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motor Goatfarmer Thanks for the suggestion. As a first step, I tried turning on the machine with the lid up. Nothing happens on the spin setting, but I get the same 'humming' sound when I put it on the wash seting. I would expect that if the lid switch were operating properly then I would...

I have a 1985 vintage Maytag LA 712 washer which developed a motor problem. I rigged up a test wire and the motor works when wired for both spin and agitation settings. However, when I re-attach the wires (matching up the colors properly) from the control panel to the motor and select a wash...

motor testing I have a problem with a model LA 712 (circa 1985). I replaced the tub seal and must have gotten some things too tight. I discovered that the agitation would not work but that the spin would (but it seemed 'tight') I took everything apart and have tried to figure out what is...