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Kick Ass! The old grey ghosts were extremely quiet, too. Someone asked me if I got a grey ghost, I said no, I got a white ghost. Geoff, do you have the manuals and paperwork? I only have the catalogue advert. Thanks for sharing, Geoff. Now I need to figure out how to post pics, and I'll share too!
Bobby in Boston
 
Bobby ... There was no paperwork that came with these "final" Maytags. The guarantee/warranty was a part of the Owner's Manual and yes, I have the Owner's Manual that went with this machine. It was still in the plastic in the tub over the agitator! Would you like a copy? Send me your address.

This machine is even quieter than the 1930 gray ghost that I have.

The most quietest Maytag wringer I have ever had is my Model J. Right now, it is disassembled awaiting my having the time to get it back up and running. When done, I will have all 3 models that were made for a number of years. E, J, N.

Geoff
 
Tom ... so sorry you used to get in trouble for that!! For me, I was "terrified" by these machines that my aunts had. I think I was probably just told to "stay away!" because they were dangerous and indeed, for children, they were (also it was "weird" for a boy to be interested in laundry!). Isn't it great that now we CAN leave the lid off and let all the hot water turn to warm if we want?? :-) After all, that's half of the fun and my hot water heater has a quick return!! And ... "weird" is in the eye of the beholder!

I was inquisitive too. These machines were usually kept in a dark basement or a cellar here in Minnesota and I would find some reason to go down and take a look. I rescued my Model J from my cousin's mother-in-law's cellar who had passed away about 4 years earlier. It was totally seized and I poked and pried and got it running!! I'm going to finish cleaning it and start using it again really soon.

Geoff
 
Wringer Brothers

Geoff
I've seen your beauties before and so it's nice to see them again. Your laundry room is so clean and orderly--it's perfect, and although mine is not, we do have something is common: love of wringers.

I have the exact GREEN MAYTAG. You have the Cadillac, as Consumer Reports once christened the Aluminum tub with the attached lid. Also, you and Bobby have the round tub, while I have the square enamel tub which holds a ton and washes like an ocean wave. But what I mainly love about these babies is the pump. Do you believe the force and speed with which it drains.

So nice to find some wringer brothers, and from what I know, your advice is right on the money about removing the "head" and the two surprizes: first, how easly it lifts off; second, how heavy it is.

Maybe you could help me too. The left rear leg of the machine, yes, the one under the wringer is leaking quite a bit of oil, and I don't know what to do?
Worse, I don't know where it's from. In denial !!! It's got to be coming from the wringer, yet the wringer is as fierce as ever: crocodile jaws that will take anything.

Any ideas?

Thank You.
Mikey
 
What a wonderful picture to see Geoff!! Maybe I will get to see you when I return to visit Minnesota this fall.
 
Thanks for the nice compliments! My laundry room is small compared to some of the others I've seen on this site so it's important for me to stay organized otherwise I would be stepping all over myself. I give myself a lot of room when I use my wringers so I can move around the machine and tubs with ease. I start by sweeping the floor because I know it will be wet when I get done. I slosh water and don't worry about it! I have a mop and use 3-4 towels for wiping. I also dry the machine thoroughly when I'm through. A lot of people didn't do that and ended up with rust everywhere.

Mikey ... There could be a couple of things happening with your Model J (square porcelain model). First, I don't think it's the wringer head. A very heavy grease was used in the head and leaking was usually around the frame not down into the post ... usually.

It sounds as if the seal where the right angle drive (drive going from transmission to wringer post) connects to the wringer post is bad. The only way to replace this is to remove the tub then disconnect the right angle drive from the post. These gaskets are still available from your Maytag dealer and don't cost much. If you are going to do this, you should also buy some wringer head grease and repack the wringer post; it takes only about a 1/2 of a cup of grease. You should clean out the old grease first as I might have broken down and become watery over time.

