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Post# 320417   12/19/2008 at 02:24 (5,606 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky)        

I've noticed on the mid to late 1980's Maytag washers (with orbital-drive transmissions) when you tip the tub far enough at an angle-the metal tub ring rail guard will strike the washer top metal flange-metal-to-metal! Now I've seen many other washers do this, plastic-to-metal, but metal-to-metal you would think during a very unbalanced load, the washer part(s) would get bent. The older helical drive Maytags didn't have this issue, the only thing that struck their top flange was that black off-balance switch tripper thing-but a METAL tub ring rail striking the metal top washer flange? Could someone please explain this phenomena to me?




Post# 320925 , Reply# 1   12/22/2008 at 16:29 (5,602 days old) by llmaytag (Southern California)        
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No responses yet, eh? Perhaps the tub rarely got off-balance enough for that to happen.

Post# 320927 , Reply# 2   12/22/2008 at 16:33 (5,602 days old) by iheartmaytag (Wichita, Kansas)        

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The one I have is a mid 90's with orbital tranny. I have a plastic ring around the top of the tub.
It ever so rarely goes off balance, and if it does the off balance switch shuts it down immediately.

Post# 320928 , Reply# 3   12/22/2008 at 16:35 (5,602 days old) by llmaytag (Southern California)        
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The two Maytags I had, which I wish I still had, had great smooth and quiet spins, much better than my confounded Whirlpool direct drive.

Post# 320932 , Reply# 4   12/22/2008 at 16:44 (5,602 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        
Doc, it hurts when I do this... Then don't do that.

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Perhaps the top of the tub needs to be adjusted. It's not supposed to hit the top that way. The off-balance trip lever should shut the machine down before this ever happens in day-to-day normal use.


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