Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - Maytag Washing Machine
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MPM
11-25-05, 02:38 PM
Knowledge please on fixing my Maytag Model #LAT9416AAE, S/N 23276564UZ. Leaks from looks like the mounting stem at the bottom of the bowl, down through the base and onto the floor. I'm assuming I need to re-seal the boot seal and mounting stem, replace the damper pads and possibly the brake assembly. Is this something for the novice, as for disassemble and resemble? All replies welcome. Everything else seems to be working just fine, and I can actually see the water flowing from the bottom of the bowl down the stem, but small and medium loads are fine till I get to large and Xlg loads, and then, even the agitating seems to get real slow and sometimes not.
Thanks in advance!
Novice :wall:
Thanks in advance!
Novice :wall:
ecman1
11-25-05, 06:09 PM
How old is this machine?
Is it belt driven? Sometimes the belt is hiding actually under the entire machine, on a Maytag. It could be slipping.
On your terminologies: Are you making up some of these mnames? There is the inner basket, then there is the outer tub that is what actually holds the water. Then, you call something a "stem". I am not familiar with a "stem". (But then again, I don't know everything, either) Sure it's not the drain line? And are you positive where the water is coming from? I once had a mysterious washer leak that I thought it was one thing, and it turned out it was caused by hightfloat/water level and the sloshing under only certain clothes circumstances, would slosh water up over the rim and down some weird, hard to see back corner of the outer tub, and onto the floor. Once under the machine itself though, the fooler was that it ran down some tubes and made it look like it was coming from elsewhere. I was able to fix it by putting silicone caulk above the top of the tub, and then when the top of the machine was lowered, it formed a gasket. hasn't leaked since.
If you ever have a leak that eminates from the center shaft/transmission part of the machine, my time is too valuable to fix such stuff as it's quite a dismantle job. Sometimes you just have to throw in the towel and say that you could pick up another nice looking working used one for cheaper than all the time you'd have to put in to making the repair.
Is it belt driven? Sometimes the belt is hiding actually under the entire machine, on a Maytag. It could be slipping.
On your terminologies: Are you making up some of these mnames? There is the inner basket, then there is the outer tub that is what actually holds the water. Then, you call something a "stem". I am not familiar with a "stem". (But then again, I don't know everything, either) Sure it's not the drain line? And are you positive where the water is coming from? I once had a mysterious washer leak that I thought it was one thing, and it turned out it was caused by hightfloat/water level and the sloshing under only certain clothes circumstances, would slosh water up over the rim and down some weird, hard to see back corner of the outer tub, and onto the floor. Once under the machine itself though, the fooler was that it ran down some tubes and made it look like it was coming from elsewhere. I was able to fix it by putting silicone caulk above the top of the tub, and then when the top of the machine was lowered, it formed a gasket. hasn't leaked since.
If you ever have a leak that eminates from the center shaft/transmission part of the machine, my time is too valuable to fix such stuff as it's quite a dismantle job. Sometimes you just have to throw in the towel and say that you could pick up another nice looking working used one for cheaper than all the time you'd have to put in to making the repair.
MPM
11-26-05, 01:13 PM
Thanks for your reply. The machine is about 4-5yrs old. The belt is at the very bottom as you mentioned, and with the front cover off, I can actually see it. Those terms I got from the parts section of http://www.onthehouse.com/. Like I said, I'm a novice. With the front cover off, I can actually see the water coming down from the outer tube on the rod/pole it's mounted to. I initially tightened all the hoses and felt for any slight leaks from all the hoses. The outer tub has snaps all the way around at the top, no water overflow there. Maybe you're right, it's time to throw the towel in. Thanks again for your reply.
ecman1
11-26-05, 02:34 PM
Sorry I can't help further. I have been in maintenance repair for many years of rental properties and often have to simply assess each situation on my knowledge of the feasibility to change out a part. If I am in doubt, I have contacted one of the local appliance repair dealerships that know me good, where I buy parts, just to get their opinion that indeed the part I have to change is really hard/time consuming to do.