Recent content by lincolnr

looking for new a new agitator shaft Not a bad idea if one can be found, though it looks like those are also no longer made.

Got the old mounting stem out and pulled the tub It definitely looks like water got into the tub bearing, there was crud all on top of it and visible scarring on the inside of the bearing and outside of the metal sleeve that sits on the transmission. The carbon rings on both the mounting stem...

re: from some third party manufacturer Ah, what I meant wasn't so much that I thought the new tub bearing might be aftermarket, it did come in a sealed Whirlpool parts box. What I meant was that the original bearings Maytag used (as well as the ones Whirlpool will sell you today) may have been...

New parts are here. Anything else to check while I'm at The new tub bearing and mounting stem arrived today. I'm still waiting for the correct size spanner wrench to get the old stem off to come in, are there any other parts I should be looking at while I'm working on this? I'll check out...

re: I have some OEM stem & seal kits. coldspot66, if you'd be willing to sell me one let me know the best way to get in touch with you.

Probably not motor slides It's hard to turn even with the belt disconnected, so probably not the motor slides. Any thoughts on where to find an OEM mounting stem kit? There's someone on ebay in Australia selling what might be OEM ones (though the boxes don't say Maytag or Whirlpool) for...

My circa 2000 Maytag Dependable Care top loader (model LAW9406AAE) burned up its belt last week. At first I thought the problem was a stuck brake but the brake appears to operate fine. I can rotate the drum if I spin the pulley all the way clockwise to disengage the brake, but it's not very...