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Thread Number: 85998
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Looking for a Maytag brake removal tool |
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Post# 1105577 , Reply# 1 1/22/2021 at 22:12 (792 days old) by qsd-dan  (West) |
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A new brake won't fix sluggish agitation or initial spin speeds. It will fix tub indexing during agitation although it has virtually zero impact on rollover in the orbital transmission models.
Check and make sure the motor carriage smoothly glides back and forth. The glides usually don't wear out (the older rollers do) but the lower carriage channels can get mucked up. Spin the pump belt off and check the pump bearings by gently rotating the pump pulley. It should turn smoothly with virtually no effort. Lastly, the most common cause of both sluggish and agitation/spin is a tight pump belt adjustment. No 2 belts are exactly the same length which the reason pump belt tension should be checked and adjusted with each belt replacement (one or both belts apply here). Due to the sliding motor carriage and triangular geometric belt arrangement angles, a tight pump belt adjustment causes the transmission belt to loosen. This is why the pump belt needs to be adjusted as loose as possible. | ||
| Post# 1105579 , Reply# 2 1/22/2021 at 22:25 (792 days old) by Sudster () | ||
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Would you explain tub indexing please Dan ? | ||
| Post# 1105580 , Reply# 3 1/22/2021 at 22:38 (792 days old) by Sudster () | ||
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Also watch this video on the correct 2 belt replacement
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| Post# 1105590 , Reply# 4 1/22/2021 at 23:41 (792 days old) by StuftRock1 (Kentucky) | ||
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The pump and motor glide is perfectly fine. Checked those when I replaced the belts. I’ll check the drive belt tension tomorrow. Question, does the brake assembly also function as a clutch? | ||
| Post# 1105593 , Reply# 5 1/22/2021 at 23:48 (792 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1105597 , Reply# 7 1/23/2021 at 00:14 (792 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1105598 , Reply# 8 1/23/2021 at 00:25 (792 days old) by eronie (Flushing Michigan) |
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The brake is the brake only. There is no clutch per say. The belt slips to act as a clutch. The oil in the transmission is getting thick due to age. Is this machine in a cold area? Colder room temps will make trans more sluggish. Make sure pump belt is not too tight and motor glides / rollars are not binding. | ||
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Post# 1105600 , Reply# 10 1/23/2021 at 01:00 (792 days old) by qsd-dan (West) |
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Post# 1105603 , Reply# 11 1/23/2021 at 01:10 (792 days old) by qsd-dan (West) |
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Would you explain tub indexing please Dan?
It's the inner tub rotating during agitation. In stock applications, it's due to a weak pressure spring inside the brake package. Maytag brake packages were serviceable from the 1950's up to the early 1990's and one used to be able to install a new brake spring and carry on their merry way. Maytag switched to a sealed brake package in the early 90's and discontinued internal parts availability.
Here's an example of inner tub indexing. CLICK HERE TO GO TO qsd-dan's LINK | ||
| Post# 1105672 , Reply# 12 1/23/2021 at 16:12 (792 days old) by StuftRock1 (Kentucky) | ||
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Ok good news! I retentioned the belts and that seems to have fixed the problem. | ||
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