Maytag Washer is leaking

[Floridaguy]

I brought my Maytag out of storage after a couple of years and strated using it again. I now have a leak after it fills and when the tub is agitating. The leak seems to be on the front right (when facing the wahser). It has a slight spay pattern that comes out from under the side. It leaks enough during the load to soak a large beach towel. What is it and how do I get to it??

Model LAT9206B0E

[JWWebster]

most likely the pump

[Floridaguy]

I see now that I have the front off that it is leaking from the bottom of the tub. I guess a seal for the tub? How do you replace the seal?

[JWWebster]

Your remove the agitator and then there is a nut you just get a small pipe wrench and bump it around till it comes off then the seal will be right there. You get it out replace it with the new seal and replace the nut with a new one that comes in the kit and then put the agitator back. It is pretty simple.

[Floridaguy]

OK - how do I remove the agitator?

[JWWebster]

I think there is a screw in the side or a nut on top. I just can't remember.

[Floridaguy]

Thanks - AI'll try that

[Repair-man]

After you go thru all that, you'll be still needing a new boot seal and probably a new tub bearing since water has gotten past the seal onto the floor.

You'll need to buy the spanner wrench for the Maytag, as using a pipe wrench as mentioned above will not work when you get down to the tub mounting stem. The boot seal costs around $60 and so does the bearing kit. The wrench is another 30. You'll need the Maytag dependable care manual on this website to do the repair, unless you want some more sublime advice from our "multitude of counselors".

[JWWebster]

they give you a new tub nut in the kit just for that reason right there. You gotta get mean with the old one.

[Repair-man]

That's the problem, O sublime One....

 You  can beat the old part out of there any old way you want, but at the end of the day you still have to install a pristeen set of new parts that require the spanner wrench. The idea is to properly tighten it down without knocking all the porcelain off the spin basket.

[JWWebster]

The kit comes with a new spline and everything. Does it not? By the way how DOES the dang agitator come off? Good pics . have a pic of how dat old agimatator comes off bucko?

[Repair-man]

Turn this screw 2 full turns CCW and the whole thing lifts off easily. The  spline is not included, nor is it necessary. Dependable Care splines are Teflon coated and you will rarely find one that is corroded.

[JWWebster]

you are correct as usual RM I do not know why I thought the spline came with it. I just did one not long ago.
http://www.repairclinic.com/SmartSearch/SSPartDetail.aspx?PartID=3075&PPStack=1

[Repair-man]

I think there was once a tranny kit for the old orbital transmission that used to require a new agitator. In fact a blue agitator came with it. Later they changed the kit to swap out the shaft for the agitator instead.

[vole]

That's the problem, O sublime One....

 You  can beat the old part out of there any old way you want, but at the end of the day you still have to install a pristeen set of new parts that require the spanner wrench. The idea is to properly tighten it down without knocking all the porcelain off the spin basket.

Does that nut come off clockwise or counter clockwise. There are instructions both ways.