Dear Neptunebob:
Another possibility, if your sister is open to it, would be to replace her old Maytag machine with another old Maytag "Dependable Care" machine which is currently working well. (This replacement machine could be older or newer. It might even have more features. But it could...
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No matter whether we spin the transmission pulley clockwise or counter-clockwise, the drum or basket seems to turn in the direction we chose. It's a bit more difficult to spin the pulley counter-clockwise than clockwise.
Hi all! We have a Maytag LA506, series 04, serial number 873489 TC, manufactured in '87. This is the almond-colored variant of the oddball Maytag A506. You can see the brochure at: https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?6804#start_6804.4
It was working reasonably...