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Thread Number: 80370
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
1974/5 Maytag A107 Washing Machine finally gave up the ghost |
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Post# 1043062 , Reply# 1 8/29/2019 at 16:09 (1,695 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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| Post# 1043063 , Reply# 2 8/29/2019 at 16:16 (1,695 days old) by hippiedoll ( arizona ) | ||
"Needs new disc pads and bottom tray flexes"...
Wait, what??
In not no Maytag expert but... This doesn't sound right to me? If by "DISC PADS" he means the DAMPER PADS, you can by a new damper pad kit and replace them. I've boughten a few damper pad kits off of eBay, but I can't remember for how much, I'm thinking maybe like $16+? As for the "BOTTOM TRAY FLEXES", I don't know what the mechanic means by that? I'm guessing the base of the cabinet? Others who know more about Maytags can chime in and tell you about the cabinet base. I'm just curious here... What did your Maytag do, to make you think it was a goner? By the way... WELCOME TO THE GROUP! :o) | ||
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Post# 1043064 , Reply# 3 8/29/2019 at 16:22 (1,695 days old) by Stuftrock1 (Kentucky) |
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Ima have to agree with the guy above me. Something doesn’t quite sound right. The bottom tray flexes? Take the front cover off and see if there’s any rust that could have compromised the metal. If there is, you have a leak somewhere.
But from what you described it doesn’t quite sound like your machine is a goner. | ||
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Post# 1043066 , Reply# 4 8/29/2019 at 16:48 (1,695 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1043070 , Reply# 5 8/29/2019 at 16:55 (1,695 days old) by Stuftrock1 (Kentucky) |
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| Post# 1043122 , Reply# 6 8/29/2019 at 21:48 (1,695 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD) | ||
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fix it as noted,worse case would be swapping in entire tub,tranny, suspension,from similar vintage donor,keeping original cabinet,controls,motor ETC, | ||
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Post# 1043241 , Reply# 7 8/30/2019 at 22:05 (1,694 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Post# 1044227 , Reply# 9 9/8/2019 at 19:43 (1,685 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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 >> In my 42 years repairing washers the only time I have seen a Maytag base flex is when it was a >> total rust bucket. Your machine looks like it is in perfect physical condition. My A408 confirms this - the base is super rusty from years of neglect by the prior owner, yet still structural enough to run perfectly. However, it clearly shows that rust from the outside, around the bottom of the cabinet. With how pristine this A107 cabinet looks on the outside, I can't imagine it has any rust damage inside serious enough to cause those kinds of problems. | ||
| Post# 1044291 , Reply# 10 9/9/2019 at 12:29 (1,684 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
You might be able to save the pads...
Are the Pads gone or just dry. If they are not allowing the tub mechanism to move with the load in spin without grabbing the base frame, then it can look like the base is flexing. I have seen actual cracked/damaged base frames but very few! I attached a how to I did a number of years ago on damper pad maintenance and/or replacement and hope it helps...
It’s a fantastic machine and most likely not toast. Many of the techs out in the field have no clue how to work on them properly and so just take the easy way out and say it’s not fixable or throw a huge cost on it to chase you off and still get your money... sad... RCD CLICK HERE TO GO TO redcarpetdrew's LINK | ||
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Post# 1044295 , Reply# 11 9/9/2019 at 13:06 (1,684 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 1044304 , Reply# 12 9/9/2019 at 14:55 (1,684 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1044454 , Reply# 13 9/10/2019 at 16:42 (1,683 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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