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| Post# 773116 , Reply# 3 7/25/2014 at 23:01 (3,555 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
hey jabzwnein/elliott...
first, CONGRATULATIONS on getting a maytag wringer washer!!! she sure looks like a beauty!! and yeah, it seems that your's is one of the newer versions. if you want to know the exact date of production, give us the serial number and we can look it up for you. if you can't make the serial number out, sometimes a picture can capture the serial number. if you don't know where the serial number is, it is below the turquoise maytag sticker, in the back, right below the black gasket (or what i call the washer's "belt").
as for the stuck agitator, my suggestion would be boiling water method. it worked beautifully for me, on my automatic A208 agitator that was really stuck on. the latest automatic i bought, my A608 agitator came off without having to do the boiling water method. but it took 3 good tugs/pulls on the agitator to get that up. now the agitator on the wringer washer that i bought not too long ago, same round tub style as your's but an older model, that agitator lifted off pretty easily. what i had to use the boiling water for on the wringer washer, was to get the stuck/frozen drain pump, to start working again. that is what i did the boiling water on the wringer washer. but i think that if you fill this wringer washer with boiling water, and turn the agitator on, and let it agitate for about 10 or 15 minutes, it might help soften up the plastic of the agitator and make it easier for you to pull it off. my suggestion would be to fill the washer up with the boiling water, either outside, in the basement (if there is a floor drain on the ground) or if you are lucky enough to have a walk-in shower, roll the wringer washer into the shower. the tricky part is going to be getting the boiling water to the wringer washer, for filling it up. me, i have a couple of big tamale pots that i kept putting on the stove with water, to boil. and then, i would carry the big pots to the backdoor and put the big pot of boiling water into an old grocery cart we have in the backyard. and i would wheel the shopping cart up to the wringer washer and empty the boiling water into the wringer washer. and then, take the pot back into the kitchen & fill it up and stick it on the stove and repeated the process until the wringer washer's tub was full of boiling water. i did this cuz i needed as much boiling water as possible, to cause super hot water pressure to free up the drain pump, while i was gravity draining the hose at the same time. and it worked for me. now, since you are wanting to do the boiling water method to free up the agitator, you may not have to fill the washtub completely full, like i did. i think you could fill it to the tips of the veins on the agitator. and i would put the cover on and turn the agitator on and let it agitate for about 10-15 minutes. then, i would drain the hot water out of the washtub and try pulling up on the agitator while the plastic is still warm. BUT BE SURE THAT ALL THE HOT WATER IS OUT OF THE WASHTUB cause you don't want that hot water to splash up and burn you, when the agitator decides to "POP" free!!! GOOD LUCK!!! and keep us posted..... cheering for you on this side of the computer!!! ;o) | ||
| Post# 773117 , Reply# 4 7/25/2014 at 23:03 (3,555 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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| Post# 775815 , Reply# 6 8/6/2014 at 12:34 (3,544 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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removing the filter....
to remove the filter, you have to place your hands on each side of the filter and twist it to the left, like your driving and making a left hand turn. if you look straight down at the filter, you will see that the agitator shaft has 2 metal tabs on each side of it, down at the bottome where the filter sits. and the filter also has 2 little cut outs, in the center hole, where the agitator shaft goes into. and to get the filter off, you have to twist it until the tabs are lined up with the little cut-out holes. once you lift it off, you will see how the edge of the center hole gradually slopes up, so that you can twist it onto the tabs for a tight & secure fit.
i hope i explained this so that it is easy to understand. sorry if i don't know all the "technical" terms. GOOD LUCK!!! :o) | ||
| Post# 775819 , Reply# 7 8/6/2014 at 12:43 (3,544 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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using vaseline......
i've learned on here that you can use vaseline on the metal agitator shaft. and so, this is what i did to my A208 (which pops is coming to pick up & take back home, in a little while) and i did it to the wringer washer, that i ended up giving to my aunt, and i also did the vaseline to my A608 that i bought not too long ago.
so i've put vaseline on the metal agitator shafts of all the maytags i've had so far. and will probably keep doing that from now on. i don't know if this is the right way but what i do is stick my finger in the vaseline jar and scoop a dollop out and smear it into my palm and onto the metal shaft. and i rub it all around trying to make sure the vaseline gets into all the grooves of the shaft. then, i just apply slight pressure around the shaft and slide my hand up to remove any excess vaseline. and this way, the shaft stays with a thin coating of the vaseline and i wipe my hands off with a papertowel. VIOLA', all done. ;o) | ||
| Post# 775821 , Reply# 8 8/6/2014 at 12:46 (3,544 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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oh yeah... | ||
| Post# 775822 , Reply# 9 8/6/2014 at 12:53 (3,544 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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i found remains of some kind of small rubber ring...
that sounds like it could be the rubber ring that goes into a groove, near the base of the metal agitator shaft. i think that does need to be replaced cuz i think that is what gives the agitator the tight seal so that it won't float off when you fill the tub with water. and i think that rubber ring also helps form a water-tight fit to the agitator shaft so that no water gets on the metal agitator shaft so that it doesn't get rusted.
i think this is the rubber ring you are talking about that you found the remains of. and i think that is the purpose of that rubber ring. if i am wrong, someone who knows for sure, will be along to tell you exactly what that rubber ring is for. and they can also tell you the correct name for that rubber ring so that you can buy another one. i don't think they are very expensive. in fact, i think that is the same rubber ring that i didn't think my agitator shaft had, on my A208. i felt so foolish! LOL..... until i posted pictures and people helped me see what & where the rubber ring was. just be patient and someone will come and explain it better for you, if i was wrong. keep us posted. and don't forget, we do like to see pictures. pictures can help others see exactly what you are talking about. GOOD LUCK!!! cheering for you on this side of the computer........ :o) | ||
| Post# 777623 , Reply# 11 8/16/2014 at 17:25 (3,534 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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i'v been wondering.....
how you were coming along with your wringer washer!!!???
glad to read your update. boy, was the bottom under the filter really dirty!!! you got that pretty clean under there!!! GOOD JOB!! unfortunately, i don't know anything about the different parts or the mechanics, so i can't tell you about the hole that you made and if the jb weld will be "good enough" to block up the hole & touch up the other worn spots? but i'm sure someone here, with experience using jb weld, will come along & let you know. by the way, GREAT pictures. the rubber ring that holds the agitator on, i think might be easy to find (ebay). GOOD LUCK!!! and keep us posted.... cheering for you on this side of the computer!!! :o) | ||
| Post# 779580 , Reply# 14 8/26/2014 at 19:34 (3,524 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
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WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!
how exciting for you!!
i'm afraid i can't help you out when it comes to the leak, unless it's like the leak on my aunt's maytag wringer that is coming from the hose that connects from the tub to the pump. and i think this one just needs the clamps tightened up. i still haven't gotten to that yet. but roger said he would help me with that & see if we can figure if it just needs the hose clamp tightened or what is happening. he said we may have to put a new hose on it. we'll see what happens with this maytag wringer. i hope you get your's all settled up and washing away for you!!! thanks for the update and the videos. very happy for you...... :o) | ||
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