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Thread Number: 79463
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag motor carriage - Rollers vs Square Glides? |
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Post# 1033756 5/27/2019 at 20:34 (1,788 days old) by LowEfficiency  (Iowa) |
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 From what I can find, it looks like when Maytag revised the washer motor carriage parts in the 1980s, and replaced the round rollers with square "glides", they considered the two to be interchangeable, including releasing the replacement under the same part number. That being said, 30 years later, we find that both styles are still available as replacement parts. For repairs being made today, is there any reason to give preference to one style or the other? | ||
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| Post# 1033766 , Reply# 1 5/27/2019 at 21:42 (1,788 days old) by good-shepherd (New Jersey) | ||
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round rollers with square "glides" Square glides were supposed to push out any debris that might otherwise jam a round glide. | ||
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Post# 1033769 , Reply# 2 5/27/2019 at 22:40 (1,788 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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Post# 1033772 , Reply# 3 5/27/2019 at 23:02 (1,788 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 1033783 , Reply# 4 5/28/2019 at 06:44 (1,787 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Round Vs Square MT Motor Track Glides The square glides are differently an improvement, Maytag used an inferior substandard plastic for these motor rollers [ and washer lid hinge balls ] from their inception till sometime in the 70s and the plastic would disintegrate. After they went to a better plastic material they never had much problem with either the lid hinge balls or the support glides for the motor carriage.
The only real problem after they used better plastics was for customers that were very sloppy adding detergents or ones that often oversuded the washer and would go over the tub cover and splash on the washers baseplate and cause rust and corrosion of the motors track and glides.
John | ||
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