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WOW! I told you it was going to look good! The power unit and the wringer shaft use different lubricants. They still make the power unit oil. It's called Heavy Duty transmission lubricant. Whirlpool part number 6-0560800. Someone here sent me a link at Amazon.com and it cost $20.91. I had so...

Good idea to NOT spray paint in the house. You'll suffocate! I did some in the garage and that was a little too much. I did most of my painting in the back yard. For my wringer and some of the skirt and legs I sprayed with Rustolmuem White Appliance Epoxy. It worked really well. Like any spray...

1997 Is where I'd put it's age. I had one like it, a few models lower, 2 speed 3 cycle, but it looked like yours. I bought that Whirlpool in March, 1997. Sorry I can't answer anything more.

Water leaking underneath Can be coming from a few places. First is it could be leaking from loose hose clamps. That's an easy fix. Tighten or replace them. Next the old hose itself could have developed leaks. Look where the hose rubs against the skirt as it lifts from underneath up along the...

Here's a tip I googled maytag wringer safety pedal. From there there was a link to www.davesrepair.com. He has an article complete with pictures on how to disable that thing. I don't think there's a single washer left that this bulb hasn't disintegrated and even when they were new people...

This is how the wringer should look when properly in the "Parker" position. This is how the Owners Manual says you should store them. Also note how I rigged a hook out of a plastic coat hanger and fastened it to the hose with an adjustable clamp. You can do something like that with the broken...

You separate the rollers by .. Hit the release lever. Then turn the tension control on the top counter clockwise 1/4 turn. That's actually as far as it should let you turn it. Then, while you lift the top roller, I do this by putting one hand between the rollers and lift it evenly upward a...

Yes! You gotta watch those freezing temps in Tucson! Just kidding Wayupnorth. I guess sometimes we forget there are places that don't have winter. Congratulations Christina on your $20.00 WIN!! That's a GREAT deal on a working Maytag. Fixing or replacing a drain hose is nothing. The pump does...

They're different, the agitators, Geoff Delp told me that some time ago and I guess he would know. My Mom had a 1965 Maytag automatic that had the same black bakelite, skinny post, non-filtered agitator as the same era wringer's at the time. So I thought they were interchangeable but Geoff...

No switching agitators on the Maytags My understanding is that although the agitators may look alike some are even identical in appearance, the wringers and automatics have different splines they connect to and they are not compatible with each other.

You'll be able to tell Christina . . Pretty much by what it looks like when you see it. These old ladies generally take pretty good care of them. If the agitator is on, see if you can easily pull it off. You're supposed to remove them when your done washing. Some people that DON'T follow...

Me too Stan It's a washing machine! If I need to use bleach, I'm going to use bleach! It doesn't look like it did right after I polished it all up but it's not bad. Plus I know if I ever want to attack it again with the fine steel wool, SOS, or Mother's Mag Polish I can get it back to almost...

I think that's a January, 1958 S/N. If I'm not mistaking.

Those M A Y T A G letters Were only on model years from late 1959 - 1965. I suspect yours is older than that. Those earlier models and a red MAYTAG decal on the front. Those are available from a guy on Ebay. I think Stan had a way to re-create them also. Or you can always just leave it painted...

There are indeed worse hobbies! I really got into it when I was working on mine. I bought it off Craig's List for $25.00 and really thought all I'd have to do was clean it up and I'd be using it in a couple of hours. Instead of a couple of hours it turned into weeks. And I had times when I...

Maytag used different suppliers for the motors. Yours is GE. Mine was made by Westinghouse. Did you add a 3 prong, grounded cord? Also,to make painting easier I'd remove the wringer post. If I remember correctly it's only 2 bolts to remove it. Make it easier to clean the lower gear area out and...

My mom had to sneak laundry past HER mom! To AVOID using the wringer when we visited "The farm" on summer vacation in Cobleskill N.Y. She'd wait until Grandma was busy in the garden or taking a nap. Then Mom would load up all the laundry and head into town to the Laundromat to use the quarter...

Wolverine . . . I had 2 of those. A crank Automatic with a clear plastic top I got for Christmas when I was 4. Then somehow I got a wringer model too. And like yours, mine MYSTERIOUSLY disappeared one day. Not so much a mystery. I always figured my dad put them in the trash one night as they...

OR . . . Phil sells drain hoses. You can find them on Ebay for about $22.00. Yours does not appear to have a pump so you could just get a few feet at Home Depot or ACE. You don't want to mess with silicone or tape or it WILL leak, sooner or later. But, I'd see if you can get it running before...

The TOP/BLACK roller is the soft one. I've never wrecked a button or a zipper. But I do always fold the buttons or zippers inward and make sure they're orientated to the top before putting them through the wringer. I use a big old wooden spoon to pull the clothes out of the first couple of...