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Post# 518043 , Reply# 1   5/15/2011 at 16:39 (4,701 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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It could be dirty/worn contacts in the motor start switch. It's odd that it works fine until the last spin on the last load. Maybe the thermo overload protection circuit is kicking in?
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Post# 518049 , Reply# 2   5/15/2011 at 16:58 (4,701 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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I was just saying this to someone earlier about my Mom's GE FF, and how that thing lasted so long, and one thing I always remember from her is she would not run load after load back to back....she would let the machine cool down for about 20 minutes before starting her next load......usually after unloading, and hanging out the load on the line, then when she came back in, it would be time to load and start another load.........just her way I guess!.....
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Post# 518076 , Reply# 3   5/15/2011 at 18:24 (4,701 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 518079 , Reply# 4   5/15/2011 at 18:33 (4,701 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Do you hear anything trying to work? Do you hear the motor start and run, but no spinning occurs? If so, there's better experts than I, but I'd wonder about good new belts, and proper tension on them. Seems like if they're old and/or loose, by the time it gets to a last spin, belts could be warmer, stretched out a bit, at the limit of their ability.
I've for sure bought items only to find out it wasn't exactly the problem, so save your old motor and timer, they may be working, and not the culprits. Like I said, there are more experienced folks here, this is just my 2 cents from one Maytag. |
Post# 518208 , Reply# 6   5/16/2011 at 08:19 (4,700 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Yes this what I guessed was happing the belt is not slipping as the motor tries to start for the final spin. And because the motor is hot from running several loads it goes out on overload more quickly. You do not have a bad motor start switch. Most likely the main drive belt is sticky with oil, if it is remove the belts and take solvent and old rags and clean all oil off the pulleys and replace the main drive belt [ the pump belt doesn't matter unless it is falling apart, oil won't hurt its performance ]. Also check the plastic motors in the motor carriage assembly and make sure that the motor moves easily, if they are balky use a few drops of turbine or any other light oil you have on each of the four rollers and work the motor back and forth until it mover freely. If you still have problems you can add a motor start capacitor and that will differently solve the problem. |