Rebuild of Maytag Transmission and Transplant into LAT 9800 AAW.

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Preparing the washer for its run in. I needed to spin the basket to mate the mounting stem and boot seal. The instructions that came with the mounting stem and boot seal said to install the parts and not put any grease or oil on the carbon face of the boot seal before putting the machine into spin. The service manual said to put a light film of turbine oil on the boot seal face before installing the mounting stem. I opted for the later. I assembled the machine to this point by laying the machine top on the floor, making the connections to the motor per my diagram and instructions I had made at disassembly, blew into the air dome until I heard the water level switch click, clamped the hose with some Vice-grips, turned the timer knob to spin and pulled out the knob. The machine started to spin, the wash basket seemed well centered and the machine was pretty stable even though it was not completely assembled and was on carpet. I let it spin this way for several minutes. If there's any residual oil on the trans., the trans. bolts aren't tight enough or the tub bearing has a bit to much turbine oil in it, the machine will fling oil out from underneath the tub during the spin. Some small specks were coming out during the first couple of minutes. The machine was in a small hallway with paneled walls. I took a cloth and went around the room and wiped the specks off the wall. No harm done. If you're concerned about this you might want to do it outside or in a garage or area that doesn't matter. I took a wrench and went around the trans. and tightened the bolts again. As the new gasket gets saturated with oil it seems to soften a bit and the bolts can be tightened some more. Then I took a rag and wiped the tub, trans., and base down again. Then I turned the knob to wash and let the machine run in the agitate mode for a few minutes. This also worked fine. Then I finished assembling the machine.

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Time for a water test to check for leaks. The cabinet's back on and all the hoses are attached. The tub cover isn't on yet and the agitator isn't in yet, as can be seen. I don't want that air bubble under the agitator. I want the water to get to all possible leak spots. I'm doing a manual fill with a garden hose. That will work for now. I know the water valve works anyway, as I did a test run when I got the machine to check it's functions.

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Success. No leaks. Way before this step I made sure the tub, tub cover and tub clamp were clean and mineral free. Polishing the inside edge of the tub, the outside edge of the tub cover and wiping down the tub cover gasket with Pledge makes installing and adjusting the tub cover much easier. Adjust the tub cover to top clearance ( I set mine at around 1/4 inch, close but not touching), slip the tub cover gasket down to the tub edge while holding the tub cover to keep the cover to top clearance from changing, put on the tub cover clamp and tighten (put the tub cover bolts in the 2 and 8 o'clock position, back right and front left corners within the cabinet), connected the water injector, tighten down the machine top, put in the agitator, fill the machine with water, spin out the water and checked for tub cover leaks during spin drain. Then filled the machine with warm water and clothes and did the first wash test. It passed. The out of balance test passed too.

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Holy crap! This is an amazing thread. Excellent detail and work. From one Maytag fanatic to another, congratulations, and many thanks go out to you. I will reference this thread when I rebuild the A712's transmission next year.

Lots of great tips and tricks in here. I used that trick you had with the transmission channels, to mark with a sharpie as to where they are at. Excellent idea. Kerosene is an excellent cleaner for gears, bearings, and what have you.

Every time I take a Maytag apart, I am always amazed at the pure genius of the design. Who would have thought to grove the top of the gear posts, so that they can be constantly lubricated? Genius! Guess that can help to why MT transmissions hardly burn out.

This washer will provide you with many many many years of dependable service!
 
Wow...

What an incredible detailed job.

Out of three Maytags I have, I may rebuild one of my transmissions using this thread.

Thanks so much. The second video is cute. Mom and You watching the Tag disussing the operation. I can't think of many women these days that would be interested in the operation of a machine and what's going on inside.

Thanks Again.
 
Excellent job!

I can't add much to what has already been said. Congratulations on a job well done and thanks for the work that you put into documenting the whole procedure!

Andrew S.
 
Brian,
Congratulations on a job well done.. Appreciate the time you took to post all the steps you did with this rebuild. I monitored the thread to check the status of your mission and was glad I did.. You did your homework and did a better job than the Maytag Repair Man..I am sure your Mom will enjoy the Machine.
Again GREAT JOB!!!
Bill
 
Brian there are some here that has a genius mechanical and restoration talents,
and your are one of them !
What a beautiful job !!!

That was like a symphoney
Wow it's nice that all that work you put into it went to your Mom.
How nice is that... that's LOVE.
She seems she supports you in your craft and that's IMPORTANT.

The machine sounds great to me and maybe she will get a little more quit,
when it wears in more I'm thinking.
Thanks for the time and video's.
Best to you.

Darren k
 
hope your mom likes it,lots of work went into that. the video reminds me of when me and my mom used to stand over the washer watching it wash.she would prop the lid up with a spray and wash bottle and use a credit card for the lid switch.we sold the maytag to the neighbor when she moved out of state 8 years ago and bought a whirlpool duet cause my dad didnt want to move it,she says she misses her maytag though.
 
Blown Away

Anyone who likes Maytags has to be a good guy. Its incredible how few moving parts a Maytag has which makes them dependable but also hard to defend the higher cost when they were new. Your work is spectacular and taking the time to share it all sequentially was a true work of art.
Thanks for all you did.
Kelly
 
Regarding My Thread

To Martin, Dave, Kevin, Patrick, Jim, Peter, Eddie, Andrew, Stan, Bill, Darren, Keith and Kelly.

Thank you for all the great compliments. It's nice to be complimented by such knowledgeable people.

Martin- I filled in the tub filters because they were added after the orbital transmission was introduced. Its vigorous action caused excessive linting and Maytag thought this would help. I don't think they do much and when I took the machine apart they were mostly covered with this hard, crusty, brown substance. Maytag made blanks for these inner tubs when they were to be used with the Newton transmission (probably during the transition phase), but I couldn't find any so I made my own.

It was mentioned on here quite some time ago that instructions for rebuilding a Maytag transmission with a pictorial would be appreciated and since I was doing it I decided to give it a shot.

I know the thread was extremely long, but I couldn't show it step by step without the length. Even at that, I condensed it to try and cut down on your fatigue. It was a tremendous amount of work that took 8 to 9 months. The documentation and post was about as much work as the mechanical procedure and I doubt I'll be posting anything like that again.

I can't take all the credit for it. It was redcarpetdrew's idea to use the agitator drive shaft seal under the new type mounting stem. I learned a lot of other things by researching posts from different people. I just used their ideas with some of my own, merged them and took pictures.

Thanks again and take care.

Brian

p.s. My Mother is great and she's really smart. She taught me how to do laundry when I was little. She's getting on in years and I wish I could be with her more.

Her Mother was remarkable. She lived through two World Wars and the Great Depression. It seemed like there wasn't anything she couldn't do. She had to or do without. She was very artistic. She could sew, knit beautifully and paint. She even painted a picture of the Golden Gate before the bridge was there.
 
A love story?? Brian states:

"It was mentioned on here quite some time ago that instructions for rebuilding a Maytag transmission with a pictorial would be appreciated and since I was doing it I decided to give it a shot".

I'd like to shout out and say thanks for the "in-depth" explanation, pictorial & video of your rebuild. May your mom have many cherished years of Maytag laundering.

L.P.
 

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