Maytag E2L Pulley Shaft Seal

[thesnail]

Mine is indeed from 1954. The original owner wrote the date of purchase on the cover of the owner's manual. That date is 7/4/54.

Yes, I did the work with the unit upright.
Phil said it wouldn't leak during surgery, and he was right.
I figured that there was more potential for damage trying to lay it down and pick it up again, than there was from working on it from underneath.

 

[stan]

Mine

Was made July of that year too!
Their sisters. LOL

 

[thesnail]

Quite

A coincidence!

I always preferred the colors of the early '50s machines. The red wringer release, agitator, and agitator clutch handle go so well together.

 

[shankstr]

Late to the party

Snail, glad you figured it out. The reason you wouldn't want to lay it down is because there is a breather vent hole on the top of the cross shaft that goes from the agitator to the wringer.If you run your finger along the top you will feel the hole. 60 year old gear lube will come oozing out and you will have a mess you would rather avoid. Not to mention the only way to add gear oil to these machine is by opening the transmission. No fill tube or way to check the level. If you ever have to "pull" the transmission it's very easy to do and not complicated but messy. Only a couple of gears. You will need a special gulmite wrench which Phil has for sale or at least he used to to remove the screws in the bottom of the tub and some new gaskets.

I have 2 E2LP's that I have restored but have since moved on to vintage garden tractors

 

[shankstr]

correction

Correction,

Cross shaft goes from the transmission to wringer shaft.
Sorry, It's been a couple years since I've had to work on one and going off memory.