The YA700 is Back on the Road!

[cadman]

So this YA700 has been waiting in the wings for a couple years now, and with the rainy day we had here yesterday that I meant a reprieve from construction after I got off work. So, what better way to spend my newly found free time than with this Maytag!

 

[cadman]

OK, let’s pop the console cover and have a look. Everything nice and clean. Looks like a 1963 date code. Let’s bypass the fill switch and pull the front cover.

 

[cadman]

Motor’s nice and clean. No leaking trans oil. She agitates and spins just fine. But what’s with this rust?

 

[cadman]

Well, let’s get some hoses and see if she’ll hold water….. And that would be a NO. Notice the rust all around this water valve? That would be leak #1.

 

[cadman]

Yikes! The black seals were hard as a rock. No replacement parts here. Hmm. Well, let’s swap in an ’06 valve body for now. We’ll lose the ‘warm’ water setting, but that’s better than nothing. Conveniently Maytag provided mounting holes for both styles of water valve. Now, the swing-out ’06 style valve access is smart engineering, but this 700 wasn’t bad either. The rear access apron was slotted such that you can remove it for access without disconnecting the supply hoses. This let me test and troubleshoot without having to dump water all over the floor. Smart.

 

[cadman]

OK, let’s try it again. Fill ON! A perfect opportunity while that’s filling to pull the timer knob and fix the loose trim ring. But what’s this? Another leak? Yep. Turns out the hose from the water valve was leaking at the flume connection. Pull, cut, clean, new hose clamp. FIXED. And let’s resume.

But wait! Leak #3! Turns out years of calcium buildup in the end of the flume spray tube was causing the backpressure problem which created leak #2. But it also meant a few random streams of water were missing the flume “funnel” and, guess what, dripping back down in the water valve area.

OK, 3rd time’s a charm.

 

[cadman]

Now, while the tub fills, we’ll continue the scrub down. This beast was filthy. The pic above shows the out tub after chiseling away at the limescale. Even the 10-foot cord was one big grease magnet.

 

[cadman]

Oh you’ve got to be kidding me, another leak, but where!?

Looks like years of tub movement caused this cut in the flange of the moulded tub hose right where it enters the tub. After filling for several minutes, enough water would collect on top of the outer basket to start dribbling down into the cabinet. No wonder this thing looks so nasty.

 

[cadman]

An ’06 to the rescue. Same part, with a little extra available to cut off.

 

[cadman]

Now we’re getting somewhere!

 

[cadman]

Run through a few cycles, continue the scrub down, monitor for leaks. Looks like we’re good! Wow, that timer movement is something else. And here's something I learned, the knob, while it looks just like the early '06 series, is cast and not plastic! HEAVY!

 

[cadman]

And this is why I respect Maytags. This poor girl continued to serve faithfully, leaking all over from worn out rubber, until someone got tired of water on the floor and sent her packing. A few hours in an unplanned evening, without any special tools or manuals, and she’s back on the road!

 

[revvinkevin]

 

 

YAY CORY!!!!   I didn't know your YA 700 had just been sitting, begging for attention.  

 

I'm very pleased to see you were able to spend some time and get it up and running again!

 

Very nice job and CONGRATS!

Kevin 

 

[d-jones]

Congratulation on getting the YA700 up and running!

I've been working on mine off and on when I can and hope to have it up soon. I opened up my top panel the other day to clean the drum cover and found massive deposits and an injector tube broken loose, so I'm dealing with some of the same issues. This picture shows the drum cover after an initial washing. Yikes!

 

[swestoyz]

Lookin' good buddy! Note the replacement motor at some point in it's tenure.

Glad to see this one finally come back to life.

Ben

 

[frigilux]

I love the simple beauty of the YA700. Regular Action or Gentle Action; Hot, Warm, Cold; Low, Medium, High.
One versatile cycle on the dial. Great agitator cap. This is my favorite era for Maytag washers and dryers. Awesome! Congrats on a great save.

 

[Ultramatic]

God I love Maytags...

<span style="font-size: medium;">beautiful washer Cadman, and thanks for posting!</span>

 

[pdub]

Very nice job on getting her up and running again. Looks like a beautiful pastel yellow machine. It's so nice to see these machines go from someone elses junk to a new owners pride and joy.

Congratulations Cory!

Patrick

 

[jetcone]

Nysch!

AND this is really giving me a jones for a Maytag! I need a 101 !!!