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Thread Number: 38582
Maytag A606 Washer - spin dry not working well |
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Post# 572389 , Reply# 1 1/30/2012 at 12:03 (4,462 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Hi Jan,
What part of CA are you in?
Have the drive belts ever been changed? This is a good place to start and they can be changed in less then 5 minutes.
The next thing to check (if there's little or no improvement) is the motor carriage. Remove the front panel and check that the motor glides easily back and forth, toward the center of the washer. It's on rollers or glides and is spring loaded and these keep the belts at the proper tension. If it's not keeping the belts tight enough, it will agitate and or spin slowly, or take a long time to reach proper speed.
I hope this helps! Kevin | ||
| Post# 572399 , Reply# 2 1/30/2012 at 13:11 (4,462 days old) by echolane () | ||
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I live in southern San Mateo County :). I don't think the drive belts have ever been changed. It sounds like a place to start. I'll see if I can order them. And thanks! Jan | ||
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Post# 572414 , Reply# 4 1/30/2012 at 13:48 (4,462 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Something in the tub? | ||
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Post# 572433 , Reply# 5 1/30/2012 at 15:01 (4,462 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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If spin is really weird check the three large springs from the tub legs down to the base of the machine. If one of them broke, the tub will almost always go out of balance. Also, cheat the system a bit by clicking that "lid open" button behind the lid, so you can watch an entire load of clothes and see exactly what's occuring. Report back here and some pros will be better able than I to advise you.
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Post# 572476 , Reply# 6 1/30/2012 at 17:20 (4,462 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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 I'm thinking something in the outer tub is blocking the drain hose to the pump.
Unplug the machine, pull the front off, and you will see a hose from the outer tub going to the pump. Take that hose off, make sure it's not plugged, and make sure nothing is blocking the port where the hose hooks up to the outer tub. Often it's a coin, a ball of lint, or similar. | ||
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Post# 572523 , Reply# 8 1/30/2012 at 21:27 (4,462 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan) |
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no Maytags open from the bottom front | ||
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Post# 572542 , Reply# 9 1/30/2012 at 22:48 (4,462 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Jan,
There are two phillips head screws at the bottom of the front panel. Once those screws are out, swing the bottom of the panel out. When it's out a little farther then in the photo below, the "clips" holding it at the top will let go and you can remove the panel.
Kevin
P.S... what model is your washer? Can you post a photo? 
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Post# 572559 , Reply# 11 1/31/2012 at 01:15 (4,462 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 572579 , Reply# 12 1/31/2012 at 03:41 (4,462 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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REMOVING TOP AND FRONT PANEL ON MT A606 WASHER You must first remove the front panel as Kevin's photo shows and then remove two 3/8" screws that screw up into the top. If you surceased in prying the top off without removing the screws first you will likely do considerable damage to the washers cabinet parts and you may need the help of an auto body shop to fix the damage LOL. | ||
| Post# 572686 , Reply# 14 1/31/2012 at 13:38 (4,461 days old) by DirectDriveDave () | ||
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Sounds like a simple worn belt to me. If that does turn out to be the case, be sure to replace BOTH of the belts. | ||
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Post# 572688 , Reply# 15 1/31/2012 at 13:49 (4,461 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Jan,
You can see both belts and a breakdown of the motor carriage, roller/glides and the springs in this drawing.
The two belts should come in one bag as a set and MAKE SURE you only get the correct Maytag (FSP) belts. The larger drive belt goes on before the smaller pump belt.
As I mentioned before, check the motor carriage to make sure the motor is able to move easily back and forth.
Let us know how it turns out!
Kevin 
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Post# 572711 , Reply# 16 1/31/2012 at 16:20 (4,461 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 572846 , Reply# 17 2/1/2012 at 10:01 (4,460 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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MT WASHER DRIVE BELTS Often the best approach when deciding to replace belts is to compare them to new belts and if the old belt looks like the new belt save your money. On MT washers there is almost never a need to replace the pump belt these normally well outlast the washer, again compare the two.
Putting a new set of belts on a 40 year old washer will not make it run like new again, it probably needs other repairs and adjustments. If it continues to give problems I would strongly suggest getting someone very experienced with older MTWs to look it over, otherwise you may end up wasting money and considerable time on this machine only to end up replacing it in the end. | ||
| Post# 573113 , Reply# 20 2/2/2012 at 15:39 (4,459 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California) | ||
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Post# 573114 , Reply# 21 2/2/2012 at 15:47 (4,459 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR) |
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a606 question Does the light above the timer come on after the load has finished? I am trying to figure out what model my grandmother had. It looked almost just like Jan's a606. I seem to remember that between the white time markings and the knob was silver trim piece that would come off during the spin and just swing around the knob. I don't notice that on this one. I do clearly remember the orange light that I would have thought would be on while the machine was running only came on when the load was finished. | ||
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Post# 573120 , Reply# 22 2/2/2012 at 16:12 (4,459 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Does the light above the timer come on after the load has fi | ||
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Post# 573132 , Reply# 23 2/2/2012 at 16:51 (4,459 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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You can thank Whirlpool for that. Many appliance manufacturers are trying to get you to buy a new appliance VS fixing the old one. So they raise the price of replacement parts. | ||
| Post# 573179 , Reply# 24 2/2/2012 at 22:46 (4,459 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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| Post# 573346 , Reply# 25 2/3/2012 at 15:30 (4,458 days old) by echolane () | ||
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Light on the Timer The light over the timer DOES come on after the wash has finished. An orange light, just above the dial. You have to push in the knob to turn the light off. | ||
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Post# 573351 , Reply# 26 2/3/2012 at 15:35 (4,458 days old) by joefuss1984 (Little Rock, AR) |
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HOORAY!!! I have now identified the machine I am looking for. I wasn't crazy all of these years then! She bought her machine in the 1960;s used from the home ec department of the highschool in my home town. It replaced a wringer washer. She had this machine until 1995 when it stopped and she had said if it needed another repair she was replacing it. After she bought the new Maytag machine she was sick to learn a belt had broken and needed replaced. Most likely dry rotted as this was in a room off of the back porch. Thanks Jan! | ||
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