I have a Maytag A712 washer that is leaking oil from what looks like the brake assy. Maytag part # 6-201190 or your part # AP4373089. Should this be leaking any oil at all? Is this the correct part to replace? If I do will it stop? Is it filled with oil? If I replace the whole assy. do I need to be worried about the spring tension?
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Is the washer still working OK? If it is, I would just keep using it. Its pretty normal for these to leak oil at the age it is. Unless the oil is getting all over the belts it shouldn’t be a problem. The brake assembly isn’t full of oil, but there is some in it. The oil was to keep the brake from sticking. If it starts doing that you can oil it, but as long as it works OK, I’d leave it alone.
I’ve changed a few brakes in the last 20 years, and its not an easy job. You need to get everything back together just right. It helps to have the manual to go though it step by step. Figure a couple of hours to do it.
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It is still working fine but it makes a mess. We want to move it from a tile floor to one wih new carpet. Any ideas?
I personally, would never put a washer on carpet. Especially carpet with a pad. If I had a dollar for every time I had to tell someone the reason their washer was bouncing around was because its setting on carpet I’d be rich. Not to mention that all washers at some point leak oil, or burnt belt pieces, leak water, or water with rust. With carpet underneath them, you may not find out about the water leak until the floor is already rotting. I’ve seen it before.
But if you have to do it, you could change out the brake, and clean up the whole bottom of the washer at the same time. Good luck with it.
Maytag A9200 washer leaked water. Replaced tub seal and bearing per detailed online video instructions. Test cycle initially included agitation and tub spin based on amount of soap suds. Then squeaking noise began midway through cycle, followed by apparent smell of belts rubbing on nonmoving shaft. Shut off and removed power cord plug from outlet. Removed front of machine. Could no longer turn transmission housing (?) directly under tub by hand. Locked up. Before I take apart again, can anyone suggest an issue? Thank you.
Repair Gone Wrong
Possible the tub bearing is not aligned properly. Can you describe step by step how did you do this repair please?
Gene.
Gene -
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Subsequent to my posting, I retraced my repair. I noticed that the tub was rubbing up against the metal tub cover (older models have the metal tub cover). This prevented the tub from moving freely. Since the tub is sitting too high and thus rubbing against the tub cover, I suppose the solution is to lower its hight by tightening the "mounting stem" over the rubber seal. Since the rubber seal is spring loaded, it will collapse some and give me the clearence I need between tub and tub cover. What concerns me now is that the repair instruction video says to tighten the mounting stem only snugly over the spring loaded rubber seal. In view of this instruction, I fear that tightening the mounting stem too much onto the rubber seal may cause other problems with the seal’s performance. Thoughts?
Thank you.
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This solution is wrong. It is very important not to over tight it. Specifications call for 20 ft. lbs. of torque as normal and no more than 80 ft. lbs. of torque if additional tightening is required to move set screw position. If you over tighten, there is a chance of distorting the tub bearing sleeve and creating "drag" in spin.
The tub cover can and, in most cases, should be adjusted. The instructions are attached.
Gene.