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Post# 560284 11/29/2011 at 20:54 (4,523 days old) by Volvoguy87  (Cincinnati, OH) |
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I was out this evening trying to repair a friend's Maytag A112. The problem he is having is that the washer won't come up to spin speed. This evening I replaced the belts, motor glides (also cleaned and lubed the motor mount), and checked the pump belt tension.
I found a small puddle of oil (about 2 inches) under the transmission, so I believe the O-ring needs to be replaced eventually (how bad a job is this?). The bottom of the washer also has a nice coating of oil around the perimeter, but the only oil on the floor is the small spot in the center. The washer agitates fine, but it just won't spin. Is this a brake problem, a spin bearing problem, or is there something wrong with the transmission? I disconnected the pump belt and was able to hold the motor against the belt and get it to spin faster. The bearing sounds like it could use some oil, but I've heard worse on better-functioning machines. I'm a bit stumped. What do more experienced minds than I have think? Dave | ||
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| Post# 560292 , Reply# 1 11/29/2011 at 21:59 (4,523 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
When you replaced the motor carriage rollers, did you replace the springs? I know, it seems like a silly question, but... Also, how clean was the motor pulley? This seems funny, but I will sometimes take a fine grit sandpaper and lean the washer back a little with the belts off and turn the motor on and gently sand the pulley grooves a little. I also will do this to clean the pulley when a belt has burned rubber onto it. Something about slightly breaking up the face of the pulley when the belt's polished it too smooth... Sure some will disagree. I have also seen (but not done myself) people who have put a third spring on the carriage.
Doing a lower oil seal on a Helical transmission is a job to be sure. You might find it easier to find a clean donor trans and swap it in. RCD | ||
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Post# 560297 , Reply# 3 11/29/2011 at 23:05 (4,523 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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New springs.
Yup, I installed new springs. The motor pulley was quite shiny, but there is a noticeable ridge at the bottom of the part of the pulley the belt rides on.
When I turned the transmission pulley by hand, I noticed it spun easily for agitation but with greater difficulty for spin. As I spun the pulley in the spin direction, it was as if I had to rotate the pulley past a spot of greater resistance and then less resistance, then the tub would spin. If something had gotten wedged between the tubs, would it have spun evenly at all? Once it got going, it was able to maintain a slow but consistent speed. I'd say it hit at least 300 RPM (should have been about 618). Dave | ||
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Post# 560298 , Reply# 4 11/29/2011 at 23:07 (4,523 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Tub bearing. | ||
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Post# 560483 , Reply# 6 11/30/2011 at 20:27 (4,522 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Problem Solved! | ||
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