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1977 Maytag N21PS |
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Post# 218456   6/26/2007 at 15:50 (6,140 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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In late 2001, I inherited my great aunt's near mint wringer washer. I was just entering college at the time and it went into storage in my grandmother's shed. In 2003, Hurricane Isabelle came though and salt water went up the outside of the machine all the way to the tub (and thus around the engine), having other things to worry about (i.e. cleaning out flooded homes, studying through school), the wringer was forgotten about. About a year later, I went in and looked at it. The machine had developed rust on the legs and motor, the wheels on the bottom of the machine were locked up and I assumed that it was shot. From then on, the machine sat while I finished school and began my career hours away. Recently, I decided to take a chance and plug it in and to my shock the machine started agitating. I've never worked on a machine before and my mechanical skills aren't where I want them to be. However what better to practice on? So fellas, here is my question. Where do I start? What do I need to do to get this machine where it needs to be? I was unable to get the wringers to work, however the safety "ball" disintegrated with age, so the mechanism may work, though the wringers themselves are shot. Where do I find new wringers anyway? Thanks for the help! |
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Post# 218661 , Reply# 1   6/27/2007 at 06:39 (6,139 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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well if y you love the machine dont give up.. what brand is the washer? start srufin the web for either new parts or a whole machine to use for doner parts. you can remove the rust and repaint the washer, and like greg says they really dont want to die.. so if she still agitates she wants to live.. besides your right its a good way to learn
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Post# 218662 , Reply# 2   6/27/2007 at 06:40 (6,139 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 218696 , Reply# 3   6/27/2007 at 08:11 (6,139 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Try replacing the air-bulb wringer control with a bolt in the wringer mechanism post - that should allow the rolls to operate. You can sometimes find parts & service literature from Maytag on ebay but if you search older dealers in your area, there might be parts on their shelves still. Since the machine still agitates, you may just need a general cleaning, paint job and a quick lesson on how not to get your digits caught in the wringers! Good luck! |
Post# 218771 , Reply# 4   6/27/2007 at 12:19 (6,139 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 218774 , Reply# 5   6/27/2007 at 12:22 (6,139 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 218775 , Reply# 6   6/27/2007 at 12:24 (6,139 days old) by classiccaprice (Hampton, Virginia)   |   | |
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Post# 218808 , Reply# 8   6/27/2007 at 13:18 (6,139 days old) by maytagmike (Burlington, Vt)   |   | |
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If you take a foot from a maytag automatic it will screw in perfectly, I done this more than once and it works every time
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