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Thread Number: 78852
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Looking to fix up my grandparent's old Maytag Washing Machine |
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Post# 1028395 , Reply# 1 3/30/2019 at 12:31 (1,846 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1028399 , Reply# 2 3/30/2019 at 12:59 (1,846 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1028400 , Reply# 3 3/30/2019 at 13:25 (1,846 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1028403 , Reply# 4 3/30/2019 at 14:11 (1,846 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 1028404 , Reply# 5 3/30/2019 at 14:16 (1,846 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Late 70s MT Washer
Looks like is saw a lot of use and oversudsing, Usually if the damper pads are failing the machine does not tent to go off-balance, the machine may try to walk on the floor with bad dampers.
More likely if it is going off-balance a lot you are either using too much water for the size load you are washing or you are washing just one or two heavy things in a load. With MTs less desirable spin drain and silly cut off switch MTs are sensitive to loading and usage habits, but once most users get the hang of using a MT it should not give you too much trouble. Changing the damper pads is a fairly involved job but doable. If it won't ruin the sentimental value too much you might try to find a better condition MT washer and transfer the cabinet and controls from this one. John | ||
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Post# 1028407 , Reply# 6 3/30/2019 at 14:48 (1,846 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Welcome to the club Mike...
in fact, your in my neck of the woods... but I have to agree with John, you might want to locate a donor machine.... that base plate looks rough, who knows what is going to be in the area of the damper pads... Check with Buff's Appliances in Woodstown on route 40....he used to have a bunch of machines out back... not hard to change body and/or tops to another base..... let me know if I can help | ||
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Post# 1028411 , Reply# 8 3/30/2019 at 15:26 (1,846 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I was thinking of something like this....granted this would be the orbital transmission, but these units are fully featured if not TOL...200.00 for the set....
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK on Cnj Craigslist | ||
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Post# 1028413 , Reply# 9 3/30/2019 at 15:28 (1,846 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 1028414 , Reply# 10 3/30/2019 at 15:32 (1,846 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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any one of these machines with the 4 speed selection options will give you more variations of cycles than you can imagine...
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK on Reading Craigslist
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Post# 1028881 , Reply# 13 4/3/2019 at 21:02 (1,842 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Stuck lint filter
The lint filters in these Maytag washer is tended to get stuck in the agitator because they weren’t removed regularly. A build up of mineral deposits from using two little detergent would cause them to stick in place.
When people got these washers a soon learn that the lint filter was pretty useless and they stopped cleaning them and that’s why they got stuck | ||
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