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Maytag motor spring and glide kit |
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Post# 585888   3/30/2012 at 09:10 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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I bought a spring and glide kit for my Maytag and plan to change it out tomorrow. I have the orbital transmission (if that makes a difference). Mine has the square glides and the two springs offset to one side. Does someone have either detailed instructions or some scans of a service manual to guide me through this? I looked at the thread from echolane but her motor mount is made different than mine. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks! |
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Post# 585891 , Reply# 1   3/30/2012 at 09:24 (4,381 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 585893 , Reply# 2   3/30/2012 at 09:35 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 585896 , Reply# 3   3/30/2012 at 10:00 (4,381 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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It's pretty simple actually. Once you have the motor out of the machine, you'll see that the two halves of the glide will slide apart as the top half has openings on the front side for it to slide off the bottom half. You'll be able to separate the halves once you remove the springs. Clean the glide tracks and reassemble with the new glides and a nice coat of Poly-Lube.
I am curious though as to the need to replace the glides/springs. Is it not preforming well during either agitation or spin? Ben |
Post# 585901 , Reply# 4   3/30/2012 at 10:06 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Spin is pretty slow to get up to speed. It starts the spray rinse before all of the water has even been pumped out of the tub. Shortly after the spray rinse completes all of the water is pumped out. I tried a new set of belts last weekend and performance didn't change any. When I push the motor mount without the belts it hangs slightly when it springs back. I adjusted the pump to where the motor just barely moves when the belt is squeezed to 1/4"
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Post# 585902 , Reply# 5   3/30/2012 at 10:09 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 585903 , Reply# 6   3/30/2012 at 10:10 (4,381 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 585904 , Reply# 7   3/30/2012 at 10:13 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 585907 , Reply# 8   3/30/2012 at 10:20 (4,381 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 585909 , Reply# 9   3/30/2012 at 10:35 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 585917 , Reply# 10   3/30/2012 at 11:10 (4,381 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 585969 , Reply# 11   3/30/2012 at 17:19 (4,381 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 585978 , Reply# 12   3/30/2012 at 18:58 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 586009 , Reply# 13   3/30/2012 at 21:39 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 586011 , Reply# 14   3/30/2012 at 21:59 (4,381 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 586012 , Reply# 15   3/30/2012 at 22:12 (4,381 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 586017 , Reply# 16   3/30/2012 at 22:25 (4,381 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 586040 , Reply# 17   3/31/2012 at 05:29 (4,381 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 586063 , Reply# 18   3/31/2012 at 09:05 (4,380 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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I did get the set screw off. My dad is here this weekend and has offered some good advice. One of the screws that the nuts go on to hold the glide to the motor has been stripped a little. From a previous repair maybe. So I am heading to the hardware store today to see what can do. The nut I took off wont go back on. Also one of the screws that holds the motor to the baseplate had rusted through so I need more of those. I can tell it is a lot harder to push since I have replaced the springs
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Post# 586118 , Reply# 19   3/31/2012 at 14:32 (4,380 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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I got the new glides and springs installed. What a learning experience!
I noticed after I replaced the belts that sometimes the machine rather than just glide to a start makes a thump when it starts either agitating or spinning? With the machine on all fours when i squeeze the pump belt it goes all the way together without the motor even thinking about moving, so I am going to tighten it a little bit. I still have spray rinses before the tub is empty of water. If this doesnt fix it my thinkings are its just the way its made. Overall the machine seems to pick up spin better, run a little quieter. |
Post# 586121 , Reply# 20   3/31/2012 at 15:11 (4,380 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay)   |   | |
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I'm not an expert on this repair, but have owned a Maytag and the spraying before the tub is completely empty is not normal. The tub should be empty and up to full spin speed (or very close to it) before the spray rinse begins.
It doesn't appear that anyone has suggested the pump itself may have an issue or that a blockage may be restricting the flow of water out of the tub. Perhaps that's a long shot.
I think you're on the right track toward restoring proper operation, and the experts here should be able to guide you to a successful repair. |
Post# 586131 , Reply# 21   3/31/2012 at 17:01 (4,380 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR)   |   | |
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Post# 586282 , Reply# 22   4/1/2012 at 06:13 (4,380 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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