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tinkr

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First of all Merry christmas and Happy holidays from the desert,
I have for years enjoyed the Pictures and stories here. and vital information. And made the decision to find a PROJECT winger to use. With support from great folks like Ya"ll should be a BREEZE.. LOL LOL
This is a craigs list find. Wringer washers are few and far between here in Phoenix, and we knew it was not operational. We are both mechanically inclined and only lack the experience and you only get that by starting with a project.
Inital assement was..Paint faded. Drain hose missing, Motor was seperate. (Plugged in a work fine.)
Now the really bad stuff.
Grease on side shaft housing. Motor pulley was stuck but freed up after turning.
Not really free spinining but moving. After removing Gyrator there appeard to be grease ( thought it was just dried muck) in the tub under the filter.but after applying hot water it was grease.
I removed a washer then a part from the shaft that appears to be (what is left of a small radiator hose with a spring embeded in it. Shown in pictures,
Other than that his big find was....
The issue is, the pulley rotates 6 times the stops. If he places his finger in (what I assume) the breather hole he can feel a shaft that is moving up at an incline and hits the inside of transmission housing stopping the pulley from turning, The shaft is not centered to line up with the hole. move the pulley back in the opposite direction 6 turns and stops. The hole discribed is shown in the picture of the transmission. Am I correct that this is the breather hole?
Also noted surface rust on the tranny in front.
I am sure this is the tip of a iceburg. But have to start somewhere. and if your going to own something know how to fix it we hate having to
CALL SOMEBODY everytime a new appliance breaks. and dont usually do that.So getting educated hands on so we can take care of whatever comes up is vital for us in todays world.
Whew sorry about the lenghy explination and lack of proper names. I worked on race cars in the 70"s so so my lingo is automotive, And construction oriented.

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Its such a Shame,...isn't it?

Hello,

 

If you were only here...its a shame you are too far, but hey, that's what they make wheels for I guess.

 

I would help you all I could, and that would be buy another "here" (possible any of the southern states from TX to GA), for parts.

They range from pickup to 150 dollars running.

There was last week a pink one on EPray for not any more, I believe.

 

Anyway, of course we're here to help, but that sure is the best advice I could give you.

 

Hope this Helps,

LaVidaBoem
 
Thank you for your support LaVidaBoem

I'm sure with a little help we'll getter done.

It's a killer to see great vintage appliances all over the east coast and mid sections of the country
The prices can be reasonalbe but shipping is BAD.
 
It looks to me like . . .

You'll need a replacement or complete rebuild of the Power Unit. The shaft is supposed to be flush on both sides of the unit. This is probably why you can only turn the pulley 6 times. Here's a picture of what the inside should look like. It has a clutch missing but you'll see the shaft I'm talking about.

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Transmission replacement Thank you for the picture e2l-arry

Thank you for the pic. He needed it. and will need it for reference.
We had to use the trust adjustment to line up the shaft, finally got that shat lined up. But noticed that the top fo the shaft is damaged. little chucks chipped out of it. We knew there was TROUBLE ahead.
He could turn the pulley easily for awhile then it. FROZE.
So now we are removing the gulmite bolts. And a purist won't like our method of removal. But it will work and a repair man said they can be replaced with standard hex-head stainless 5/16-18 bolts. As the newer models went with these.
Since this will be my full time washer and fixed correctly it will out live me. All the effort will be worth it.
For the cost of parts for this we can't buy even an on sale cheap automatic. and would be lucky to get 10 years out of a new model.
So the saga will continue. We will be victorious, And PINKIE will rise again. It will take some time.
 
Appliance salvage in Glendale az

Several years ago there was a post on a trip taken to an appliance repair shop in Glendale Az.
I live on the edge of Gendale and Phoenix. I know by the pics that it is by the tracks. But I can't find it.
I would be very greatful if any one could tell me the name of the business. Or streets near it.
I love visiting auto salvage yards and appliance salvage yards. Strange girl I know.
 
MOVING A MAYTAG E2L

Was a thread I started over 3 years ago when I was where you are today. You might find some useful information in it from my refurbishment as well as some of my mistakes along the way.

Mine kept locking up also. Once I opened it up all I could find was a few chipped teeth on the large gear but never determined if that was the problem.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, I bought another Center Plate/Power Unit assembly I found on Ebay for something like $30.00. That's the one I restored and it's performed flawlessly ever since. I have all the old parts laying around if you need any components, they'd be yours for the asking.

I did the same thing replacing the gulmite bolts and so on. You can contact our wringer guy Phil for everything from bolts to new gaskets. You'll need them. I believe your photo #2 is the agitator seal and washer. You need a clip spring to hold it in place but it keeps water out of the transmission. Something I had plenty of trouble with. Phil has all that stuff. Check out Ebay under Maytag Wringer Washer. Anything from Ovid NY, that's Phil. Let me know of you need anything else.

