Thread Number: 44915
Loud Squeal when A606 Maytag Agitates |
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Post# 658862 , Reply# 1   2/8/2013 at 01:36 (4,067 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area))   |   | |
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The hole in the agitators barrel is where the set screw goes. The small hole in the skirt just allows air to pass through so that the bubble of trapped air isn't so large. You can see them both in this photo. if you don't have the set screw on your agitator, you should be able to grip it tightly and pull it out, though they do get stuck sometimes. As for the screeching sound, I don't have enough experience with these machines to help you there based on your description alone. Maybe I'm wrong about this, but it seems to me that with the front panel removed you might be able to tell approximately where it's coming from. For example, when you hear this sound is it coming from someplace low on the machine where the pulleys, belts, and brake are, or someplace higher where the transmission and bearings are? Hopefully there isn't so much general noise that you can't get more of a fix on the source. Sorry I'm not more help. Maybe someone with more experience will chime in here. |
Post# 658877 , Reply# 3   2/8/2013 at 06:53 (4,066 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Your problem sounds to me like the upper transmission bearing. As these machines age, the oil gets thick and that upper bearing gets little to no lubrication. The only sure-fix to this situation is to pull the transmission, change the oil and replace that upper bearing.
That said, these transmissions can work satisfactorily for YEARS doing exactly what you describe. One thing that will help for a while is to lay the machine on its side or front for a few days (or even weeks) in as warm of a place you can find. This will cause the thickened oil to work its way into the upper bearing and help lubricate it. Also, washing in it regularly with a full tub of hot water will give the transmission the opportunity to get nicely warmed up and will help pull some warmed-up oil towards that bearing. If it were my machine, I would try the above things and just keep using it. I would save the transmission work until the bearing actually seizes and you have no other choice. |
Post# 658993 , Reply# 4   2/8/2013 at 15:34 (4,066 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 658998 , Reply# 5   2/8/2013 at 15:52 (4,066 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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Post# 659071 , Reply# 7   2/8/2013 at 22:22 (4,066 days old) by westingman123 ()   |   | |
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Funny, I have that same GE fridge in my kitchen, and I formerly had that Kenmore dryer. |
Post# 659078 , Reply# 8   2/8/2013 at 23:50 (4,066 days old) by Whirlaway (Hampton Virginia)   |   | |
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Could be a pig caught between the belts! You might need new belts! If there is is a noise under a load, check them! |
Post# 659098 , Reply# 9   2/9/2013 at 03:25 (4,065 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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