Thread Number: 86785
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Maytag Motor Carriage Spring Positions |
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Post# 1114048 , Reply# 2   4/8/2021 at 15:26 (1,113 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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As you mentioned above, the earlier motor carriage had both springs installed outboard. Beginning with the 12 series machines in the mid 1980's, the motor carriage had a major redesign and both springs were installed on the left side and another set of holes for the addition of a third spring on the right. In the past, I've fooled around with moving the second spring from the inner left side to the outer right and back again. I didn't notice a change in agitation or spin performance. Give it a try yourself and report back.
Round rollers vs Square Glides. The rollers and square glides have the exact same diameter and either one can be used during the entire span of 1961-2006 rolling motor carriage design. The square glides were an update, probably because the rollers would eventually develop flat spots after many cycles since they only rotate a quarter turn or so during the clutching phase. Where the rollers become superior to glides is when imperfections in the motor carriage are present. The glides work great as long as the tracks are clean, well lubricated, and mirror smooth. Overtime, dirt accumulates, lubricant dries out, and the tracks (if not the entire carriage itself) can develop corrosion due to the presence of water/moisture. The rollers handle these imperfection better than the glides by simply rolling over them. The glides will "hang up" in any of theses scenarios. Fun Fact: Maytag introduced the spring loaded rolling motor carriage in 1961 but didn't use silicone lubricant on the rollers/tracks until March, 1968. Sad Fact: The 205000 spring and glide kit has been discontinued by Whirlpool and garbage quality aftermarket kits are the only choice available now. I've played with aftermarket kits in the past and frankly the quality sucks. Spring tensions are the main area I have my beef with because they're are wildly all over the map! |
Post# 1114049 , Reply# 3   4/8/2021 at 15:37 (1,113 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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The end is nigh. Of all the parts to discontinue Whirlpool picked this kit. This and several Neptune parts seem to have hit the NLA list. Not surprising that we are hitting the 15 year mark of the sale of Maytag to Whirlpool; I suspect items that are not profitable or high volume items will quickly be done as well.
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Post# 1114051 , Reply# 4   4/8/2021 at 15:52 (1,113 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Yeah, it's crazy how parts were phased out. In 2006, I expected parts for all machines built before 1996 to be immediately discontinued but many of them were available for another 5-10-ish years. Now that common parts like the spring and glide kit are being discontinued, it's a big shocker. Most of us knew this was coming though.
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Post# 1114071 , Reply# 6   4/8/2021 at 18:44 (1,113 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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