forward pump casing (up until now I was totally preoccupied with the work I had done on the shaft seal and new gasket) - everything looked fine EXCEPT for, what appears to be, a hairline fracture at the top center very near the mold seam. This is in the same location that the little geyser is being produced so I'm pretty confident I have a bad forward casing at this time.

[@stephenm103]

Tech did finally reach out to me (thank you) and sent off a new gasket/repair kit. That said, the problem ended up being the forward pump casing which had developed a crack along he mold seam - in the space between the outlet fitting and the rear/forward pump face. Barely visible to the naked eye, you could feel it w/a finger nail. Advice for others - - - the shaft seal def was leaking but the pump case had NOT failed (at the time of the initial teardown). The case crack only revealed itself AFTER reassembly (and likely aggravated by the new pump case seal ). It was a deceptive leak - right at the face between the forward and rear pump casings and for the longest time I was convinced that I had a bad seal on the outlet . . . LESSON - you need to VERY CAREFULLY inspect this area of your pump casing if you do this repair BEFORE you reassemble - based on some other comments I've stumbled into . . . . this appears to be a not uncommon failure mode for this particular case

[@xlr8profits]

What to do about impeller binding when motor attaches to pump housing?

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Hello, a Hayward tech can answer your question after the weekend if you'd like to private message your email address and phone number on our Facebook page or Twitter profile. You can also email us at [e-mail] and we'll pass your info on to our tech team.

[@reneramirez3880]

Do you know what the bearing numbers for this pump

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

The pump motors are manufactured by AO Smith, not Hayward. Taking them out to identify is the best bet. Or contact AO Smith motors.

[@stephenm103]

Anybody know where you can find an SPX3200A in stock???

[@HaywardPoolProducts]

Hello, if you'd like to provide your zip code, we can check our website Dealer Locator for Hayward dealers in your area.

[@stephenm103]

@@HaywardPoolProducts SF Bay Area but I have called many of the locals as well as emailed Inyo, Doheny's, Intheswim, as well as some of the So Calif places . . . . .no one has inventory on this part. I'm looking for someone known to have inventory. Sounds like Hayward was shut down for a while (?) or so I'm being told by several of the distributors I've spoken to.

[@brianbembry8171]

You forgot the impeller ring I believe or at least you didn’t show it