Maytag A06 aquisition for rebuild

[davesctc4]

It will be much easier to keep 80s and 90s direct drive whirlpool washers running then old Maytag dependable care machines.

For one they made over 100 million of them there’s going to be so many machines around that you’ll never have trouble getting parts for him for the next 25 years by scavenging from lightly used machines.

Plus, the materials were so much better when the direct drive machines were made. The plastic outer tub was a single most major component that made those machines last and you can even find stainless steel wash baskets for direct drive machines.

The direct drive machines also performed much better than the Maytag less damage to the clothing better rinsing Less lint, depositing and a little bit faster, spin speed all adds up to a more satisfactory washing machine.

John L

yeah i’m pretty happy with the direct drive machine. But I disagree with you on the less damage to clothing. It doesn’t seem to be that gentle in my experience. But a very good and reliable machine no doubt. I just prefer the old classic look I guess.

 

[qsd-dan]

It will be much easier to keep 80s and 90s direct drive whirlpool washers running then old Maytag dependable care machines.

With Whirlpool discontinuing everything, it sort of is. But it's easier to find timers for older Maytags as they kept parts aviaible for over 50 years and there's still a bunch of them floating around. After 15 years, it's "tough luck" from Whirlpool. Dead timers is the main component sending DD's into the shredder.

For one they made over 100 million of them there’s going to be so many machines around that you’ll never have trouble getting parts for him for the next 25 years by scavenging from lightly used machines.

One is not reusing seals from an older appliance. Some of the other parts, yes, but it gets sketchy. Who is going to spend the time tearing down machines to reuse older clutches with mileage on them? When agitator dogs and neutral drain kits become NLA, things will get interesting unless reproduction occurs.

Plus, the materials were so much better when the direct drive machines were made. The plastic outer tub was a single most major component that made those machines last and you can even find stainless steel wash baskets for direct drive machines.

Plastic outer tubs are not foolproof, they do crack with age and use. More so if bleach is used.

;ess damage to the clothing better rinsing Less lint, depositing and a little bit faster, spin speed all adds up to a more satisfactory washing machine.

LOL, there's a reason these were coined shredmore/shredpool. Even the faster orbital transmissions wear clothing out faster. I never have lint or hair problems, 90% of that ends up in the filter (remaining in the dryer filter) which does not plug up my leach field. DD's kick all lint and hair (when the so-called self cleaning filter isn't a mess and plugged up) down the drain. No thanks!

 

[combo52]

The direct drive washers at the fast agitation speed are very aggressive, virtually all direct drive machines offered lower speed options unlike Maytag, if you had a dependable care, Maytag with the power fin agitator there was nothing you could do except drastically underload the machine to try to prevent excessive clothes wear.

Even the large tub 19 gallon Maytag dependable care machines had considerably less usable capacity than a direct drive washer and when you loaded them heavily, the clothing at the bottom got a heck of a beating. With very little turnover occurring

With identical loads a Maytag has zero turnover a whirlpool direct drive can easily turn the load over and over during the course of the wash and rinse cycles.

John L

 

[DADoES]

The model-specific usage instructions and Maytag's Laundering Guide were included with my A906. The Laundering Guide states that maximum fill level should always be used for delicate items regardless of how small is the load. A906's programmed Delicate cycle is, of course, only full-fill, as is the Woolens cycle.

Signed: Goofy Glenn

 

[pstehle]

There are still a lot of good used Maytag transmissions out there. We’re still throwing away machines every month that have good transmissions. I guess I should save some and sell them.

I find it’s not usually worth it. Not many people want to pay for them.

The seal and shaft design was quite good on Maytag whirlpool and other brands. Some of them failed because of using crappy detergent cold water too little detergent are the main things cause these things to mineral up that helped moisture in the shaft, seal area and caused The failures that we see is these machines get to be 15 to 30 years old.

I believe Eugene from modern parts in Cleveland. Ohio had a lot of agitator shafts remade for these Maytags I don’t think he had them platted at all so I’m not sure they will work very well because I think they’ll corrode too fast. They’re just plain steel. they either need to be Nickel or Epoxy coated, etc..

The main bottom line here is that washing machine machines aren’t made to last 30 to 50 years, you’re gonna have to do major repairs even if you get the mechanical parts working you’ve still got the timers to worry about Motors and pumps and many other parts that are going to be increasingly difficult to get.

I imagine you don’t drive a 1967 car every day either.

If you want a traditional agitator top load washer, you’re much better off rebuilding a whirlpool direct drive machine, not only can. The parts still be found easily, but they are so many machines out there with low use that you can just practically find another machine full of good parts to fix the one you wanna keep.

John L

It's funny, because when the WP Direct Drive first came out, they were trouble, and we thought they were garbage. The best thing about them was that the entire cabinet comes off, so they were accessible, and the pump and motor were easy to get at. They resolved the main issues, and the machines have graduated to "very good quality" status, at least compared with 95% of the trash that's for sale today.