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I hate that Malcolm! In my business I manage a team of engineers that design motor drive systems for a living. So when I am face to face with a tech that is telling me something that is as pure bs as the sky is blue (and trying to do it with authority), I have to restrain myself from kicking...

Thanks Tom, I think I'll give that a try. I am guessing something on the order of 30W non detergent oil for the bearing? Now off to buy a spanner wrench!

Is Speed Queen outsourcing their motors? I'm guessing they are because there is very little motor manufacturing going on in this country now.

I'm thinking that to oil this bearing, the agitator, spin basket and tub seal all have to come out (or is there an easier way?...hoping...)  

Hi All,  I just purchased an old Maytag A506 machine.  The Machine seems to work well except that it makes a kind of groaning sound as the spin cycle starts up.  As the spin speed goes up, the groan goes up in pitch and down in volume until by the time it is up to full speed, it sounds fine and...

Hi Kevin, Thanks for the reply. Indeed by WTB, I meant Want to buy. Yes, you are correct. I would like to buy a near mint LA806. I really don't like the craftsmanship (or lack thereof) that is being built into new machines (with the exception of perhaps Miele and Speed Queen) and I really...

What question is that Kevin? Please elaborate...

Should have no leaks, no rust and a really smooth transmission. The backlight has to work. For an absolutely "mint" machine (no serious scratches, very little wear) I would pay $750.00 (shipped)

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It's kind of an enigma to me. I have an incredible fascination with laundry appliances. I think it stems from growing up in lower middle class Boston where my family had to find the next good $50 washing machine, in the bargain hunters guide, to keep the dirty laundry generated by our family...

Hey Andrew, I'm kind of surprised. I assumed (you know what that gets you) that by the time the 7500's came out that Maytag was installing the new 3 phase motors as OEM. BTW Martin, your collection of 5500's is awesome!

That is an MAH3000AWW.  I've seen them on CL fo $30 and all they needed was the repair I mentioned  above.

Even cheaper yet, but how much is a new control board?   Control boards can routinely be bought on Ebay for between $39 and $149.  But if you are handy with a soldering iron, they can often be fixed for about $9 worth of parts.  The high failure rate on these boards is theorized to have...

I don't see too much discussion on these machines here which seems a bit strange since they are such a significant part of US laundry machine history. I have an old MAH3000AWW SN# 18XXX built in Dec 1997. It was a very problematic machine for the first 7 or 8 years I owned it. I had all of the...

I grew up on the Cape too but this seems to be a dialect I never learned... What you say???

I can't imagine it being the belt. In my experience, belts break rather than start wildly slipping. If the spin speed was <450 but the motor was really spinning for 850, I think you would be smelling belt burning. I'm not that familia with the 7500's but the 3000's through some of the 5500's...

Yogitunes, is this the drying cabinet you are looking for? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Maytag-Neptune-7-0-cu-ft-Gas-Drying-Center-with-Upper-Drying-Cabinet-/330717364855?pt=US_Dryers&hash=item4d004a8277 This one is a bit pricy but wanted to know if it's the right one so I can keep an eye out for...

I would. If I were to come across a brand new still crated LA806, I would pay $1500 for just the washer. I really don't care much about dryers.

I would. If I were to come across a brand new still crated LA806, I would pay $1500 for just the washer. I really don't care much about dryers.

Thanks RCD.  My machine had a new control board installed when it was about two years old, then again at 3 years...  So I am guessing that the modification had to have been made already.  My current board is fine, I just want to play around with trying to "Beef up" one of these boards with...