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Replacing belts Hi, Kenny - That last load was a little heavier than I usually do -- not with jeans, but I decided to clean out my drawer of dishtowels and sort of kept feeding them in while the wash was going! I did keep pushing them down in the water, and although it didn't seem 'over'...

Authorized Maytag Repairman Hey, Laundromat & Steve -- I did call Maytag to get the guys in my area. Since I'm in the boonies, one of them was the guy I've been using, who BTW doesn't sell anything new or used, and the other is a guy that's about 30 miles away and who will probably use that as...

Pictures Steve, I'd love to see your Maytag pictures. My husband is ready to trade ME in along with my Maytag! All reinforcements to the cause of the preservation of good 'ol things will be much appreciated! (Change my address to @yahoo.com). My packrat name didn't come out of the wind -- I...

Fried Belts??? Hey, Kenny - Thanks for the response. I'm just a dumb broad, so tell me -- can the belts be 'fried' without being actually broken??? I just reached under and felt them and they're still intact. But, I did notice that when I rubbed my hand along the belt to the tub, there was some...

UPDATE Thanks - You guys are great! First, here's a brief history of the symptoms in chronological order, but let me just say that when it comes to cleaning I'm obsessive, and I dare to say there aren't many washers out there half its age that are half as clean -- inside the cabinet and out --...

My 1977 Maytag CA408 washer recently lost its ability to brake after the spin cycles. An authorized Maytag repairman whom I've used in the past for repairs on a couple of other appliances, told me that with a washer as old as mine, replacing the brake mechanism is like "opening a Pandora's box"...