Thread Number: 15855
Maytag Neptune Tub Bearing Removal and Changeout |
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Post# 267420 , Reply# 1   3/1/2008 at 12:51 (5,871 days old) by keithelong ()   |   | |
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Sounds like this site is not interested in techical issues. Oh well maybe someone could be helpful and suggest another discussion group that would. |
Post# 267470 , Reply# 2   3/1/2008 at 19:30 (5,871 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 267498 , Reply# 3   3/1/2008 at 21:45 (5,871 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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But even though my name is Neptune I wish I could be more encouraging. The Neptune we have is noisy, probably the bearing is shot, it leaks, and I am afraid this machine has som many problems people are not bothering to replace the bearing. It's not that we aren't interested in technical issues, it is just that the washers of the past have a lot more material to be more repairable. It is sad, I thought I was buying the best washer on Earth at the time. Are you in the appliance repair business? Even so, 379 is a lot of money for a tool you may use only a few times in a career. It is really sad what has happened. I would say try www.repairclinic.com..., but that is probably where you found the 425 tub.
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Post# 267636 , Reply# 4   3/2/2008 at 17:59 (5,870 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)   |   | |
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Actually I'm interested in the "Tony Tool" you mention that extracts Neptune bearings. My 7500 is still going strong after about seven years. Of course it had major repairs in its third year of service, but since then it hasn't had any mechanical problems. Knock on powder coat. Speaking of which, there is a growing spot of rust under the detergent dispenser cover. You can't see it unless you remove the cover frame, but it stems from insufficient coating of the base steel at the edges. Maytag told me that rust is not covered by the extended warranty, so at some point I will have to remove the top panel and apply (more) anti-rust treatment - before the spot grows too big. I noticed it had grown a bit when I saw flakes of rust fall into the dispenser. Other than that, no problems with the Neptune. |
Post# 267827 , Reply# 7   3/4/2008 at 07:33 (5,868 days old) by runematic (southcentral pa)   |   | |
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Keith, since your in the business, as am I, I'll let you in on what Maytag thinks of that tool. If you use it and something happens to the people's home/washer/body & they sue, you'll be on the hook. Maytag does not consider this an acceptable repair. That's why they sell the outer tub/bearing as 1 piece. Believe me, at every service meeting I've been at, we've had that drilled into our heads. I am not saying that it doesn't work. You just have to be careful. Maytag considers it to be a "jerry-rigged" repair. Now, on the other hand I can't beieve that the price on the tub setup has been jacked up that high (425 retail w/ the wholesale almost pushing that much). It looks like wp/maytag would like to see all those washers disappear with repair prices like that. ouch!
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Post# 267871 , Reply# 8   3/4/2008 at 15:37 (5,868 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 267953 , Reply# 9   3/5/2008 at 06:23 (5,867 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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i totally agree the car companys do it all the time vw is real bad about it.. they over price big ticket items so much that your stuck and have to get rid of the whole car.. sad aint it.. but back to subject i took my neputne apart last spring and didn a rear brg and sean and tub spinner support thing and inlet valve. the parts i got from parts came in a bag with a plastic tool thing to put the seal and brg back in. it was like a thick plastic sleve sort of thing.. honest it was an easy repair for me i didnt have any porb with mine.. and at the time i remember thinking gees this is easy i wish i had a bunch of them to work on so i could resell them. ha ha but i have since changed my mind cause im sort of over it ha ha
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