maytag a700

[cradersd]

my old maytag hums but will not agitate or spin. what should i check first?

 

[yogitunes]

belts

 

[goatfarmer]

^^what he said^^

 

[volvoguy87]

Maytag Belts.

I think they are part # 12112425. They are easy to get, and even easier to install. There are also lots of Youtube videos that show you how to install them.

Dave

 

[cradersd]

maytag a700 will not agitate or spin

belts are good. at the start of spin cycle machine makes its usual clunk and about a quarter turn then stops and hums.

so if not belts - ??

 

[yogitunes]

Maytags have a usual clunk? ? ? ? ?

at this point, were going to guess, transmission locked up......

can you spin the pulley by hand?.......clockwise=agitation....counter-clockwise=spin

 

[cradersd]

yes, i can spin the pulleys by hand. so that means the transmission is locked up?

 

[yogitunes]

if the transmission pulley turns, and operates in both directions as it should, I would rule out its locked up....

does the motor run without the belts on?

 

[cradersd]

yes, motor runs w/o belts on.

 

[cradersd]

i fixed the brake last year with a new gear. could the brake be locking it up?

 

[yogitunes]

could, but you said it spins and releases fine....

just wondering if its the motor, works OK alone, but under a load, theres not enough strength....

seems odd for everything to work not attached, yet assembled together, and something is stopping it...

if it was just a spin issue, I would almost say theres a sock stuck between the tubs....but since it wont agitate either...

this one is a puzzler

 

[cradersd]

ok. thank you for your advice - this helped a lot. i took the top off and looked for a stray sock - nothing there. ran the spin cycle with just the drain pump belt. all was well. ran the spin with just transmission belt. all fine.
put all back together with a load of clothes. agitation, fine. drain fine, rinse ok.
stopped working on the last spin cycle. just a hum.
same just hum when i turned it back to the first cycle.

motor pulley feels hot. do i need a new motor? motor over heating would do this? or is it a bad solenoid?.

i just took the belts off and put the drain pump belt on by itself. drained fine. put both belts back on and it spun and drained my clothes.

maybe a new timer? i am still puzzled. but i have one load of clean clothes.

 

[yogitunes]

others may chime in, but I am going with an overheated motor.....

probably easier to just replace....

usually you can find good deals through ebay...some with free shipping.....

 

[goatfarmer]

It's also possible the motor has a bad spot WRT starting. Either way, sounds like a new motor is needed.