Thread Number: 97724  /  Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
maytag a308s motor track
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Post# 1226539   3/14/2025 at 19:26 by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)        

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can i use silicone lube to lube the track for easier sliding




Post# 1226541 , Reply# 1   3/14/2025 at 20:45 by thatwasherguy (Kentucky)        
As long as it isn’t too runny, I would say yes.

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The main concern with thin lubricants see on a Maytag carriage is the possibility of something too fluid running down the motor shaft and getting on the belts, causing them to slip. Although, even if you do use something with a low viscosity, you will most likely be fine as long as you are very careful in your application of it. The other thing is to make sure that it is safe for plastics so that it doesn’t react with the polypropylene glides.
Hope this helps,
Thatwasherguy.


Post# 1226579 , Reply# 2   3/15/2025 at 14:31 by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)        

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thanks washerguy

worked like a dream

rollers slide like they are supposed to

now it does not labor anymore



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