Maytag Automatic Washer worth saving?

[realvanman]

YAY! Timer appears to be working!

Indeed I did have two wires crossed, such that the cold water solenoid was getting power anytime the the knob was pulled out and the water level switch was not satisfied. At least it wouldn't have run over lol.

Now the motor stops briefly after the wash cycle then starts up in reverse for the drain and spin. YAY! As I suspected, the requisite set of contacts had welded closed. I cleaned up all contacts that had been switching motor current and thus looked beat up.

Later today I'll do a full test run, but I need to bypass the lid switch.

Next will be to see about the spring tensioners for the belt, so the spin will accelerate at a more reasonable pace.

I love the sound of this machine, and I really love the myriad options regarding temperature and speed. Once I get this one working well, I'm going to slide it into the laundry room in place of the less well optioned Whirlpool

Keith

 

[yogitunes]

there should be an extra slot on your motor base to add a 3rd spring.....

pitman drives usually have 1 on each side side, orbitals usually have them both on the same side from the factory...

 

[realvanman]

Belt Tensioner Springs

Here are a couple photos of the bottom of the Maytag that I forgot to post. I took these as I was unloading it from the truck, back when I first brought it home. I cleaned up all that fuzzy grime, after the photos, with a vacuum cleaner.

In looking at the photos, it is evident that I have to get to the motor springs from up above. Are there any tricks to removing the body in order to get in there? I believe I have only ever removed the body from a washing machine once lol. And it was years ago.

What about that bit of oil on the large pulley? Does that look like enough of a leak to be of concern? Perhaps causing the belt to slip, resulting in the anemic spin?

Last night the timer enjoyed a fully successful cycle, so she'll be all ready to go into service once I solve the spin problem.

Are there any other things I should do before putting this machine into service?

Thanks,
Keith