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Thread Number: 40422
Maytag A506 groaning on start of spin |
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| Post# 598268 , Reply# 2 5/22/2012 at 16:15 (4,356 days old) by k1rod (Scottsdale, AZ) | ||
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I'm thinking that to oil this bearing, the agitator, spin basket and tub seal all have to come out (or is there an easier way?...hoping...)
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| Post# 598501 , Reply# 4 5/23/2012 at 15:03 (4,355 days old) by k1rod (Scottsdale, AZ) | ||
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Thanks Tom, I think I'll give that a try. I am guessing something on the order of 30W non detergent oil for the bearing? Now off to buy a spanner wrench! | ||
Post# 598564 , Reply# 5 5/23/2012 at 22:52 (4,355 days old) by Volvoguy87  (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Maybe a lighter oil? | ||
| Post# 598600 , Reply# 6 5/24/2012 at 06:14 (4,355 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
Turbine Oil Only...
to oil this bearing with, such as Zoom-Spout oil. It should be paraffin based and definitely non-detergent. You can take your machine apart for a general over-haul if you want to give it a good going over, but be prepared to find other problems and maintenance issues that could take you awhile and cost money. You'll have to be dedicated to a complete tear-down. You may know all of this already.
If your tub bearing has the fat bottom on the underneath side of the tub between it and the transmission you can give it a healthy injection of oil with a hypodermic syringe and an 18 gauge needle (light pink base). If you have the old chubby type bearing and it hasn't been oiled before, I'd put 6 or 9 CC's (mls) in there. If you don't have the older type bearing, I'd try heating up the bearing by letting it spin for several minutes, wrapping a cotton cloth around the base of the bearing leaving a small space open on one side that's easy to get to and squirt some of that turbine oil toward the transmission neck between the bottom of the bearing and the top of the transmission cover with the needle and see if the bearing will grab it up. I've never tried this, but it might work with the newer type bearing. I'll give it a try when the time comes around. See the pics below. 
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| Post# 598603 , Reply# 7 5/24/2012 at 06:18 (4,355 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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| Post# 598605 , Reply# 8 5/24/2012 at 06:19 (4,355 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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| Post# 598612 , Reply# 9 5/24/2012 at 06:27 (4,355 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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| Post# 598613 , Reply# 10 5/24/2012 at 06:32 (4,355 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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Post# 598628 , Reply# 11 5/24/2012 at 07:23 (4,355 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Oiling The Top Spin Bearing On MT Helical Drive Washers Good advice Brain, yes I would diffidently try oiling it without dissembling the washer unless you want a big project. I have successfully oiled many of these by turning the washer almost completely up side down and you will find that the light turban oil will go into the spin bearing fairly easily. It is actually not a bad idea to turn these oil MTs up side down as it also allows transmission oil to soak into the top agitator shaft bearing [ this can really help washers that are slow to start agitating ] and leave it turned over for a few days so the oil can soak in. | ||
| Post# 598661 , Reply# 12 5/24/2012 at 09:29 (4,354 days old) by k1rod (Scottsdale, AZ) | ||
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Great pictures Brian, Thanks. I am going to try this this weekend. | ||
| Post# 1132288 , Reply# 14 10/29/2021 at 17:26 (909 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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