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Thread Number: 89980
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
I got the Maytag A23CM, but it has issues |
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| Post# 1145793 4/4/2022 at 01:54 (751 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
The seller said that the drum locked up and wouldn’t spin, so he got the repairman to have a look at it but the repairman clearly never worked on a Maytag(also managed to ruin the tub ring clamp, but it might be ok I haven’t had a good look at it yet). He thought the tub bearing was the issue but I never have heard of a Maytags drum locking up because of the bearing, I’ve only ever heard of a Maytag locking up because of the brake not releasing.
Anyway, I has looking to see if anyone had a cheap nut and wrench so I could replace the broken one. Oh and I did get the LAT9800.
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Post# 1145795 , Reply# 1 4/4/2022 at 03:36 (751 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 1145798 , Reply# 2 4/4/2022 at 03:55 (751 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
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Post# 1145808 , Reply# 3 4/4/2022 at 07:25 (751 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Bad Top Spin Bearing Hi, These can and do lock up if moisture gets in long enough and then the washer sits for a while.
The repair guy did not hurt anything, you have to break that corroded lock ring off anyway and a new one comes in the repair kit.
It also looks like the agitator shaft is likely in bad shape so you will need a transmission or a new transmission top and rebuild the rest as well.
I have never seen a MT brake lock up, it just does not happen, about the only way it might happen is if the machine sits in a foot of water for severals years but if that happens you will have greater problems that a bad brake.
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| Post# 1145810 , Reply# 4 4/4/2022 at 07:48 (751 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
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Thought the brakes have locked up, I’ve heard people say that, maybe I just misunderstood what they were saying
Is it the transmission bearing or tub bearing? I’m thinking of doing a not so refined repair on this machine, wonder if I could put some oil on the bearing to see if it will free up? Then just put a spare nut on? If so, what oil should I use? Just some WD-40? Just kidding. | ||
| Post# 1145811 , Reply# 5 4/4/2022 at 07:49 (751 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
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| Post# 1145813 , Reply# 6 4/4/2022 at 07:57 (751 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
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I’ll try and refurbish the top of the transmission the best I can, I have the LAT 9800 that I could look at for reference, I’d assume they would look the same when the agitator is removed.
If the bearing is leaking (don’t think it is), I might replace it. The machine overall in not the best shape, I will just wait until another pitman Maytag comes up and get that and make a working one out of the 2. | ||
| Post# 1146102 , Reply# 7 4/9/2022 at 03:14 (746 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
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Turns out the transmission has been leaking oil, is there an easy way to fix it? Or is the transmission stuffed? I know that in the later models they had a replaceable seal but on my machine I don’t think it has one.
The tub also has a hole about 1 1/2 cm big any way to fix that? I find the machine very interesting as the way it selects a cycle is very similar to an a900-906 | ||
| Post# 1146138 , Reply# 8 4/9/2022 at 19:22 (746 days old) by Smartdrive1100 (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) | ||
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