i am in quite a jam with my exact machine and i am hoping you might be able to help me...is there a chance you might be able to get a decent pic or two of the switch that sits atop of the motor (under the black shroud) with the wires attached in thier right places so i can put mine back together?
try using something very thin like a coin to disassemble the switch. whenever I go to a laundromatt that is Maytag equipped I place a coin on the little switch behind the lid to dilude the detergent from the water filling into the tub. When you do this you can't open the lid no less than at least halfway because the coin will pop off the switch and you would have to put it back in.
There are three felt snubber pads glued to the base, under the center support pedestal. They'll wear down after years of use and need replacement, or metal-to-metal contact and the accompanying noise will occur when the tub oscillates. The belt on this style Maytag is the spin clutch, it has a fabric-type coating that is designed to slip during acceleration. Wrong belts will grab instead of slipping, putting a strain on the motor. There is a belt guard on the front panel.
Neat! Such a simple arrangement to achieve all the functions. Wish I could get a machine like that in the UK. The ones we have here are all front loaders and built to fail.
Wow, that machine looks mint. I always thought by the time that machine was made, all washers were direct-driven. Looking at the transmission reminds me of the Gravitron ride, Lol.
Wow, you can sure tell it has lived in a basement all its life, looks brand new behind the front panel! Mine is 7 years newer and doesn't look that good...no basements in south-central Texas. Does yours have the 2-terminal lidswitch or the lidswitch with the block connector? I had no luck defeating the block-connector type on mine so I just resort to the yardstick if I want to watch, LOL.
The older Power-Fin agitator will work great in one of these, too.
The lid switch has 2 switches actually. I have yet to figure out what the one does, as it is normally open when the lid is down, and opens when the lid is half way down.
The second is normally open when the lid is down, and closes right before the lid closes.
There is a schematic inside the console, but I didn't get a chance to read it yet.
I was just going to jumper it out electrically, but I will do that another time.
Hey Spats you think that is cool, wait till you see in how the Maytag Helical drive machine performs, the tranny is also stationary during agitate, but spins during spin, it's wierd.
That's fascinating to see how the mechanism works, I have never actually seen an automatic machine inside in action. I guess the impeller on that pump just kind of idles in the forward direction and then when it reverses, begins to pump out?
Also when you have the green light on that rotating gearbox during the spin cycle you can see the Maytag "M" logo...but only when the green light is on! Maybe it's acting like a stroboscope.
I think the pump impeller spins both directions. On agitate the direction of it's rotation prevents water from entering the pump and keeps it in the tub.
haha, "There's nothing wrong with it, I just decided to take it apart and clean it" lol, I do that too haha, when I buy a new electronic, the first thing I do is take it apart and check out the inside lol, clean it up, etc.
And is it possible for lost socks to end up wrapped around the dial, on the inside? Because my mom's friend claims that's what happened when her washer broke down and they opened it up to fix it.
how to remove the motor and to change the cluch disc
GenisSage101 10 months ago
i am in quite a jam with my exact machine and i am hoping you might be able to help me...is there a chance you might be able to get a decent pic or two of the switch that sits atop of the motor (under the black shroud) with the wires attached in thier right places so i can put mine back together?
leonessity 1 year ago
@rollermatic All old Maytags (from the 60s until the late 90s at least) used two belts. That includes the one in the video here.
This design never really changed throughout its life, besides the transmission.
captain150 1 year ago
try using something very thin like a coin to disassemble the switch. whenever I go to a laundromatt that is Maytag equipped I place a coin on the little switch behind the lid to dilude the detergent from the water filling into the tub. When you do this you can't open the lid no less than at least halfway because the coin will pop off the switch and you would have to put it back in.
