Maytag Tub Seals

[rodknock95]

My A208's damper and brake assembly started acting up. The hot water hose broke open and was shooting water in the hole in the cabinet, for the drain hose. So, water was running inside the cabinet and flowing through the three holes that dump into the bottom. Brake does not stop the tub and when it does try at the end, it makes a horrible grind noise. But the damper pads started working out from under the assy. At that point I stopped it and haven't run it since. This all happened in the first spin cycle. I took the pulley off and blew water out of the brake and reoiled it. After putting it back together it now sounds like a bearing is going out. Its really loud. I started having flashbacks of my Bravos XXL. It didnt sound like that before I took it apart. So If I have to tear it down to do the damper pad assy, might as well do the bearing and seal, but the seal is unavailable and there wasn't a NOS one in the care package of parts my grandparents had. So what is everybody using for seal kits? How is whatever you are using holding up?

 

[good-shepherd]

what is everybody using for seal kits?

You'll have to take your chances on an aftermarket stem seal kit unless you can locate an oem kit.

 

[ryner1988]

Wow, two posts in a row regarding Maytag tub seals. What a shame the part has been discontinued but I guess nothing lasts forever.

Ryne

 

[rodknock95]

Nobody changes the tub seal?

Is this part not commonly changed? or reused? The old one doesnt leak, but Im scared it will if I tear it down up to that point. Someone local suggested I tightened the pulley too much and the lower brake bearing is the one making the noise. I re-greased it, but it is hard to tell where the noise is coming from.

 

[combo52]

The radial bearing probably got wet, and that will make the roar like a freight train had nothing to do with tightening the pulley too much.

As far as the seal kit, you just have to look for it they are still out there, but they are drying up.

As I mentioned in my post, I bought a dozen of them a few months ago so that I will have enough for my Maytags and the ones that I’ve sold customers that I have to maintain for a reasonable length of time.

John [this post was last edited: 11/5/2023-07:00]

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

I’m not sure if these parts would be of any use to you

But if they are, let me know, as I pick these up out of a laundromat that had Maytag equipment, and I don’t have any Maytag equipment in my collection