What's wrong with this timer.

[bwoods]

A little quiz for all of you

Please look at the attached photo of a Maytag Reverse Rack WU201 timer that I just ordered(NOS).

I see something, I think is quite unusual, from my experiences. Then again, maybe its not...

Do any of you notice something quite different, out of the ordinary, about it?

Just curious if anyone sees what I see. I'll share my thoughts after I get a few responses from you.

 

[combo52]

MT WU201 DW TIMER

It looks normal to me, I just trashed one of these timers after I took off the motor to fix the timer on my Frigidare 1-18 washer.

 

[coldspot66]

The timer shaft is usually on the other side of the timer?????

 

[bwoods]

Yes!

Exactly, John. It isn't just me then.

I have never seen a timer with the shaft coming out of the same side as the access contacts.

Is this correct for the WU401/201 models?? It would seem the contacts are periously close to the metal chassis of the dishwasher, and of course one could not reach the connections without removing the timer first.

Is this a factory defect? Maybe a tired worker put the shaft in backward and an even more tired inspector overlooked it.

What I wanted to do was replace the timer on my WU202 with this timer so there would be 3 final rinses instead of two.

Well as you can see, this won't quite work as sthe shaft is coming out the wrong side and the mounting holes do not match. Also the shaft is flat sided where the timer knob on the 202 is threaded, not flat shafted.

I am wondering if one could drill out the rivets, take the timer off the metal backing, replace the shaft and insert the new shaft, eminating from the correct side, and place on the metal mounting backing for the 202 timer.

However, if I reverse the side the shaft comes out on, would the shaft not be turning in the wrong direction?

Any of you ever diassembled a timer? As you can see, I have no clue as whether this interchange is even feasible. Any help you can give would be greatly appareciated.

 

[tolivac]

Can't you return the backward shaft timer for a correct one?you don't want to have to take a timer apart-when a freind of mine called me to replace the timer in his GE washer-thought it would be a simple job-instead the timer was sent dissasembled-I put it togeher-and installed it in his GE washer-It worked!I had jangled nerves that day-and felt like a clockmaker!contrast years before that my brother's Frigidaire washer(had the "jumping jack" agitator)and looked a lot like the one on the Applianceville home page.Remember replacing the timer in that machine was easy-just connect the spade lugs to the right terms on the new timer.We had to send the old timer back to the supplier.Guesssed they rebuilt the old ones.

 

[combo52]

MT DW TIMER

The timer is CORRECTLY ASSEMBLED this is the way it was built. The timer is mounted directly to the inner door panel with SS screws that go through the porcelain inner door. MT used SS washers and rubber gaskets to pervent water from getting into the timer or leaking. This is the correct type timer for the MT WU 200 DWs I am not sure if it is correct for the WU201s, Barry do you have the correct part?. There is nothing wrong with that timer, I don't see why it looks odd to anyone as ALL the black Kingston timers used in MT, Nogre and Frigidare washers have terminals on both sides which includes the shaft side. This is just a one sided timer, similar timers were used in many clothes dryers, including current SQ dryers. And no you should not attempt to drill out the rivets and reassemble it the other way around. LOl.

 

[bwoods]

Thanks for the information, John. Your experience serves you well. No, honestly I have never encountered a timer with terminals facing inward toward the chassis.

The current timer of the WU202 is conventional, as were my other Maytag Reverse Racks (belt drive and direct drive). So, for whataever reason, Maytag apparaently changed their design from the WU201/401 models to the 202/402 production models.

The current timer is fine on the 202, I just wanted a third final rinse and mistakenly thought the timers would be interchangeable. I think I can make the new timer physically fit, but would have to change the shafts out, as one is flat sided and the other is threaded.

Anyone have the Maytag 201/401 series machines? They must have been cosmetically
different. But, from what I hear, are identicial, from a mechanical standpoint, with the belt drive.

Any pictures out there of the 201 or 401's?

 

[bpetersxx]

I have a 401 but a 202 instead

 

[jetcone]

Bendix used this timer on its

<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1956 line of machines and it has terminals on both sides of the block, its advantage is its FLATNESS and thats what Bendix needed for the low profile washers of 1956. Nothing unusual there, but its nice to know the timer motor fits the 1-18 machines.