Help with Maytag A606 with inner tub nut

[stan]

Wow

Looks really good Fred. You did a good job cutting that off too
Wish I knew more about Maytag automatics..but someone will stop by and will know about centering that tub. Did u reuse the old rubber seal? Is it holding water?

 

[combo52]

Recentering the Inner Wash Basket

You can raise the washer top and take off the tub cover and watch the basket as it starts to spin and see if it is off-center. If so just remove the agitator and loosen the tub mounting ring and try re-centering the basket and re-tightening until the basket spins as centered as possible.

 

Sometimes the basket will rub on the outer tub near the top of the outer tub or the tub cover because the tub cover is out of round, this can happen as you tighten the clamping band around the tub cover. When you reassemble this clamping band have everything clean wet and soapy and tighten both screws as evenly as possible.

 

John L.

 

[mrmom]

Hello Stan yes so far it holds. I have filled it and spun it out 4 times. The first time I filled it I did do a rookie mistake not checking all my fittings. The first fill water was running out I thought for sure the tub was leaking. I dropped to the floor with my flashlight just to find I forgot to tighten the clamp on the tub to pump hose. like I said rookie mistake
Thanks John
Never even thought of that Leave the top off and watch it spin Perfect I have noticed standing in front of the machine when it stops spinning the outer tub leans toward
5 O:Clock ever time And I have spun this thing 20 times I tightened the spring on the opposite side a couple of times But it still does it and I don't think that is the problem The inner tub is out for sure I think I am going to try putting a piece of tape on the inner tub Put it in spin let it go around for a few seconds then shut it off if it stops approximately in the same place each time and it still leans toward 5 O:Clock I going to loosen the nut and move it slightly the opposite direction. However there are so many things that are not constant there's nothing fixed or anything you can use for a bench mark The outer tub moves. The shaft moves It's not like spinning a lathe or balancing a car tire There's no 0 zero point
I am going to give it a run tonight
Thank you for the input
Fred

 

[mrmom]

John
Your frek-in ingenious. I had all these plans in my head. I decided to just try the simple one first your suggestion. I have a couple of bubble levels I use, I put them on the cabinet top. I discovered the machine was way out of level. I lifted the machine almost a 1/4" off the ground in the front before it was level. So I adjusted the feet until the cabinet was level. I took the cabinet top and the top of the outer tub off and hit the spin cycle. I could see right off what the problem was. I have read that the outer tub is not perfectly round but I took out my calipers, Using the end that sticks out the bottom as a gauge. I decided to quarter the outer rim. 12 O;Clock 6 3 and 9
I took measurements. Then let it spin again, took measurements and then spun it again. I did it four times. I was getting about 1 1/2" at 11 O;Clock and 1" at 5 O;Clock
I loosened the nut on the tub and nudged it toward 11 then went around the rim. I kept doing this until I was even all the way around. Once I had it even all the way around I tightened the nut down and hit spin. At first it had a little wobble. If I had to put a figure to it Lets say top speed is 3000 RPM When I hit the button at the start up about 500 RPM there was a wobble which I thought meant trouble. However as it went faster the wobble disappeared By 1800 RPM (or half speed) then it flattened out and spun true at top speed it didn't move at all. I was so impressed. I turned it on and off a few times before I put the outer tub top back on. I use my fingers as a gauge between the top and the inner tub when I had three fingers flat on the top of the inner tub all the way around I tightened it down turning the screws an even amount until it was tight. Once I did that I spun it again to make sure no rubbing just spun like a top.
Now the rookie mistake. I lifted the lid and noticed the tub liked to lean forward every time it stopped. So on to the springs for a little adjustment. I tightened the two in the back until it stopped dead center. However the rookie here didn't realize that when you put the two screws back in that holds the top to the cabinet all that adjusting of the springs was way wrong. Once I got those two screws in tight now the tub leaned to the back. So under I went and pretty much put the spring tension back the way it was. I couldn't wait to show the wife. I called her over and said "watch this" the tub took off like a top not a shake or shimmy. She said "Oh you took the fun out of it" Ahh I didn't get that but I guess it's an inside joke between her and the washer. Anyway I have this thing running like a champ. I have a couple of tweeks here and there. One of my concerns is the timer acts odd I might look at that tonight. And I might just do the laundry, Oh at least a couple of loads just to watch it run
Fred

 

[mrmom]

Hello all
I might start a knew thread with this one if no one reply's But it is related to this machine and I was trying to keep it all together
Everything is working great Except the timer is off or out of time or I can't explain it other than this My timer has two sides Regular wash cycle and permanent press cycle Both sides work great. However when I put it on regular wash it fills the tub goes through all of the different segments But when it get's to the last cycle "Damp Dry" it clicks closer and closer to off But it clicks off then immediately starts the permanent press fill cycle I mean it is so fast as I stand there and watch it The timer goes click off click fill Can i get into this timer or is it one of these plastic sealed things that I am going to possibly break with no replacement and therefor wasting the last week of rebuilding the machine??
Thank you for your reply's
Fred

 

[mrmom]

I think I'm done with this one

Well I took the timer out. I spent a little time looking it over and took a couple of pictures before I started pulling wires off. I did notice they were all numbered and I made sure the wire number matched the location it was plugged into. I took the motor off and bent the metal tabs on the top and bottom so I could get the plates loose. Not the face or back just the top and bottom. After sitting there turning the shaft by hand and watching the cams go round I tried to get an idea of what contact engaged what cycle. when I got to the last spin cycle (damp dry) it seemed to bind a little then click as in the off position but then there was a little click at the same time I took that to be starting the permanent press cycle Just like it was when it was all plugged in, It would start to fill again. There's a large gear about the size of a half dollar that the motor drives, Then there is a pinion gear and then the shaft is driven from that. It was pretty dusty inside and dry There was a small amount of grease on the shaft when you pulled it out to turn the machine on. I decided to put a drop of 3 in 1 motor oil on the shaft of the large gear that the motor engaged to. Then a drop on the back of the shaft where it comes thru the back of the plate. as I turned the shaft it started to loosen up and I could get the whole thing to turn by using my thumb on the large gear the motor drives. Once I got it back together I plugged all the wires back in and mounted it back into the cabinet At first I thought I really didn't do anything other than waste 2 hours but when I ran a wash cycle I saw that the timer was moving a lot easier and more accurately moving from cycle to cycle and not jumping ahead. When it got to the last spin it shut off and that was it. I ran another cycle with the same out come. I did 6 loads of laundry yesterday, After the third load I started walking away when I started the next load. When I return the machine had gone thru the cycles and shut off. I'm going to keep an eye on it but I think the lack of lubrication was causing the motor to push harder than it needed to, Causing the timer to jump from cycle to cycle and the start of the permanent press being so close to the off of the regular wash caused it to jump instead of just clicking
off. I think this machine is good to go for a few years at least I hope. I've learned a lot and it is always interesting to me how the older machines work. I have always said simple is better for me I mean you buy a new washer and it has 16 buttoms and 4 dials. With mine you push 3 buttons Water temp, Reg or gental, how full, pull the button out. Even I can do it
Fred