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Maytag washer w/ cracked base plate?
andersenappliance:
Have you guys seen this before? Customer complains of heavy vibration.
Maytag washer mav208daww, the base plate sheet metal has cracked in a triangular pattern between the motor mount and the milk stool/snubber area. This is cracked, as though it is brittle. The sheet metal is thin, but come on.
Any idea if there was a recall?
21001893
Wedgeman55:
Something like that, probably junk the machine. By the time you do the labor, their gonna have 300 into that machine. I've seen a few of them like that, where base cracked. If it isn't too bad, I might try drilling a few little brackets in, and use some JB Weld. Worth a try if you have the time.
andersenappliance:
I let him know that the baseplate was about $200 to replace. He might have his son weld it (tig or mig). I also suggested supporting it with some sort of bracket bolted on to reinforce the area.
Its in a rental, so I guess he could just let it go 'til it dies.
Pretty poor construction. I wish I could show a picture of it.
domain:
--- Quote from: andersenappliance on December 16, 2012, 11:28:40 AM ---I let him know that the baseplate was about $200 to replace. He might have his son weld it (tig or mig). I also suggested supporting it with some sort of bracket bolted on to reinforce the area.
Its in a rental, so I guess he could just let it go 'til it dies.
Pretty poor construction. I wish I could show a picture of it.
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X2. I would like to see exactly whats going on.... :D
AJ:
--- Quote from: andersenappliance on December 16, 2012, 11:28:40 AM ---I wish I could show a picture of it.
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What's stopping you?
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