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Post# 555581   11/10/2011 at 03:44 (4,544 days old) by doug (West Virgina)        

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I have a older maytag dependable care and it has been letting out a squeel, not that loud but noticeable. Does anyone have any idea what it could be caused from?




Post# 555582 , Reply# 1   11/10/2011 at 03:46 (4,544 days old) by doug (West Virgina)        
Heres one like my maytag

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Post# 555613 , Reply# 2   11/10/2011 at 07:50 (4,544 days old) by DirectDriveDave ()        

at what part does the squeal happen?

Post# 555626 , Reply# 3   11/10/2011 at 08:42 (4,544 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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thats what I was gonna ask......

when does it happen?

while your putting clothes in?
while its filling?
while is agitating?
while its spinning?
when not in use?
during a certain cycle or load?


Post# 555635 , Reply# 4   11/10/2011 at 09:40 (4,544 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)        

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If the squeal is happening at the end of the spin cycle it is a brake issue.
95% of the time it can be silenced with some heavy motor oil. IF that is indeed when it's squeeling I can follow-up with instructions.


Post# 555637 , Reply# 5   11/10/2011 at 09:44 (4,544 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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a lot of times it can be something simple as a worn belt, or pump going bad.....

but this type of sound usually only happens at the start of the motor...


Post# 555653 , Reply# 6   11/10/2011 at 11:22 (4,544 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
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When in its operation is it making this sound?  Filling, agitating, start of spin cycle or maybe when it is stopping from spinning.


Post# 555783 , Reply# 7   11/10/2011 at 21:14 (4,543 days old) by doug (West Virgina)        


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It will just start squeeling out of the blue in the middle of the wash cycle. It happens on any size load!


Post# 555784 , Reply# 8   11/10/2011 at 21:17 (4,543 days old) by DirectDriveDave ()        

that sounds like it could be the tub brake slipping, bit i'm not fully sure.

Post# 555802 , Reply# 9   11/10/2011 at 22:48 (4,543 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
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In the middle of the wash cycle could be slipping belts, bad pump, or transmission starting to size up.


Post# 555805 , Reply# 10   11/10/2011 at 22:59 (4,543 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
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In the middle of the wash cycle could be slipping belts, bad pump, or transmission starting to size up. Try flipping the pump belt off and letting the machine agitate for ten to twenty minutes and see if you still have the noise, this will tell you if it involves the pump and its belt or the main drive belt and possibility the transmission, it could also be the brake if the tub is indexing even slightly in which case the sound will not hurt anything.


Post# 555851 , Reply# 11   11/11/2011 at 03:13 (4,543 days old) by doug (West Virgina)        
Thanks

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Ok thank u all for the advise!Will try slipping the pump belt off, do u just pull it off with ur hand?



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