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Post# 273290   4/1/2008 at 11:47 (5,867 days old) by dasher ()        

I have noticed oil dripping from my maytag wringer washer. I spoke with an appliance repair tech and he said the seals were going out and you can not get them anymore. Does anyone know if this is true. The machine works great except for the oil leaking.




Post# 273365 , Reply# 1   4/1/2008 at 20:17 (5,866 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Did they bother to look up the part or did they just "assume" it wasn't available?

What model wringer do you have? I have Maytag microfiche slides going back to 1948. I'd be happy to look up the part # for you so you can hunt around for the seals.

Post# 273410 , Reply# 2   4/1/2008 at 23:02 (5,866 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
Check here:

 They do a lot of Maytag wringer work for the Mennonite community and other off the grid sorts.


Link forthwith:

Look in the "Laundry" section. Link is to homepage

Lawrence/Maytagbear

CLICK HERE TO GO TO maytagbear's LINK
Post# 273411 , Reply# 3   4/1/2008 at 23:03 (5,866 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)        
"Laundry" is

in the "Home" section.


L/Mb

Post# 273436 , Reply# 4   4/2/2008 at 04:47 (5,866 days old) by whitekingd ()        
Mine too leaked oil,

 I had a Maytag E2LP and it leaked a little oil. My parts/repairman said it was very normal for that machine to leak a little oil. Very common. All I know is that is what he said. I found the spot to fill it with oil and filled it. It still leaked, but what a great machine!!!!

Post# 273453 , Reply# 5   4/2/2008 at 07:47 (5,866 days old) by dasher ()        
Oil leak.

 Thank you all for your response. The repair man happen to be in our office and I asked him about the oil leak. He never saw the machine. I will have to see what number is on the washing machine. I really dont want to get rid of it. Its a great washing machine.

Thank You

Post# 273454 , Reply# 6   4/2/2008 at 07:58 (5,866 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)        

Jim ... don't give up on it just yet! There are still plenty of parts to be found.

Lawrence gave you a good link to Lehman's Hardware. Call their toll-free number and ask for "Service". The gentleman there is very knowledgable and many of these parts are still around; especially the gaskets. Lehman's repairs the Model E for many of their Amish customers. They have a resource where parts are being made not from the factory, but from a private source.

Many times (not always true, however), these machines leaked oil from lack of use. The gaskets are made of a cork material and could dry out from non use. By simply using the machine more frequently, you might eliminate some of the leakage. There could be a more serious problem, however.

Unfortunately, there aren't too many people around who can still work on these machines; Maytag stopped producing them in 1983.

Our local Maytag shop no longer has anyone who knows how to work on these machines; a whole generation has gone by.

Good luck ... use the Lehman's resource!

:-)

Geoff


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