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Thread Number: 75642
/ Tag: Wringer Washers
Wringer won’t turn on |
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Post# 994577 , Reply# 1 5/18/2018 at 20:02 (2,162 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 994578 , Reply# 2 5/18/2018 at 20:33 (2,162 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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If it is a Maytag that needs a pedal to activate the wringer this can be bypassed, by putting stove bolts in the hole in the leg, I believe where the cable to the foot pedal screws in. When my Mom got a new Model E in 1969, the Maytag dealer told us that this was the first year of this safety feature and said most customers didn’t like it and offered to bypass it this way before delivery. Mom opted for this modification.
If your machine has a turquoise agitater and control knob, look on the left rear leg for an hole that a bolt will fit in. Try screwing in a bolt that fits the hole and see if this doesn’t do the trick. Eddie This post was last edited 05/18/2018 at 21:00 | ||
| Post# 994613 , Reply# 5 5/19/2018 at 09:47 (2,161 days old) by tinkr (Phoenix Arizona) | ||
bottom roller
The bottom roller is gear driven and dosen't spin freely.
With the head seperated can you see any chipped teeth on the gears? Or The gears may need to be oiled. There are other problems that occur in the shaft. You probably know but .... On the top of the wringer there is a Handle ( for lack of the correct term) that you lock the rollers in place Turn it all untill you hear a snap or click. I think clock wize. This engages the gears and the wringer works. That may be messed up also. But I think it bottom roller turns locked or unlocked. I dont pay much attention untill something makes a funny noise or doesn't work. I can try to send you the repair manual I have, I have tried in the past and it would not go. | ||
| Post# 994616 , Reply# 6 5/19/2018 at 10:04 (2,161 days old) by tinkr (Phoenix Arizona) | ||
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| Post# 994811 , Reply# 8 5/21/2018 at 11:10 (2,159 days old) by Angelina (Bucksport, Maine) | ||
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I also noticed then when I took the bottom roller out and turned it on the gear that it hooks in to doesn’t turn would this be an indication of other issues in the shaft? Or is there a chance that oiling the gears would help? | ||
| Post# 994812 , Reply# 9 5/21/2018 at 12:04 (2,159 days old) by tinkr (Phoenix Arizona) | ||
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model and serial number And tryng to think of what the ???
Can you find the serial number? It is usually stamped on the body. To date the machine. If it is 1968 or newer it did have a saftey bulb on it. The model would have an S... N2LS .
I am not knoweldgable in the mechanical working of the wringer. All I can do is look at the pics in the manual and see what actually makes it move. In the manual on the page about the wringer there is a picture that showed a key (round pin) that fits into the slot in the shaft going down the side of the machine. The lever( on top of the wringer housing) moves the shaft to engage the gear in the bottom of the shaft(going down the side of the machine) to make the rollers gears engage and move. That pin causes it to move. ( as I understand it) and from what mine looked like when it was dissembled. If that pin is missing or broken the gears can't be engaged. As far as grease for the wringer gears that may touch clothing Petroleum jellie a light coat. Same as on the agitator shaft. Found info in another thread. Post# 380378 , Reply# 9 On the bottom roller. Can you move the shaft in it? It should not move. I certainly hope a real expert chimes in. If there are any around, You machine appears well kept. I hope it's something simple. The teeth are so clean in the pic. I had to clean mine with a tiny screw driver and soak them in clr to even tell they were teeth. | ||
| Post# 994852 , Reply# 12 5/21/2018 at 18:49 (2,159 days old) by tinkr (Phoenix Arizona) | ||
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not much help here
Ok The rod inside the white roller will spin and the roller won't? I may not understand you.
Happens with seniors we have our moments. If it does spin indepndently that's not right. The manual may be your only help. You have a 50's kitchen. Lot's of us here are jealous. We search for metal cabinets and sinks with a side board. | ||
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Post# 994900 , Reply# 14 5/22/2018 at 07:56 (2,158 days old) by dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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| Post# 994934 , Reply# 19 5/22/2018 at 13:15 (2,158 days old) by tinkr (Phoenix Arizona) | ||
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Just a thought...Hot water treatment??
I know its a stretch. To say the least. And probably stupid.
