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Who wants a LA612 washer I'm giving away a LA612 washer. I installed a new brake and a bearing that's made in Japan. I'm in the San Gabriel, CA area.

I won't be adding a 3rd spring then. The plan is to leave the upper trans housing attached to the outer and inner tubs and drop down the lower trans housing to change the oil. But is it possible to access the o ring from below? The stem on the trans is about 5" in length. The o ring is about 1"...

Thanks qsd-dan Thanks for the o-ring specs and link. Those washers should be replaced? The 2 belts are about a year old. I cleaned the pulleys about 2 weeks ago. The cleaned and lubed the motor carriage tracks. Would adding an extra spring to the motor carriage help?

Thanks everyone for all the great info. I'll try and check out all of these possible fixes

On my A612, Sep 1984, I'm thinking of swapping out the lower trans housing that uses the lip seal because I don't want to touch the agitator, inner and out drum because if it's anything like the A712, Dec 1988, I won't have a washing machine for awhile. I had to cut off the mounting stem and...

Now I have a better understanding. I've only disassembled an A712, Dec 1988 trans. I haven't opened up the A612, Sep 1984 yet. Your attached photo is a pre 12 series machine trans? My attached photos are the A712 trans that I took apart and trying to rebuild.

Thank you! Yes, I'm thinking of swapping the lower transmission housing (A612, Sep 1984) that accepts the newer lip seal design. After disassembling the entire A712, Dec 1988, I don't want to touch the A612 upper trans housing and tub. I'm using the A612 as my primary washer and I will use...

Are the o-ring (2-10286) and seal (AP4024008) helical transmissions parts interchangeable? Can I swap out the lower transmission housing?

qsd-dan Is the lint filter clean and not gunked up? I clean it after every wash. Not overloading the washer? I've tried different amounts of loads. Not cheap clothes that fall apart (a fairly big problem today)? I do have a lot of old cheap clothes falling apart but I usually wash these...

Anyone know why there's so much lint on the clothes after washing?

I have a LA612 washer manufactured in Sep 1984. It's leaking a little oil at the bottom of the rubber cap of the pulley. This machine uses the older o-ring, not the updated 207843 lip seal. Does this mean there isn't any sort of lip seal at the bottom of the shaft to replace? Or will the...

Merry Christmas everyone! It seems the agitator is available new but the fabric dispenser housing and the fabric dispenser cup isn't available new.

I can't find Maytag washers starting with LTA but I found several starting with LAT. The first pic agitator has a notch on the bottom four small fins, part number WP22004042. The second pic agitator doesn't have a notch on the bottom four small fins, part number W11550891. Either one will work?

Thanks. Are these the ones? Is there a model number? I've seen different versions

Which orbital agitator works best?