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Thread Number: 43635
Removing a Stuck Maytag 142 Filter |
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| Post# 641126 , Reply# 1 11/23/2012 at 22:59 (4,170 days old) by e2l-arry (LAKEWOOD COLORADO) | ||
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Can you get the agitator out? If you can remove the agitator from the machine I'd place it upside down in a bucket or a narrow as a container I could find and soak the top w/filter in a strong solution of CLR or Lime-A-Way overnight. They try running it under hot water and see if it will then come apart. | ||
| Post# 641134 , Reply# 2 11/23/2012 at 23:21 (4,170 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 641137 , Reply# 3 11/23/2012 at 23:36 (4,170 days old) by Kenmore71  (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 641139 , Reply# 4 11/23/2012 at 23:44 (4,170 days old) by Bob331 () | ||
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What if I fill the tub with a container of clr then the rest water and let it soak overnight. That shouldn't damage the bakelite? | ||
| Post# 641142 , Reply# 5 11/24/2012 at 00:15 (4,170 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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CLR will probably eat away at the shiny coating of the Bakelite agitator and make it appear duller than it already is. Boiling or near boiling water is probably best. Let it sit for 30 minutes or so before attempting anything. You may even get lucky and have the agitator pop off after its hot bath.
While the water is working its magic, it would be a good time to look for leaks around the stem/boot seal, tub bearing, tub bolts, and pump hoses. | ||
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Post# 641157 , Reply# 6 11/24/2012 at 03:28 (4,170 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area)) |
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My A700 came with a large turquoise agitator that had what was left of the original metal lint filter assembly sitting inside the barrel. The top of it was gone and you can see where all the little spot welds that held it in place were ripped out, probably due to someone pulling on it too hard when it was good and stuck. It seems to me that after letting things soak for a while as everyone is suggesting, if it still won't budge easily, a couple of nice pointy awls could be slipped through the oval shaped holes on opposite sides of the agitator barrel and stuck into the holes in the lint filter. Then you should be able to carefully pry the lint filter up by using the bottom edges of the oval shaped slots in the barrel as a fulcrum. Just be careful not to pry so hard that you risk damaging anything.
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Post# 641158 , Reply# 7 11/24/2012 at 03:36 (4,170 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 641186 , Reply# 8 11/24/2012 at 08:42 (4,170 days old) by Bob331 () | ||
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Thanks for all the suggestions! I will try the very hot water soak first and see what happens. | ||
| Post# 641203 , Reply# 9 11/24/2012 at 10:53 (4,170 days old) by maytaga806 (Howell, Michigan) | ||
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Post# 641317 , Reply# 11 11/24/2012 at 18:08 (4,169 days old) by steve1-18 (Grovetown (Augusta), GA) |
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Check auto supply stores. Might have a flexible radiator hose that will work. | ||
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Post# 641399 , Reply# 12 11/25/2012 at 00:56 (4,169 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area)) |
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I wouldn't call breaking the agitator a success. I recently picked up an old A502 in Santa Monica that was listed in the Craigslist "free" section. My thought was to take its Bakelite agitator out for use in my A700, replace it with a turquoise Powerfin, and then give it to someone else. It was very stuck, and it quickly became apparent that the force required to remove it would risk breaking it. So I left it in the machine when I passed it on. Those Bakelite agitators are extremely rare. What a tragedy to break one over a lint filter assembly. Lint filters turn up pretty regularly, but Bakelite agitators? Good luck finding one of those. And as for gluing it, I've never found a glue that will work worth a darn on Bakelite, but maybe someone else has an idea. It would be fantastic if they do and you can save it. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on that one.
The tub to pump hose on the 142(pn 211107) is another story. It's the same as the one used on the A700 and cross references to the hose used on the A806 and later. You'll have no trouble finding that for around twenty dollars and less depending on how well you look around. | ||
| Post# 641417 , Reply# 13 11/25/2012 at 05:20 (4,169 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Not to monday morning quarterback, I would of filled that bad boy up with hot water and dumped in a gallon of cheap vinegar. I wish you success with the glue, how do you feel about a "power fin". alr | ||
| Post# 641526 , Reply# 15 11/25/2012 at 13:13 (4,168 days old) by maytaga806 (Howell, Michigan) | ||
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