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Maytag A412 in death throes
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Post# 200289   3/30/2007 at 00:34 (6,235 days old) by nameyers ()        

Hello all, I was just wondering if anyone had any experience with this situation. I have spent the last week completely disassembling, cleaning, and reservicing an old Maytag A412 washer. I started to get really excited, because I was able to get the thing humming smoothly, looking like new. But just as I was about to finish, I tried to tighten the screw that holds the plastic agitator to the metal spin shaft, when I heard a little crunch. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the head of the old screw had snapped off.

Well the agitator was still on there snug, so I figured it was no big deal. But when I washed the first loads, I noticed drops of water flying off the transmission case during the spin cycle at high speed. It is obviously a small leak in the tub seal, which I could take of easily, if ONLY I COULD GET THE AGITATOR OFF!!!

So is this baby scrap??? Are my hours of hard work in vain? Or does anyone have any magical suggestions?

I have already tried a screw extractor, but it is a small cramped space, and the surface of the remainder of the broken screw is very uneven and won't take a drill in its center.

Thanks in advance,

Nick





Post# 200292 , Reply# 1   3/30/2007 at 01:54 (6,234 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Time to cut it out!

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You'll probably have to sacrifice the agitator to the almighty Dremel, but you'll save the washer. You shouldn't have too much trouble finding another agitator for an orbital Maytag from your local parts store. Ask for part number 207228. You might even find one at a used appliance dealer as well.

Best of luck!


Post# 200400 , Reply# 2   3/30/2007 at 13:02 (6,234 days old) by llmaytag (Southern California)        
Fix it!

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If I thought I could have done a tub seal, I would have done it on my last Maytag instead of replacing with with a MOL Whirlpool which I loathe! This weekend I think I'm gonna bite the bullet and go to a Maytag store and see if I can still order a Dependable Care model before they are all gone, then donate the silly Whirlpool.


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