We use it to soften up gear grease in the gear box. Is there any way to soak the head in hot water? Would hardened grease cause this? I already know the answer. No. but hey still trying the KISS method. There is a lot of power moving those gears. I was thinking donor also. I looked on CL in you area slim pickens. didn't check offerup. There's a new complete assembly in Tuscon Az 295.00 (gasp) before shipping. But it sure is pretty. At this point disassembly falls into the category "what do I have to loose?" Fun project with a 2 & 4 year old running about. | ||
| Post# 994950 , Reply# 21 5/22/2018 at 15:01 (2,158 days old) by tinkr (Phoenix Arizona) | ||
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Wish we could have helped | ||
| Post# 994972 , Reply# 22 5/23/2018 at 00:41 (2,158 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
Just a hunch are you sure that  | ||
| Post# 994973 , Reply# 23 5/23/2018 at 00:45 (2,158 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
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Something | ||
| Post# 994974 , Reply# 24 5/23/2018 at 00:49 (2,158 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
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| Post# 994975 , Reply# 25 5/23/2018 at 00:50 (2,158 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
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Try BarKeepers Freind | ||
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Post# 994977 , Reply# 26 5/23/2018 at 01:43 (2,158 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Re: Reply #23
Stan, this is what I was thinking too, but I wasn't quite sure how to explain it. I’m glad you chimed in to help Angelina. I can’t imagine how a wringer that looks like it has hardly been used wouldn’t work, unless it was somehow not properly in place. I hope that this will do the trick for her.
These Maytag wringers are just about indestructible. Eddie | ||
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Post# 994999 , Reply# 27 5/23/2018 at 10:10 (2,157 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Angelina,
I’ve given this some thought, in fact I woke up thinking about it. Though I’ve never removed a wringer from the body of a washer, I’ve certainly used aand owned a Maytag wringer washer in the past, and I’m familar with how they work in principle.
Since you now have a owners manual, if it gives you the instructions on how to remove the wringer assembly from the body of the washer try removing it. Now plug the machine in and look down the hole where the wringer fits into the machine. I would imagine that there must be a shaft with gear teeth that the wringer head fits into. Look and see if this shaft is turning when the power is on. If it is, then like Stan said, the wringer head was probably not seated properly into this hole so that the gears from the turning shaft can properly engage with the drive gear for the wringer head. Read the instructions carefully to see if there is an explanation on how to properly reseat the wringer head assembly so that the gears mesh between the drive shaft and the wringer head drive gear. I hope this all makes sense. I can visualize it in my minds eye. This may be the solution for your wringer not turning. I hope that this helps you. If this was my machine, this is what I would try doing in my own tenacious, Rube Goldberg, DYI sort of way, These are really wonderful machines, and really pretty simple. I can’t imagine that if it has been barely used that anything major could be wrong with the wringer. It may have just been somehow disengaged with the drive shaft gear. Good luck, and I hope you can get it up and running. You will love using it. Eddie | ||
| Post# 995001 , Reply# 28 5/23/2018 at 10:17 (2,157 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Work the hose! | ||
| Post# 995092 , Reply# 30 5/24/2018 at 15:14 (2,156 days old) by Angelina (Bucksport, Maine) | ||
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On a side note, I’m not entirely sure if it is supposed to have the pump on it or not, the handle is there but when I turn it to on the sound of the motor doesn’t change at all and the model # doesn’t have “p” on the end of it and I thought it was supposed to have a p on it for models with the pump | ||
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Post# 995099 , Reply# 31 5/24/2018 at 16:01 (2,156 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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Glad you were able to get the wringer working! If there is a lever for the pump swtich, then it either has a pump, or had one at one time. I’ve seen these machines on ebay that have pumps without a “p” in the model number. Try what MickeyD suggested in his post, tugging and raising and lowering the hose, with water in the tub. This will get the pump primed and it may very well start to work. It's possible that since its not been in use for a long time that the pump may take some time to unseize. If the pump doesn’t work, you can still drain by gravity, either into a bucket, will take an lot of trips to empty, or if you have a back porch, just place the hose down so it will drain onto the ground outside.
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Post# 995148 , Reply# 32 5/25/2018 at 07:28 (2,155 days old) by dermacie (my forever home (Glenshaw, PA)) |
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| Post# 995174 , Reply# 33 5/25/2018 at 15:10 (2,155 days old) by tinkr (Phoenix Arizona) | ||
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Yippie. So glad for you
So happy it's working.
You will be surprised how quickly laundry can be done. For rinsing I have a large rubbermaid tub with a drain tap on the bottom. And a plunger,( home made from a NEW plunger) See utube. Laundry plunger. Wring into the tub and plunge thru the water then wring onto the lid of the washer. Easy peezy. Warm water and 1/2 cup white vinager. Vinager cuts all soap in the material and is a softner also. Also for lint or dog hair, on amazon or ebay you can get a floating lint catcher. Works great. Let us know what you think of the process. | ||
| Post# 995411 , Reply# 34 5/28/2018 at 00:54 (2,153 days old) by Stan (Napa CA) | ||
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You
might want to take a look under, and see if there is a pump!
With the machine un plugged, look underneath and operate the pump lever. See if it's moving the rod that moves the pump wheel. If there is a pump.. I think there is a adjustment nut that will bring it in closer to the wheel so that it will catch when engaged. | ||
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