I've been running mine as a daily driver over 3 years now and love it! Here are some before/after photos. Enjoy!

Larry

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Thankyou e2l-arry :)

Funny but I had your thread saved before we started. I thought this was the perfect storm. Not to much else could be wrong. And in reading your trip thru hates, I could only go so far and stop. To sad.
I never finished the whole thread, When hubby sat down to read it. he went to the end first (cheater)
and found all your fabulous pics, it was truly helpful.
The nuts are being a challange, so much calcium from our hard water over the years has rock hardended the washers to the tub, Even if we had the special wrench and hot water soaking and using clr and vinegar
The bolts seem welded to the tub. We got 2 out. The third snapped... so it's easy out time. Slow going, Wonder if there was a torqe spec in production wow the're tight, don't want leaks.
I have the number of Phil in Cyuga. I'm from Syracuse. Do so miss the beautiful country, And the farm.
Don't want to start purchasing all the items till we know what we need initally.
Heck hope the wringer works. It appears to be intact. rollers look good the black one has some grease on it. Soaking in dawn
should cut that. The tub is in excellent condition, and the crown still shines, So when we get it out it's clean and polish time. There are, alot of good parts if nothing else to sell. If we cant get it going. NOT GIVING UP YET.
 
After a week of dissembly the problem is found

Took alot of work getting the gulmite bolts out, So much calcification 2 snapped off. Stripped threads out of the plate but we got the plate off.
After cleaning the p/u (took 2 days of soaking to get all the gunk out) there are missing teeth on the worm shaft. Next is the removal of the shaft. That sounds like a real treat. Thank you for the help so far.
 
There MUST

be someone out there with a "parts" machine. It would be easier to swap out the P.U. than rebuilding the one you have. If you're brave enough to want to keep the one the machine came with, I bet Phil can sell you any parts you'd need.

Also when it comes to the Center Plate, make sure the bearings and the seal on the agitator shaft are good. I kept having to tear mine back down because of water getting into the Power Unit and it took me a while to figure out how it was getting in there.

These machines are relatively easy to work on. They're basic design makes them workhorses. They remind me of the old air cooled VW beetle engines. Simple but brilliantly engineered for their time.

Larry
 
Parts machine

Going to call around the valley today to the old repair/ resale shops to see what they have.
The one visited by the members on AW is only 5 min from me. Had to use Google sattelite
view and take references from their yard picts to find it but I did. Just followed the railroad tracks,
and there it was.
Any wringers (maytag) are really $$$$ here. And I have contacted all listed on CL. Gone or pending or won't budge on price. 179.00 with the center plate laying in the tub !!!!!Or simply non responsive, and I've decided some folks like playing games. Searched all classifieds on google for the valley.
I feel i'll need the center plate too. Will post a pic when phone charges. I may be able to repair it. And get really creative with
4.00 of J&B or 120.00 for a new one?? I know the risks. will do a wet test before complete rebuild.
Thank you for your support E2l-arry. It is apperciated.
 
Tinkr>>

Yes, as I suspected nothing like a parts machine...

 

I just wanted to encourage you, and mention,

Do you know about Search Tempest?

 

Just type in the address bar, will take you there.

 

Use Search Tempest to Search ALL of Craigslist in a jiffy.

 

Good Luck,

LaVidaBoem

 

 

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I still have

the Center Plate that mine came with, It looks way better than yours which looks like toast to me. I tried to remove the shaft to see which bearing was bad but couldn't get it to budge. If you think you can repair my old one it's yours. It's been sitting in a box of spares in my basement for over 3 years and I'll never use it again.Same goes for myoriginal Power Unit. It would occasionally lock up and I'd have to turn the pulley backwards by hand to free it. I never figured out why other than a few minorly chipped teeth and a few loose pieces of metal shavings so I replaced it with my ebay purchase.
 
Thank you all. So generous ya'll are

Thank you so much. I don't know what to think. If you can't get the shaft out we don't have any more options than you had, so hum, sadly I don't think we could do any better.
But the transmission could be a possible fix if the worm gear is undamaged. Our large gear has very minimal damage,
Hubs asks what do you want for the
P/U. Maybe we can get one working out of the 2.
The more I reread your original thread I catch more info
The overtightend bolts and uneven tub so sutble so defeating.
 
Hi

Have you contacted Phil in Ovid NY?
He has sold center plates on eBay on the past for $120.00.
There has to be one around somewhere!
Don't give up! One will turn up!
 

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