It is also possible it could be from the right angle drive (drive going from transmission to wringer post). A lot of times the agitator seal (underneath the agitator in the center post) becomes brittle and allows water to seep through. When that happens, water travels through the right angle drive to where it connects with the wringer post; making the grease in the wringer post become watery and leak. The best way to see if water has leaked into your transmission and drive is to turn the machine over on its front (where agitator control and decal are). Then look to see if water comes out of the breather hole on the top of the right angle drive. If there's water in there, then the agitator seal is bad.

When I've had this happen, I just take the machine apart, replace all the gaskets on the drives and repack the wringer post with lubrication. It's just easier and then there is no question. Once you've taken one of these machines apart, you learn what to do. I took my first Maytag apart at least 5-6 times to learn what made it "tick". It was the only way to learn.

Too much info Mikey? Sorry.

Hi Scott ... I haven't spoken to you for quite a while! I was sorry that I couldn't see you before you moved. Yes; if you are in Minnesota this fall, let me know; it would be fun to visit! :-)

Geoff
 
Love those wringers

HI Geoff, I have the the Commander and use it all of the time. Would Newton still have parts for these machines? My laundry room is in my 1897 house so it looks like something out of a horror movie. lol Have you ever worked on ABC wringers before? I have one made in 1958 and the wringer is acting up now. Thanks, Gary
 
Hi Gary ... No, I've never worked on anything but a Maytag. Sorry. And yes, Maytag still has a lot of parts left; out of Tennessee, I do believe.

Oh ... you have a Model J just like Mikey, huh? Square porcelain tub?

Model E = Master (square aluminum tub - most popular)
Model J = Commander (square porcelain tub - discontinued 1969)
Model N = Chieftan (round porcelain tub)

Gotta love wringer washers!!
 
Hi Gary,
I love my Dexter FL. It's a WCI20 or something like that. Bold down commercial double load, 1993. Believe it or not, I got 5 of them from a laundromat that was upgrading. God, do they weigh a ton.
Bobby in Boston
 
made my day--thanks

So glad to know I have the "Commander"--makes me feel powerful, but I don't know if I have enough power to take down the maytag. The most I've done to it is to install a better hose--disliked the oh-so-short stingy original, and worked out the stuck agitator. But thanks so much for the lenghty thorough instructions.

The biggest tear down was of an Easy. Stripped it right down to the snapping gearhead ganglia just like the remnant of a murderous robot in the Terminator, buzzing, hissing, and snapping, but still alive. Remembering the Easy, I guess I'll try it.
 
Waiting for Serial Numbers ...

How did you find your machine Bobby? Did you buy it from someone you know?

How about you Shabby? Your husband thinks you're "nuts", huh?

There's something that makes me think of "home and hearth" when I use these machines. They are from a simpler time.

Geoff
 
Hi Geoff,
Found it on e-bay. (which I am not crazy about using or buying from anymore) It cost less than the gas to pick it up 30 miles away.
Bobby in Boston
 
Hi Shabby ...

Double-check and find the letters that go with your serial number. There should be two letters that follow the number; that will give us the code we need for year and month of manufacture.
 
Geoff, I'll go look again.

Eat your hearts out, guys. I picked mine up off a curb! Yep - just sitting there waiting for me. A friend called and told me there was furniture so I ran over to look. (I paint vintage furniture) and this baby was sitting right next to the furniture. It was cruddy - but otherwise just as pretty as can be. My hubby was not pleased when I made them put it in the van - but now I think he likes it.

The manual was in it, too!

Where is Foley, Mn? My hubby is from Little Falls - a tad northwest of St. Cloud.

And I just got this email from an Ebay seller. I had asked him about the foot thingie.

"That little gray squeeze-bulb that you used to stand on to run these
wringers is no longer available, and rarer than those proverbial hens'
teeth, but the good news is, it's easy to 'bypass'.

Just unscrew the plastic portion from the wringer leg and snugly screw
in a 1/2"-13 bolt, available at any hardware store. That 'fools' the wringer
clutch spring into 'thinking' you're standing on that bulb."
 
