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Thread Number: 88654
/ Tag: Modern Automatic Washers
Living in Amana/Speedqueen hell - need some help from someone who has worked on them |
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| Post# 1131969 , Reply# 1 10/26/2021 at 10:24 (911 days old) by TominKY (La Grange) | ||
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BTW, found an old thread from 2014 of someone doing basically the same repair on a machine identical to mine. I guess the parts for the Amana were available back then. Maybe I should have stocked up. ;) CLICK HERE TO GO TO TominKY's LINK | ||
| Post# 1131990 , Reply# 2 10/26/2021 at 14:08 (910 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
I’ve rebuilt quite a few of these machines without incident but not with the seal kit you used. I’m not sure if that is an issue or not. One thing I can tell you is that when the hub is sitting properly all the way down on the transmission shaft it should have a slight spring to it before the hub nut is installed. Also it is imperative that the plastic thread sealer ring is installed properly.
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| Post# 1132051 , Reply# 4 10/27/2021 at 12:05 (910 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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R9900552 would be the kit for machines built before 2001 I believe. Whirlpool discontinued this kit which showed to be a replacement for the 646p3 kit. Amana was bought by the Goodman company in 1997 and sold to Maytag in 2001. The plastic outer tub was introduced around 1999. I kind of liked this because you didn’t have to worry about rust. My sister has a ‘99 electronic model that I replaced the seal in around 2004 and haven’t touched it since. When Maytag bought them they changed the seal and eventually the transmission and these machines were terrible at this point. Then when Maytag was bought by whirlpool in 2006 the Maytag and Amana washer designs were discontinued.
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| Post# 1132126 , Reply# 6 10/27/2021 at 23:46 (909 days old) by TominKY (La Grange) | ||
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I am adding some pictures to demonstrate the differences between the old hub and the new one. Hopefully the one I just ordered will be an exact replacement for the original one. | ||
| Post# 1132254 , Reply# 7 10/29/2021 at 09:20 (908 days old) by TominKY (La Grange) | ||
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My new part is supposed to arrive today. Wish me luck! | ||
| Post# 1132284 , Reply# 8 10/29/2021 at 17:07 (907 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1132332 , Reply# 10 10/30/2021 at 09:29 (907 days old) by Pierreandreply4 (St-Bruno de montarville (province of quebec) canada) | ||
try to check on facebook market place 
try looking on facebook marketplace you might find a washer in good condition like this whirlpool direct drive machine at resanable price
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| Post# 1132344 , Reply# 11 10/30/2021 at 13:07 (907 days old) by TominKY (La Grange) | ||
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Thanks Pierre - if it was up to me, I would do just that. But can't get the wife on board with buying something used. | ||
Post# 1132368 , Reply# 12 10/30/2021 at 23:15 (906 days old) by askolover  (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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 Find a good used one, get it cheap, bring it home, install it, and say "use it or do without!" A used one might just last until the finances are in a better situation. That's what I'd do. I got my Miele used...went to NC to get it...at least 5 years ago...still going strong (knock on wood). Have you checked here?
https://louisville.craigslist.org/app/d/louisville-washer-and-dryer-pair-like/7380760997.html | ||
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Post# 1132723 , Reply# 14 11/4/2021 at 21:43 (901 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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LOL! | ||
| Post# 1132778 , Reply# 16 11/5/2021 at 20:38 (900 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Congrats on getting the Amana going again. They really are good machines they just weren’t as simple as the whirlpool direct drive machines of the time where you could replace just about any part in 30 minutes if you knew what you were doing. Probably another big reason that the Amana machines are scarce these days as they were definitely abundant in their time. Hope it gives your family many more years of service. As to storage mice and rats can wreak havoc on a machine by chewing the wiring and the rubber hoses.
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