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Maytag LA712 agitator shaft collar 		[Down to Last]

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Post# 1147651   4/28/2022 at 20:40 (720 days old) by Chef (California)        

The agitator shaft has this collar pressed on instead of one piece cutting it on the lathe? Why pressed on? It looks like brass?

Those 3 vertical groves on the aluminum upper transmission tube housing. What are those for? The water is getting past the seal and spanner nut which causes the corrosion on the aluminum upper transmission tube housing threads?

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Post# 1147653 , Reply# 1   4/28/2022 at 21:39 (720 days old) by Good-Shepherd (New Jersey)        

Looks like the mounting stem seal was leaking for a long time in a very hard water environment.

Better start looking for a donor trans, the upper housing and agitator shaft are beyond salvageable.

Post# 1147989 , Reply# 2   5/4/2022 at 17:26 (715 days old) by Chef (California)        

The pics are from a donor LA712 washer and LDG712 dryer I picked up. I found a agitator shaft for a orbital. It's a little different. The collar is a different size. I can have a machinist make me a shaft or maybe modify the orbital shaft. I'm guessing Maytag pressed on the collar to save money cutting a .75" rod vs a 1.2" rod? Or the diameter of the collar has a high tolerance to fit perfectly in the seal?

I was researching plan B. Buy a new commercial Speed Queen but they seem to have issues?

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Post# 1148071 , Reply# 3   5/5/2022 at 16:43 (714 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
New TC speed queen washers

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We are not aware of any significant complaints or problems with these machines, were the service agency in the Washington DC area and we are responsible for the warranty on thousands of these machines very few problems

John L

Post# 1148139 , Reply# 4   5/6/2022 at 18:02 (713 days old) by Chef (California)        
John L, thanks

 Thanks John, does your company service other brands? For my home, I'm also looking for a commercial brand that'll last and clean clothes well because I'm guessing they'll last longer?

SQ has Multi-Housing and On-Premises machines that might last longer than their home machines?

There wasn't an increase of complaints about the 2017 and 2018 SQ TL washers?


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