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I sent you a PM Nicole. Nick

John, I am game and just sent you a PM. I think you and Dan are spot on with the advice. I have had penetrating oil on the shaft for two days now. It no longer groans and the belt can now drive it, BUT the sleeve gets warm with just one agitation cycle. I thought perhaps the shaft might...

That very thread GoodShepherd references above ... I was poring over it just a few days ago before going into a helical transmission. I was not aware of BeekKeyKnee's passing. He continues being helpful through his contributions here. ( and I should be so fortunate as to have that said when my...

Repairguy nailed it. 19 gallons works out to 2.54 cubic feet.

I believe that the 'BF' makes it a build-date of March '90. I coincidentally just posted a question about a model A8740 that was built May '91. Its front panel differs from yours only in the style of text under the logo and mine having one less temperature-select button (warm/warm). To...

Hi folks, I picked up a '91 A8740 Maytag washer that was a daily driver until 3 weeks ago. It was reportedly making a 'bad bearing' sound during agitation. My experience is on a '75 helical A107 and an '01 Performa before this orbital trans one. The agitator seal had a good 32 year run, but...

I got a consult on my die-cast damper cracks this weekend, and it was an education. I was told "there was a crack for sure, but it may or may not be in the part ... let that marinate for a minute". The cracks were in the die-mold and are the result of something called 'heat checking'. The...

These may well be lines in the die-casting John. It is their being radial through the shaft area (and across one leg) that that make it look suspicious. Also, this washer had a pretty good shake for some time, so this damper may indeed have had a harder life. But ... where the cracks go to an...

Thanks qsd-dan. I really appreciate your perspective on this. I can see it lasting a long while if it has good spin-balance and new pads ... or the part cleaving in two during spin, gulp. I haven't seen anything in donor washers in my area for a long time. I am probably going to have to take...

Hi folks, I am doing a full restoration on our daily-driver ‘74 Maytag A107 and have hit a snag. After cleaning up the damper, I found some hairline cracks on its top side. The cracks are quite narrow, and none extends through to the bottom where the damper contacts the damper pads, … but...

A107 Proactive Rebuild Parts have been arriving for rebuild of my '72 A107. More to go, but the pile is starting to add up ! I'm not yet sure on brake parts. This is a proactive rebuild, and the washer hasn't had any brake issues ... at least in its first 48 years LOL. What do you guys...

A part in production for 50 years ... absolutely amazing. Thanks for weighing-in on petroleum jelly being the right way to protect splines Dan. 50+ years of production on that stop-ring...wow. Double thanks for letting me know how the outer tub bolts work. My prior experience was with a...

Thanks RP ... and I'm now on the hunt for a project wash You got me there RP...thanks. It took me some time to get the agitator off safely. All good, and the splines are now clean. I noticed in the link you provided that qsd-dan uses a thin coat of petroleum jelly on agitator splines. I...

I need some guidance with my "family-heirloom" Maytag A107. It has begun banging on spin cycles. I searched this terrific forum well, but I am stuck on diagnosis and next-steps. This washer has never been a quiet spinner, but it never hard-banged until recently. Our home-from-college son...