Thread Number: 77454
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag's 54 OPM Transmission Intermediate Gears Combined with 50 Hz Motor Pulley |
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Post# 1014312 , Reply# 1   11/13/2018 at 03:53 (1,963 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1014319 , Reply# 2   11/13/2018 at 07:43 (1,963 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1014321 , Reply# 3   11/13/2018 at 07:47 (1,963 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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But as Dan noted it has been done before.
Another way to improve these MT washers is to change the agitator all together as the Power-Finn agitator was never a great idea and Maytag finely ditched it on their own.
There is a video somewhere on this site of my friend Bobs A806 with the 50 cycle pulley washing with a late 60s Kenmore roto-swril agitator and it is simply amazing how well these washers could have worked without the excessive clothing wear.
John L. |
Post# 1014327 , Reply# 4   11/13/2018 at 09:36 (1,963 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 1014345 , Reply# 5   11/13/2018 at 13:24 (1,962 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1016301 , Reply# 7   11/30/2018 at 06:46 (1,946 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 1016302 , Reply# 8   11/30/2018 at 07:14 (1,946 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Great videos, you can really see how superior the Load-Sensor agitator is, it turns over very well yet does not wear the crap out of your clothing, CRs was right on the money when they said that the two-piece auger agitators were the best thing that happened to top load washers in over 30 years when they hit the seen.
If MT had used a 50 cycle pulley in orignal production of their washers they could have had a much better performing washer instead of just a mediocre machine that did not work as well as about any other US TL washer.
John L. |
Post# 1016313 , Reply# 9   11/30/2018 at 11:00 (1,945 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I wonder if after the Power Fin agitator was introduced any Maytag service people installed the 50 cycle kits on their machines or even installed the Power Fin agitators and left the original power train. |
Post# 1016788 , Reply# 10   12/4/2018 at 15:18 (1,941 days old) by scrubflex (bronx, new york)   |   | |
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I'm looking for 'spares' or 'spared' Pitman 'Dependable Drive' (long stroke) transmission and 54 OPM Intermediate and Pitman gears for my (as soon I find) next Maytag Dependable Care Plus DIY'er |
Post# 1016789 , Reply# 11   12/4/2018 at 15:29 (1,941 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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curious as to WHY?
why increase the speed using the 50hz pulley......only to slow it back down by changing the gears inside the transmission..... seems like your going backwards... if 63opm was aggressive from the start with a regular pulley that would be one thing.....the 50hz gives it the kick it always needed, especially with the larger capacity tub... at that point, select Gentle speed agitation if you need to kick a 50hz agitation down... |
Post# 1018163 , Reply# 12   12/15/2018 at 23:15 (1,930 days old) by lowefficiency (Iowa)   |   | |
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>>Replace the 63 OPM intermediate gear that has the "TRIANGLE" cut-outs...
>>with the original style 54 OPM intermediate gear that have the "O" cut-outs...pic no.2 FYI, the *shape* of the cutouts (triangle vs circle) is NOT a definitive way to identify the gear ratio - you have to go by shape and pattern. Gears were made with circular cutouts that have the same tooth counts as your triangular set. Here are three example photos. The first two are from a pair of threads (same user, different forums) rebuilding an A112 transmission from 1986. The second is a set of separate replacement gears. I don't know much more than that, but just wanted to make sure that someone didn't buy them by accident just based on the cutout shape, and be disappointed when after all of that work, their agitation speed was the same! www.automaticwasher.org/c... www.applianceblog.com/mainforums... www.maytagreplacementparts.com/P... |