Autoharp_Bill
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- Nov 24, 2011
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Hi friends,
This is not my first time here - I have been here and I was active, but something happened and I somehow was unable to get back in, worked with the mods for a while, then one thing led to another and I quit trying...but now the "Prodigal son" has returned. Glad to be back. I'm not even sure what my identity when I was here last.
To make a long story short, both of my washers died - my '72 belt drive Kenmore and my '81 direct drive Kenmore. I believe the problem with the direct drive is the spin clutch and I will replace it eventually, but the belt drive developed more major issues and I HAD to get clothes washed. I ended up junking the belt drive (but I first took off the new pump and the touch screen timer modification I had made)and found a Maytag of unknown vintage on Craigslist for $50 (turns out it was a 1989 model). It had a broken pump pulley - obviously someone had picked it up from the front with an appliance dolly. But I fixed the broken pulley with a small piece of Garolite CE (Micarta) and some J-B Weld - it has washed at least a hundred loads of clothes since and it is working great.
Also, a little unsolicited testimonial. Has anyone here gotten parts from repairclinic.com? Their brick-and-mortar location (yes it is more than just a website!) is located in Canton, MI and their parts counter is open 7 days...I got a Maytag gas dryer coil set and a Kenmore spin clutch on a Sunday afternoon...nice!

This is not my first time here - I have been here and I was active, but something happened and I somehow was unable to get back in, worked with the mods for a while, then one thing led to another and I quit trying...but now the "Prodigal son" has returned. Glad to be back. I'm not even sure what my identity when I was here last.
To make a long story short, both of my washers died - my '72 belt drive Kenmore and my '81 direct drive Kenmore. I believe the problem with the direct drive is the spin clutch and I will replace it eventually, but the belt drive developed more major issues and I HAD to get clothes washed. I ended up junking the belt drive (but I first took off the new pump and the touch screen timer modification I had made)and found a Maytag of unknown vintage on Craigslist for $50 (turns out it was a 1989 model). It had a broken pump pulley - obviously someone had picked it up from the front with an appliance dolly. But I fixed the broken pulley with a small piece of Garolite CE (Micarta) and some J-B Weld - it has washed at least a hundred loads of clothes since and it is working great.
Also, a little unsolicited testimonial. Has anyone here gotten parts from repairclinic.com? Their brick-and-mortar location (yes it is more than just a website!) is located in Canton, MI and their parts counter is open 7 days...I got a Maytag gas dryer coil set and a Kenmore spin clutch on a Sunday afternoon...nice!
