[LEFT][COLOR=#000000]I am new here & I need help with my washer.
It started about 9 months ago, it would get to the final spin cycle and never balance out. Then by its self, it was working again. Now, it will not spin up to speed and get all the water out of the load. The pump does work (no staning water in the bottom) it goes through all the wash cycles no problem. When it gets to the final spin, no matter what it can never balace out.
Info on the washer;
Maytag Neptune (front loader)
model # MAH4000AWW
serial # 63724671ZB
style (Y) Y7909201
It has had all the factory upgrades and fixes done back in 2007. I was wondering if it is a sensor (I think there is 3 total, 2 push switches and 1 inertia type???) that is bad, or maybe the top springs and/or bottom struts are getting loose, or if the water balance ring is bad (it was replace too in 2007)??
I am mechanically inclined & can work on this with some instruction. I am on a near $0.00 budget to fix this. I can not afford to call someone out.
Thank you in advance,
Jay M.
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Hi Jay
This has been a nightmare of a machine, as you have already experienced.
There are a number of things that can be happening here, and about the best I can do is link you to a service manual. You will have to disassemble it to some degree and see what you can determine, and the manual will help you do that.
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B5If-wTgYWH5YWI2NjQyZjItMjlhMy00MjM2LWJmYjgtYmY3YjRkZTQ1OWNm&hl=en
Good Luck!
sidfink43,
Yes it has been a bit of a nightmare, but just recently. As I said in my other post, it had all the work done to it before I got it, which included all of the parts that were going bad on it that everyone complained about. So from mid 07 till now, No problems! I have taken it appart & do have a copy of the service manual & have gone through some of the diagnostic procedures listed. I think it is a problem with the "inertial unbalance switch". How I came to that was by disconnecting it & jumping the 2 wires with some aligator test clips I have. After doing so I got it to run the full spin cycle & wring out all the clothes. Although it did spin up to maximum speed & stayed there with a slight shake. I think that switch also helps to back it off a little & find the best speed without shaking its self appart. So now I think I need to replace it & it will be OK. Fingers are crossed & going forward to see if I can be a DIY appliance repairman! Thank you for any help & if it doesnt work I will be back for more.
If anyone could comment on my diagnosess of this issue, I would greatly appriciate it!!!
Thanks again,
Jay M.
Hi Jay
That sounds great, I think what you have done is absolutely correct and that you are right to go ahead and replace the part.
If you conquer this model you will have done more than many professional repair techs! Good luck, let us know how it turns out.