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Thread Number: 78193
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag Damper Pad Diagnosis? |
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Post# 1022196 1/23/2019 at 18:17 (1,913 days old) by LowEfficiency  (Iowa) |
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Quick question:
Does anyone have either a video example, or a good description, of how the tub on a 1970s 2-belt Maytag should feel or move when the damper pads are in *GOOD* shape, and properly lubricated? There are dozens of write-ups and repair guides on the forum here, YouTube, etc., but while many describe symptoms of potential problems, they all seem to stop short of actually showing or describing how the machine responds (or should respond) when the procedure is complete and everything is in order. I have a machine (my A408), which runs fine, and doesn't vibrate or walk across the floor on spin. It also doesn't have any aluminum dust on the base that would indicate the metal-on-metal grinding from a failed/missing pad. So it passes what I've found as the "bad damper pads" test. But grabbing the agitator, I can push the tub off-center, and it will stay where put. Is this normal/expected, or a sign that lubrication is needed? | ||
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Post# 1022235 , Reply# 2 1/23/2019 at 21:58 (1,913 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Lubricating MT DC Damper Pads You can just lay the washer on its side and squirt a little turban oil on the damper pads from below the base-plate, then tip the washer the other way and do the other side. I have done this hundreds of times and it works just as well as the much more difficult way described above in the link in replay #1.
John L. | ||
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