Thread Number: 75326
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Troubleshooting a Maytag A606 |
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Post# 991710 , Reply# 1   4/21/2018 at 20:55 (2,190 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 991795 , Reply# 3   4/22/2018 at 16:52 (2,189 days old) by seanm (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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So I put some lube on the switch. Is there an easy way to test out of the washer? |
Post# 992251 , Reply# 5   4/26/2018 at 20:19 (2,185 days old) by seanm (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Yup, I moved the switch up and down quite a few times. And the spring does bring it back. So I just wired the motor back up. It is not installed, but the motor did spin when power was supplied! Probably won't get it back together tonight, but here's hoping the switch was the problem. |
Post# 992266 , Reply# 6   4/26/2018 at 23:52 (2,185 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona )   |   | |
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Post# 992297 , Reply# 7   4/27/2018 at 11:16 (2,184 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada)   |   | |
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Post# 992670 , Reply# 8   4/30/2018 at 19:32 (2,181 days old) by seanm (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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It is back together and seems to be working. While it was apart, I decided to paint a couple of the rustier parts... so I spent the weekend waiting for rust mort to set and paint to dry ;) It needs a new main drive belt, so I will probably replace both. |
Post# 992686 , Reply# 9   4/30/2018 at 22:18 (2,181 days old) by potatochips ( )   |   | |
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Glad to hear everything is working just fine, Sean. Yeah why not order some new belts!? They come in a kit anyways. Good idea. |
Post# 995356 , Reply# 10   5/27/2018 at 16:04 (2,154 days old) by seanm (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Still not right :( I put on new belts and new springs and it worked with no clothes, but it doesn't work with clothes. How easy should it be to spin the tub? With the belt off and grabbing it by the counterweight I can just get it to move a bit. Should it be freer than that? Empty of course. |