maytag a107 agitator will not spin

[golfer]

replaced belts still will not spin. shaft falls out and appears to have scrach at top. Is the shaft supposed to slide out? How is shaft held in place? How do I repair?

 

[qsd-dan]

replaced belts still will not spin.

With the belts removed, does the motor and pulley spin when the spin cycle is selected?

shaft falls out and appears to have scrach at top.

Which shaft? The motor shaft?

 

[golfer]

If I remove the belts the long shaft to the agitator will fall out. Is there a set screw that holds the shaft in place?

 

[golfer]

I am following thread 25520 and now I am having trouble removing the plastic agitator. There is a small hole in the base of the agitator. How do I remove agitator to get to the shaft and possible set screw?

 

[cfz2882]

so if you take the belts off the big pulley in the center the
pulley and shaft fall out?-if so the drive gear for the tranny
may have come off?

 

[goatfarmer]

if the center shaft is falling out from the bottom, you have some major transmission problems.

 

[golfer]

A repairman also thought it indicated transmission issues.

Is it worth repairing?

If not any suggestions on an acceptable replacement. I was looking at a maytag but I am concerned after learning whrlpool purchased maytag and some posts expressed displeasure.

 

[qsd-dan]

If the center shaft of the transmission is falling out, you probably sheared the pin in the fiber pinion gear that prevents the screw from backing out, causing the center shaft to fall out (and the fiber pinion and clutch washers rambling around inside the transmission). You may have only sheared the fiber pinion gear if the center shaft only drops down a couple of inches and won't come all of the way out. Either way, it requires a full tear-down and rebuild, including the transmission.

 

[golfer]

The shaft falls all the way out. There is nothing attached to the top of the shaft. There are grooves in the the top of shaft where I guess the pinion fits. Looks like I will be buying a new washer. I do not believe it its worth what it may cost to have someone rebuild the transmission.

Thanks for the information.

 

[combo52]

MT WASHER AGITATOR SHAFTS

The orbital transmissions had problems with the shaft coming loose and they won't spin when this happens. !st question how old is this washer. If its under 10 years old you can get a free transmission from MT now WP. If its an orbital trans 1991 on the repair isn't always to bad but maybe still more involved than you might want to get into. If it has the earlier style trans the screw on the top of the agitator shaft may have broken, this was a very common problem with the first helical drive machines in the late 1950s. In any event you have a major repair on your hands Good Luck.

 

[golfer]

I was told it is over 30 years (old serial number A107 01 076005YF).

 

[qsd-dan]

Born March of 1976. She had a good run!