Breathing life into my latest find... Thanks to AW!

[redcarpetdrew]

Did I get wet during spinout? LOL!!!

Well... I did toss some water... Thank goodness that 'faulty' pump removed water as fast as it did. Actually, the splashing didn't really occur until almost all the water had been removed. I shot video but had to stop the spin due to water wanting to splash over into the controls. It's really an interesting machine and not as intimidating once I got into it. That pump sure makes noise as it cavitates without water in it during wash but that's due to the single direction belt turn. The later models with the reversing direction made for quieter pump operation for sure.

RCD

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[revvinkevin]

YAY ANDY!!!

Hey Andy, CONGRATS on getting it working!! Your AMP sure is pretty! You are SO Lucky... I am jealous!

All the best to you!
Kevin

 

[kenmoreguy64]

That is a FASCINATING washer Andy!

Best part of this is it looks in GREAT shape and you seem to have had fun repairing it thus far. I love playing with a machine with it largely taken apart like you did!

VERY COOL!

G

 

[combo52]

AMP MT WASHER

 Andy I am glad you got it working without a major teardown, when you called the other night trying to figure out what to do next when it wouldn't spin it brough back lots of memories. The very first washer my brothers and I rebuilt was a 1951 AMP this was in 1966 when I would have been about 14 years old. We did a total tear down to the last part and reassembled it and used it as the family machine for the next year or so for all six of us. Mom wasn't too trilled with its performance so my next big rebuild was a 1959 LK that a friend of moms got rid of for a new turquoise 1966 LKM pair. The MT was sold to a neighbor up the street with 4 or 5 kids and lasted about four more years to be replaced with a 1971 KM 70 W sudsaver which lasted at least 15 years. 

Who knows I might be the only one here that has done a total rebuild on an AMP, I have a 140S that needs major work, luckily I bought all the parts needed long ago when they were still avilable from MT. The 140S matches the MT water condenser that I have already restored.

 

We will all await the full sound and action videos of this neat piece of history, may be this will inspire me rebuild mine.

 

[swestoyz]

Congrats!

Woo Hoo, way to go! With Dependable Care machines being your bread and butter, wasn't it fun to dive into foreign territory for an afternoon?

Glad the service manual was of help. That is what I like about this group - being able to share information with the masses. I have no issue taking a few hours to scan a manual if it helps someone in the future. The AMP that came from Western Iowa last fall had a similar issue to yours. The trip lever is still a little sticky. I should remove and clean it to ensure proper fuction. You now know how important it is to do everything you possibly can before you put the cabinet back on, because you won't want to take it off again!

The only thing I haven't tore into on an AMP is removing the transmission from the outer tub. With 3 AMP drive machines in the basement at the moment, I'm sure I could fulfill the need to get transmission grease all over the floor in due time.

The white fill flume is so strange. The white version was used on the early AMP's, with it going to black sometime in 50/51. There was very little grease on the brake/clutch assembly in your photos. This machine didn't have much use.

Ben

 

[mickeyd]

Red and chrystal fury in the belly of the Gyrobeast ~ STUNNI

 

 

 

Just warmin' up here.

 

[washerlover]

I LOVE the sound of that pump! Reminds me of my Grandma's old 1962 Wards Signature machine...

 

[cornutt]

How does it keep from tossing water over the side when the cabinet is on? Does the top seal to the rim of the outer tub?

 

[mixfinder]

Entertainment Tonight

I know your plate is full and I appreciate the time and effort you take to bring us such exciting clips.

 

[toploader55]

Fantastic Drew.

Love the sounds the AMP makes.

Brings back some memories of an AMP our neighbor had.

 

[spin-it]

I never realized the "throaty,gurgling sound" during wash was the pump. Our Norge time line did the same thing and I loved it. Did the later Maytags, 45s or 140s (not up on my MT history but I think these #'s are correct) also use the inner and outer spin tubs bolted together?

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Dave: The top of the cabinet does indeed sit down on the tub gasket like a GE does. During spin, the water does not really hit the gasket much but there is splash that the gasket contains.

Kevin: The AMP design is the only one that I'm aware of that Maytag made with two spin tubs attached together.

RCD