Thread Number: 40575
The YA700 is Back on the Road! |
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Post# 600255   6/1/2012 at 07:48 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600256 , Reply# 1   6/1/2012 at 07:49 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600257 , Reply# 2   6/1/2012 at 07:49 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600258 , Reply# 3   6/1/2012 at 07:50 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600259 , Reply# 4   6/1/2012 at 07:51 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Yikes! The black seals were hard as a rock. No replacement parts here. Hmm. Well, let’s swap in an ’06 valve body for now. We’ll lose the ‘warm’ water setting, but that’s better than nothing. Conveniently Maytag provided mounting holes for both styles of water valve. Now, the swing-out ’06 style valve access is smart engineering, but this 700 wasn’t bad either. The rear access apron was slotted such that you can remove it for access without disconnecting the supply hoses. This let me test and troubleshoot without having to dump water all over the floor. Smart.
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Post# 600260 , Reply# 5   6/1/2012 at 07:52 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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OK, let’s try it again. Fill ON! A perfect opportunity while that’s filling to pull the timer knob and fix the loose trim ring. But what’s this? Another leak? Yep. Turns out the hose from the water valve was leaking at the flume connection. Pull, cut, clean, new hose clamp. FIXED. And let’s resume.
But wait! Leak #3! Turns out years of calcium buildup in the end of the flume spray tube was causing the backpressure problem which created leak #2. But it also meant a few random streams of water were missing the flume “funnel” and, guess what, dripping back down in the water valve area. OK, 3rd time’s a charm. |
Post# 600261 , Reply# 6   6/1/2012 at 07:53 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600263 , Reply# 7   6/1/2012 at 07:54 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Oh you’ve got to be kidding me, another leak, but where!?
Looks like years of tub movement caused this cut in the flange of the moulded tub hose right where it enters the tub. After filling for several minutes, enough water would collect on top of the outer basket to start dribbling down into the cabinet. No wonder this thing looks so nasty. |
Post# 600264 , Reply# 8   6/1/2012 at 07:55 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600266 , Reply# 9   6/1/2012 at 07:55 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600267 , Reply# 10   6/1/2012 at 07:57 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600268 , Reply# 11   6/1/2012 at 07:57 (4,318 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600271 , Reply# 12   6/1/2012 at 08:27 (4,318 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 600317 , Reply# 13   6/1/2012 at 13:58 (4,318 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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I've been working on mine off and on when I can and hope to have it up soon. I opened up my top panel the other day to clean the drum cover and found massive deposits and an injector tube broken loose, so I'm dealing with some of the same issues. This picture shows the drum cover after an initial washing. Yikes!
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Post# 600324 , Reply# 14   6/1/2012 at 14:29 (4,318 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600331 , Reply# 15   6/1/2012 at 15:08 (4,318 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 600334 , Reply# 16   6/1/2012 at 15:25 (4,318 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 600354 , Reply# 17   6/1/2012 at 16:46 (4,318 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 600373 , Reply# 18   6/1/2012 at 18:08 (4,318 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 600459 , Reply# 19   6/2/2012 at 06:38 (4,317 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 600493 , Reply# 20   6/2/2012 at 10:33 (4,317 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Thanks for the kind words everyone! Ben dropped by last night and brought with him a correct black lint filter and cup which really sets the machine off. We ran it through a few cycles and Mr. Maytag gave his seal of approval, haha.
One day I may see about having the front panel professionally painted but I think she looks ok right now. Funny how that light yellow fades.... |
Post# 600494 , Reply# 21   6/2/2012 at 10:37 (4,317 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600501 , Reply# 22   6/2/2012 at 11:56 (4,317 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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And it had a burned out bulb in it. Since I took that picture I've got about two thirds of the tub cover cleaned up to bright shiny porcelain again. What's left is the area from the injector tube to the far side of the tub light lens. I'll try to get some of that done today. By the way, the paint on my cabinet had faded to an off white color. But with careful use of a mild rubbing compound I've been able to remove that thin top layer of faded paint and expose the yellow underneath. I still have some chips and scratches to deal with but so far it's looking really good.
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Post# 600505 , Reply# 23   6/2/2012 at 12:20 (4,317 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 600880 , Reply# 24   6/4/2012 at 03:23 (4,316 days old) by badgerdx ()   |   | |
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The thing I love most about the old Maytags like this is how clean and elegant the design is... There is something about the control panel that reminds me of a 63 Chrysler Imperial.... |
Post# 600901 , Reply# 25   6/4/2012 at 07:27 (4,315 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 601033 , Reply# 26   6/4/2012 at 22:05 (4,315 days old) by MaytagA710 ()   |   | |
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Brilliant work! The machine looks excellent, this is a really good find. Congratulations! And PS, I second that, is that a TOL Westy next to it? |