Ilovewashers 1 year ago
Oh spats, by the way, nice quick Rockoons clip in the beginning there :D
I never noticed it until now but I could hear the fan motor for you heater turn on after you mentioned the bleach tube. haha :)
Sharkie626 2 years ago
how in the heck do you dislacate the motor to get the coupler changed inside the the motor itself......iam going nuts tring to figure this out....
sheristoner39 2 years ago
thank you for posting this vid...showing the belts.....found out my belt had slipped off. easy fix
TXConn75 2 years ago
I like how the water swirls around in the pump.
Ilovewashers 2 years ago
There are three felt snubber pads glued to the base, under the center support pedestal. They'll wear down after years of use and need replacement, or metal-to-metal contact and the accompanying noise will occur when the tub oscillates. The belt on this style Maytag is the spin clutch, it has a fabric-type coating that is designed to slip during acceleration. Wrong belts will grab instead of slipping, putting a strain on the motor. There is a belt guard on the front panel.
FuzzyScorpio 2 years ago
Neat! Such a simple arrangement to achieve all the functions. Wish I could get a machine like that in the UK. The ones we have here are all front loaders and built to fail.
bigclivedotcom 2 years ago
sorry for the missspilling you can see into the pump is what i going to say
hdyudu 3 years ago
mmm the cycleletion/waste pump is plastic and
you you into it
hdyudu 3 years ago
Wow, that machine looks mint. I always thought by the time that machine was made, all washers were direct-driven. Looking at the transmission reminds me of the Gravitron ride, Lol.
analogrules1986 3 years ago
Wow that is some cool stuff! You dont want to be too close to that transmission when it goes to spin! :O
Sharkie626 3 years ago
My Moms washing machine seizes up on the rinse cycle and you have to turn it to the spin cycle to get it going again.
raymondleeleggs 3 years ago
Wow, you can sure tell it has lived in a basement all its life, looks brand new behind the front panel! Mine is 7 years newer and doesn't look that good...no basements in south-central Texas. Does yours have the 2-terminal lidswitch or the lidswitch with the block connector? I had no luck defeating the block-connector type on mine so I just resort to the yardstick if I want to watch, LOL.
The older Power-Fin agitator will work great in one of these, too.
westytoploader 3 years ago
The lid switch has 2 switches actually. I have yet to figure out what the one does, as it is normally open when the lid is down, and opens when the lid is half way down.
The second is normally open when the lid is down, and closes right before the lid closes.
There is a schematic inside the console, but I didn't get a chance to read it yet.
I was just going to jumper it out electrically, but I will do that another time.
spatsbear2 3 years ago
that kind of scary all those belts and pulleys
exposed under thar with no gard to keep someones fingers from getting jammed in thim
hdyudu 3 years ago
Hey Spats you think that is cool, wait till you see in how the Maytag Helical drive machine performs, the tranny is also stationary during agitate, but spins during spin, it's wierd.
deltaboy767 3 years ago
That's fascinating to see how the mechanism works, I have never actually seen an automatic machine inside in action. I guess the impeller on that pump just kind of idles in the forward direction and then when it reverses, begins to pump out?
Also when you have the green light on that rotating gearbox during the spin cycle you can see the Maytag "M" logo...but only when the green light is on! Maybe it's acting like a stroboscope.
retrochad 3 years ago
I think the pump impeller spins both directions. On agitate the direction of it's rotation prevents water from entering the pump and keeps it in the tub.
Sharkie626 3 years ago
the motor is two directional. it spins one way for wash and the opposite way for drain/spin.
cphifer5115 2 years ago
haha, "There's nothing wrong with it, I just decided to take it apart and clean it" lol, I do that too haha, when I buy a new electronic, the first thing I do is take it apart and check out the inside lol, clean it up, etc.
And is it possible for lost socks to end up wrapped around the dial, on the inside? Because my mom's friend claims that's what happened when her washer broke down and they opened it up to fix it.
wilkes85 3 years ago
Lol, me and you both, "There's nothing wrong with it, I just decided to take it apart and clean it". I feel the need to do that too.
analogrules1986 3 years ago