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Maytag herrin transmission |
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Post# 667611 , Reply# 3   3/22/2013 at 10:01 (4,024 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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Thanks for the pic...have always wanted to crack one of these trannys open to see. I understand they are all nylon/plastic gears, and there are 2 sets of them to balance out the tranny. No need for counterweights. |
Post# 667688 , Reply# 5   3/22/2013 at 17:09 (4,024 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass)   |   | |
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If I remember, the spin gear of the W/P direct drive tranny is also made of the same material you described. You may be right about thrust bearing failure within the brake/pulley assy. Those "fingers" don't look very sturdy; seems like they could shear off easily. |
Post# 667716 , Reply# 6   3/22/2013 at 20:08 (4,024 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The Helix spring was what allowed the slip as the water was pumping out so the washers basket could accelerate slowly, it was in effect the clutch and it took the place of the silly slipping belt in the regular Maytag washers. This washer design accelerated very slowly, this is why Maytag claimed in their advertising that these washers produced cleaner brighter clothing because this slow acceleration did not allow as much dirty water to be strained back through the clothing as it was exiting the wash basket compared to the slosh over and drain that regular helical drive Maytag's did. This slow acceleration was also the reason that these washers did not have an unbalance switch, as they just SLOWED DOWN when the load was not balanced. The owners manual for these washers advised you to re-balance the load and re-spin it if it felt wet at the end of the cycle, some thing that you would NEVER have to do with a WP BD or DD washer.
We just replaced one of these transmissions in a MT washer the other month and we pried open the old non serviceable transmission to do an autopsy. I found that the little bent tab at the end of the HS had broken off rendering the transmission broken.
Overall these redesigned Norge washers did perform much better than the Helical Drive MTs but the durability was so bad that it made the older Norge washers look good, LOL.
John [ coldspot 66 ] most of these washers have a 10 year part warranty, that is how we got the one for our customer, without a free transmission one of these washer would NEVER be worth repairing. |
Post# 667744 , Reply# 8   3/22/2013 at 21:51 (4,024 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Post# 667745 , Reply# 9   3/22/2013 at 21:53 (4,024 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Post# 667759 , Reply# 11   3/22/2013 at 22:24 (4,024 days old) by thefixer ()   |   | |
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Thanks for the photo's norgechef. What I'm looking for, is whats under the input pinion gear. The clutch spring and how it transfers rotational force from the input shaft to the pinion. Eric |
Post# 667764 , Reply# 12   3/22/2013 at 22:36 (4,024 days old) by norgechef (Saint George New Brunswick )   |   | |
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Never been able to figure it out though. I can't even picture what a clutch spring would look like or how it would be used in a small transmission for a washing machine. |
Post# 789858 , Reply# 14   10/20/2014 at 22:39 (3,447 days old) by gaclements ()   |   | |
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Where to find the left hand thread bolt for the input gear. Thank |