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Mickey ... how could I forget the pumping!! That's your favorite part of these machines; they sure are powerful. My 1963 pink E2LP had the pump abused; there was gunk in it when I got it and wouldn't work. I took it apart and had to replace the impeller with an extra one I had but the wheel...

Larry ... let them finish oozing Bosco and then clean them with parts cleaner. No need to disassemble; you don't have any broken pinion gears. You would have to drive the gears off first and then pull the rods. But like I said, no need to do that because they aren't broken. I wouldn't put...

Stan you're funny. Poor old lady ... she just had to get that stuff out of her! Larry to the rescue!! :-)

BEAUTIFUL, LARRY!! :-) You cleaned that right up! Now you can see how that transmission functions; not so scary ... solid mechanical workings. That wheel does more than oils ... it also drives the connection to the right angle drive; you'll see it when you take it out. It's pretty powerful...

I'm chuckling about the "farts", too! I have never heard one do that before. It must have had some air/water/oil bubble in the right angle drive and just sort of belched Bosco right out of there. Good grief. There has got to be something then, that made that tooth break off. I am...

Larry ... Not sure if that is so true. A lot of homemakers did not have the plumbing to accommodate the pump model; my cousin's mother-in-law was one (where I inherited the 1968 Model J). She washed clothes in the cellar of their farm home in Central MN until the day she died in the early...

I see the missing piece; not sure how that would break off. Larry ... when you turn the flywheel, does the gear turn a full 360 degrees? Do you feel anything grabbing at the bottom? One of the purposes of that wheel was to bring transmission fluid up and over the worm gear; keeping it well...

No ... that won't affect performance; just a sure sign of moisture getting where it wasn't supposed to be. Wet sanding is fine; don't think you will need to do more than that. You already replaced the center plate seal, right? The shaft turns free, right? Also, by removing the...

Larry ... I can't see where one of the teeth is missing; is it on the wheel or the worm gear? If it's on the worm gear, you will want to replace it for sure. You will have to pound out the bar it rides on; nasty job. You will be breaking factory seals. That piece of scrap metal is unique...

WOW, Larry ... WAY TO GO!!! That baby has been leaking for a long time; look at the oil build up ... true sludge. Lacquer thinner will work great on that oil/dirt removal. Try to remove the center plate before you take the transmission out; it will be easier for you if you can get the...

Forgot to mention ... Larry ... forgot to say in the above post but you can tell that water (and probably washing chemicals ... who knows what) sat in that tub for a long, long time. That is one of the reasons why it was corroded through. You can tell by your first picture of the tub that the...

Larry ... still ... for $25; not bad. I've done enough of these that I know that after so many years of HARD use (you can tell by the condition they were kept in) there was bound to be problems. It's mostly gaskets and seals. If I buy one, the first thing I do is try to remove the agitator...

Hi everyone ... well ... there you have it. I believe it's a combination of things. My guess is that when Larry got this machine, it hadn't been used for quite some time. I remember seeing the agitator with that big old hole on the top; surely, water got down there and was over the...

Don't forget about Lehman's Hardware in Kidron, Ohio! Ask for the Service Department; they sell lots of parts for reconditioning Model E's. http://www.lehmanshardware.com/

Jim is right; the hex head bolts are available and are SO MUCH BETTER than the gulmite system with the bolt, washer cap, rubber washer. The hex head are 1/2 drive on your socket set and with an extension on, are super easy to get on/off. Once you swap those out, you won't hesitate to remove...

Correction on Gallons Held ... Hi again, Brad ... Can't wait to see that tub painted; I'm sure it will look incredible! I was going through some data on earlier machines last night and found that the Model 30 held 17 gallons of water up to the knurled line on the agitator and 22 gallons if...

That really looks AMAZING, Brad! That on/off plate is beautiful! Magnificent job on the crown!! Mother's polish is the best. You would think that there would be something to make that paint adhere to the tub, wouldn't you? I mean ... Maytag had a way of painting those cast parts; why...

Larry ... Don't mess with the thrust unless you have to. Try cleaning out the transmission first. Parts cleaner works best and you don't have to disassemble all the transmission parts. I've had them feel "frozen" before and after emptying the old fluid (some has even jelled because of water...

Now, now, now Larry ... here comes your chance to learn about the transmission! Don't give up yet! You can have the chance now to really clean up the machine and once you're done, you will have a machine that will run and run. Did you get a service manual for these machines yet? I think I...

Stan ... it could ground on the screw that holds the plate on that you unscrew to gain access to the plug ends. On "most" of the motors I've used, there's been a 3rd neutral screw on the inside near the other 2 that grounds itself to the motor cover (I would presume). I've seen 2 prong plug...