Hi Shabby ...

Well ... Foley is a tad "northeast" of St. Cloud. Foley is off of Highways 23 and 25. If you continue West on Highway 25, you'll make it to Little Falls in about 45 minutes!! So ... I guess Little Falls is in my backyard. I'm about half an hour from Pierz ... ask your hubby if he knows where Pierz is. Tell him that Minnesota misses him and we are having BEAUTIFUL weather today!! Not a cloud in the sky and in the mid 60's. I'll be putting my garden in this weekend; just in time for Memorial Day.

So ... did you get to the hardware store yet?

Love it that your Model E was by the curb ready to be "thrown". You truly rescued it!! Now ... I hope you get brave enough to use it! :-)

Geoff
 
I know Pierz. I've been a few times - we hit all the hot spots - Sobieski, Royalton, Branierd - lol!

I haven't been there in quite a while. Maybe next year. I sure do miss fresh Walleye!

Our garden is growing like crazy already. Your summers are too short and your mosquitoes are too big. And those fish fly thingies - ugh.

Don'y worry, I plan to use my Maytag. Just have to figure out where to put it.
 
Geoff

Though not a wringer, my Hoover TT is pretty much the same in terms of washing the floor as one launders. Do like I do and get a case or two of those large "wee-wee" pads, (mine came cheap off eBay, or one can find them at surgical supply stores).

When ever am twin tub washing, just cover the floor area around the washer with the wee-wee pads and that is the end of using all those towels. The pads really absorb lots of water and best of all unlike towels they hold the water to themselves, so the floor underneath stays dry. When wash day is done, just chuck the lot into the rubbish, no muss, no fuss.

Happy Laundering
L.
 
Serial Number

Launderess ... oh my; a diaper for the laundry room! How unique! I never thought about that. Actually, I don't mind all of the water. I've always said that I have the cleanest hands AND cleanest laundry room floor when I'm done washing. My floor dries fairly rapidly; I have good air movement through the room.

Now ... for the location of the serial number. I took a photo of my N2LPS serial number/information tag on the back of my machine last night. See letters to the right of the number? They are sort of "embossed" in the tag (sorry about photo quality). LT ... L is the year (1983)and T is the month (October). Maytag stopped making these machines in November 1983.

I hope this helps!!

Geoff
 
Shabby ...

When you visit here, you do find it beautiful, don't you? Minnesota is wonderful in the spring, summer and fall. The winters ... well ... it's doggoned cold and bleak at times!

My goodness ... you hit all the hot spots, don't you? I love little Royalton and you can always have ring bologna sandwiches at the little bar in Pierz on Thursdays with all the other locals (I think it's Thursdays ...). It's sort of a "German thing"!! :-)

Fresh Walleye is to die for. There's a little bar/restaurant in Duelm (near Foley) that has Walleye year round and they either broil or pan-fry. It's so good. My brother sometimes brings over Walleye and we have a wonderful "fish fry". He goes up north near the Canadian border and fishes.

Gotta love Minnesota!!

Geoff
 
Geoff,
Thanx for the pic of the plate. I swear mine does not have any letters stamped into it, but I'll double check. I bought my 1/2 -13 bolt yesterday! Getting ready to fire it up.
Bobby in Boston
 
Here is my serial number guys

HI fellow wringers or is that ringers? "We are just a bunch of ding, dongs." (Ducking and running) lol
Here is all the info. to see how old my Maytag is.
Model E2LS Serial 34092 uy
Where is the information on a Gray Ghost?
If anyone has model and serial numbers for Dexters and ABC's that would be fun too. Happy washing or as we say in this part of Illinois, warshing. Gary
 
Hi Gary ... looks like your E2LS was made in November 1974.

The older model square tub Maytags (gray ghosts) had the serial number embossed in the tub on the crown of the machine in the front center.

Happy "Warshing" to you, too!! :-)

Geoff
 

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