Maytag designs

[gelaundry4ever]

Hello everybody, I have become fond of the Maytag design washers as of recently. I have used a Maytag orbital drive on my dorm to wash a load of clothes. How does the drive system look on the commercial version? What made these older designs last so long?
What weight of oil did Maytag use in their transmissions? I am talking both the pitman and orbitals. Inquiring minds want to know. I never thought that I'd personally use the Maytag. I believe they had the sark fin on the commercial units. Please correct me.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Maytag orbital oil

Here's the oil for the Maytag washer. What weight is it? Is this what they used in their pitman and orbital transmissions?

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[qsd-dan]

I don't believe Maytag ever announced the thickness of their oil; It was sort of a guarded secret for whatever reason. The stuff used in pre 1975 transmissions was pretty darn thick. My guess would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 140 using gear oil rating specs (motor oil and gear oil do NOT share the same ratings). The newer oil used in later pitman transmissions and Orbitals seems to be a tad thicker than conventional 90 weight oil, around the 100-110 weight mark. Those are my personal opinions, not facts.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

maytag commercial dependable care

What agitator did the commercial units use? I like the sound of the agitation with the rhythmic sound of the transmission during agitation. I notice that it doesn't do the clunking like whirlpool does during agitation. I would've assumed that Maytag used the heaviest gear oil.
Which other competitors did?

 

[gelaundry4ever]

design competitors

What did Maytag think of their competitors?

 

[cfz2882]

a little random info

Earlier pittman trannys used straight-cut gear teeth,while the later used helical cut teeth-don't know when the change was made.I think the Orbital tranny started with 1989 production.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

maytag a9900 agitation

What is the agitation like on the a9900? I saw a video of the Maytag digital washer from 1991. I wish I could see it going through a regular cycle with a full load of light colors if swestoyz still has this unit.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

Wrong video.

Wrong video. That was their rival. Let's try this again.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

oil by maytag

What weight of oil did Maytag use in their dependable care washers?

 

[goatfarmer]

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What weight of oil did Maytag use in their dependable care washers?

 

[combo52]

Helical Cut Gears In Maytag Transmissions ???

Neither the pitman or orbital transmissions had any helical cut gears ever., they all used straight cut gears.

 

John L.

 

[robbinsandmyers]

Imagine how silky smooth/silent a Maytag pitman trans would have worked with bevel gears though? Ooh la la!

 

[gelaundry4ever]

maytag transmission noise

I notice the Maytag transmissions don't do the thunka thunka thunka thunka noise during agitation unlike GE and whirlpool. Thanks for answering the question of the Maytag gear oil. I could've sworn it was 140 weight oil (34 ounces of it.) This may be why these machines last so long.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

pump aerating

Why do the pumps on these Maytags and Whirlpools do that aerating noise during agitation? What is the point of that? I have noticed that on these 2 brands, while others don't, including GE.

 

[d-jones]

I can't speak to the sounds Whirlpool washers make,

but on the Maytag washer the pump is running in reverse while the machine is agitating. That's likely the source of the sound you're hearing.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

pump running during agitation

I did notice that on Maytag orbitals as well as the whirlpool direct drive. What was the point of that?

 

[d-jones]

There's no way to disconnect it.

The belt that drives the pump is driven by the same motor pulley that drives the transmission belt. When the motor reverses and the spin cycle begins, the pump turns in the correct direction to empty the water out. When the motor rotates in the forward direction, the transmission agitates and the pump harmlessly rotates in reverse. The idea was to keep things simple.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

pumps

It's interesting how these pumps were able to do this. I could've sworn Whirlpool did this too. I could've sworn I heard air flowing through the pump on a whirlpool direct drive and Maytags as well on their dependable care units.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

whirlpool

Here's the whirlpool.