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Thread Number: 78474
/ Tag: Wanted to Buy Items
Vintage Maytag ball hinges |
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| Post# 1024955 2/17/2019 at 21:10 (1,893 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY) | ||
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Does anyone have a spare set of maytag ball hinges for an A502 washer that they would be willing to sell? | ||
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Post# 1025227 , Reply# 1 2/20/2019 at 19:41 (1,890 days old) by Jasonlittle  (Southern iowa) |
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I have some. If you want to give me your mailing address I can mail them to you in an envelope. | ||
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Post# 1025229 , Reply# 2 2/20/2019 at 20:08 (1,890 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland ) |
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Correct me please if I’m wrong, will modern Maytag ball hinges work? | ||
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Post# 1025264 , Reply# 3 2/21/2019 at 09:40 (1,890 days old) by Jasonlittle (Southern iowa) |
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I believe that they are all the same. But I’m not 100% sure. But I’m pretty sure all the balls will fit up tell Maytag started using amanas design. Then they started using a completely different style of hinge all together. | ||
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Post# 1025269 , Reply# 4 2/21/2019 at 09:53 (1,890 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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211726 ball hinge
Jason is spot on - the nylon balls used on the ball hinged Maytag lids are the same through the end of the helical drive Maytags. The first instance of the nylon ball hinge was on the 1959 142 revised one piece lid, that then became the A700 and TOL 160/A900. The first of the highlanders to go away from the steel hinge to the ball hinge was on the 02 series in 1964.
Ben | ||
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Post# 1025276 , Reply# 5 2/21/2019 at 11:36 (1,890 days old) by Jasonlittle (Southern iowa) |
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Ok. I was thinking that but didn’t wanna say for sure then be wrong. But I do have plenty of them if you need some. | ||
| Post# 1025375 , Reply# 6 2/22/2019 at 20:03 (1,888 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1025470 , Reply# 7 2/24/2019 at 00:01 (1,887 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY) | ||
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@jasonlittle thank you so much! sorry I haven't replied sooner, Ill send you an email. mike | ||
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Post# 1025483 , Reply# 8 2/24/2019 at 08:07 (1,887 days old) by Jasonlittle (Southern iowa) |
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It’s fine. I would have replied sooner myself but my emails won’t send. No matter what I try my email just won’t work. But I am going to try to get those Ball hinges mailed Out today for you. | ||
| Post# 1025653 , Reply# 9 2/25/2019 at 22:29 (1,885 days old) by electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY) | ||
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Email servers Can be quite odd! Thank you again! It will be nice to have my lid back on securely! Mike | ||
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Post# 1025655 , Reply# 10 2/25/2019 at 22:36 (1,885 days old) by Jasonlittle (Southern iowa) |
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You are welcome. I dropped them in the mail this morning. Hopefully you will be getting them soon | ||
| Post# 1025661 , Reply# 11 2/25/2019 at 23:01 (1,885 days old) by electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY) | ||
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Did you get my second email about a dryer gasket? | ||
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Post# 1025745 , Reply# 12 2/26/2019 at 17:41 (1,884 days old) by Jasonlittle (Southern iowa) |
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Yes. And unfortunately I don’t have anything like that. I’m actually looking for one myself. The one on my dryer is cracking and some chunks are starting to fall off. | ||
| Post# 1025751 , Reply# 13 2/26/2019 at 18:25 (1,884 days old) by electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY) | ||
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I managed to score a gasket for a DE806 and although different it seems to be working well, I would be happier with the original but I guess it will have to do. Aside from being the wrong gasket the clothes are still dry in usually 30 min or so. | ||
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Post# 1025755 , Reply# 14 2/26/2019 at 18:37 (1,884 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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| Post# 1025762 , Reply# 15 2/26/2019 at 19:34 (1,884 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Here's a trick I figured out years ago installing these ball hinges.
Put a dab of Petroleum Jelly/Vaseline on the indent of the lid cover to help hold the ball in place. This will be the pivoting area. I'm right handed so this goes on the left ball divot of the cover. Smear a very thin layer of PJ/Vaseline on the opposite side of the top cover (not the lid cover) divot working your way out a few inches. This will help the ball slide into place. Keep the lid low and push it back until it pops into place. When these balls get old, they like shatter if put under too much stress. A little Petroleum Jelly helps hold the ball in place on one end and glide the other into place using much less effort. | ||
| Post# 1025767 , Reply# 16 2/26/2019 at 20:34 (1,884 days old) by electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY) | ||
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Thanks for the advice! I’ll be glad to have my lid back in place after all of the years of being separated. | ||
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Post# 1025768 , Reply# 17 2/26/2019 at 20:38 (1,884 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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Post# 1025850 , Reply# 18 2/27/2019 at 15:56 (1,884 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1025954 , Reply# 19 3/1/2019 at 10:37 (1,882 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Proper Way To Install A MT Washers Lid Hinge Balls
Use a little liquid soap on the balls. hold the lid completely vertical with one ball in place [ right or left it does not matter ], put the other ball in the recess of the washers top and simply push the top of the lid down onto the ball, if you do it with the lid at an angle you may chip the porcelain top or lid.
You should not use something like a petroleum lubricant like Vaseline as it may make the plastic ball deteriorate faster. John L. | ||
| Post# 1026248 , Reply# 20 3/4/2019 at 19:21 (1,878 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY) | ||
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got " the balls " today and installed them immediately! thank you again! mike | ||
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Post# 1026254 , Reply# 21 3/4/2019 at 21:22 (1,878 days old) by Jasonlittle (Southern iowa) |
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You’re welcome! Glad I could help. | ||
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Post# 1026267 , Reply# 22 3/4/2019 at 23:49 (1,878 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn) |
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You guys.......... | ||
| Post# 1026447 , Reply# 23 3/6/2019 at 19:51 (1,876 days old) by scoots (Chattanooga TN) | ||
Gone are the days... | ||
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