Hello everyone,
I just bought what appears to be a Model 32 Maytag Wringer Washer to restore and use; 704920 D, but I have no idea of the year.
1) I opened the power unit, and spent the day cleaning out as much grease and water as I could, but I ran into trouble when attempting to remove the worm gear. Does anyone understand how I would do this? It looks as though a substantial pin is driven through the stud, yet the stud is supposed to come out as well, so I am a bit confounded by how it is held in place. After a few tries, I thought I should ask before adding one more item to fix. I used heat to remove the on/off lever, and would hate to need this again.
2) The water that ingressed, into the power unit was such that both drive pinions were rusty, and the agitator shaft turns with a grinding sound. Do I need to take the center assembly (6 brass bolts) out to remove the shaft from the tub, or can I leave it so as to avoid damaging the screws. I already had to drill out a screw holding the wringer post to the tub, and would like avoid doing this again, given the tub is cast aluminum, and I already snapped a leg bracket piece off the tub.
While I am eager to get this up and running, not to mention looking like Mr. Ross's washers, I am notorious for breaking things that should not have been broken; i.e., Murphy's law actually applies to me (so said my Father).
The service manual PDF (56 pages), has 5 that seem to apply to the model 32, and what is provided seems written for a professional that had some background training, so it does not help me very much, even when I cross reference the terms with the parts catalog I got from Daves repair website.
I have more questions, but this seems already to be a bit too much for one post.
Thank you for any help I can get,
paul
I just bought what appears to be a Model 32 Maytag Wringer Washer to restore and use; 704920 D, but I have no idea of the year.
1) I opened the power unit, and spent the day cleaning out as much grease and water as I could, but I ran into trouble when attempting to remove the worm gear. Does anyone understand how I would do this? It looks as though a substantial pin is driven through the stud, yet the stud is supposed to come out as well, so I am a bit confounded by how it is held in place. After a few tries, I thought I should ask before adding one more item to fix. I used heat to remove the on/off lever, and would hate to need this again.
2) The water that ingressed, into the power unit was such that both drive pinions were rusty, and the agitator shaft turns with a grinding sound. Do I need to take the center assembly (6 brass bolts) out to remove the shaft from the tub, or can I leave it so as to avoid damaging the screws. I already had to drill out a screw holding the wringer post to the tub, and would like avoid doing this again, given the tub is cast aluminum, and I already snapped a leg bracket piece off the tub.
While I am eager to get this up and running, not to mention looking like Mr. Ross's washers, I am notorious for breaking things that should not have been broken; i.e., Murphy's law actually applies to me (so said my Father).
The service manual PDF (56 pages), has 5 that seem to apply to the model 32, and what is provided seems written for a professional that had some background training, so it does not help me very much, even when I cross reference the terms with the parts catalog I got from Daves repair website.
I have more questions, but this seems already to be a bit too much for one post.
Thank you for any help I can get,
paul