Maytag Washer no spin burning smell

[rego]

Model: LAT2500AAE
Complaint: Washer would not spin and burning smell.
Checked belt tension; pump moves freely; turned drive pulley agitate's fine very rough and hard to turn on spin; spin bearing fine.

Replaced:

Maytag Mounting Stem Repair Kit, part number: AP4390013





Maytag Tub Bearing Kit, part number: AP4372971

[Blaiser]

Did you check the brake? I'm about to rip into a Maytag Stackable LSE7804ACE with the same exact issue. I've replaced exactly what you replaced. When I start it, it will spin but maybe 50 rpm's if I'm lucky Nothing more. I've adjusted the bottom helix many times but still not where the RPM'S needs to be. I'm going to check the brake. Let me know what you find and I will in turn.

[rego]

I did have to go back once because after I checked the spin bearing I put it in upside down...you may want to check that.  It's purring now.  Here is the thread I was asking question's about this.  http://appliancejunk.com/forums/index.php?topic=9244.0

[theoldstoveguy]

On the LAT7804 job ,The only time I had an issue was when the customer ran it for weeks leaking and the bearing above the brake got wet and seized but it would squeal like a pig when it starts. Check the play on the motor. Push on it and it should move about an inch then spring back.

[Blaiser]

I Found the culprit of the Slow, really slow spin on the Maytag Stackable Washer. LSE7804ACE !! I Replaced the Upper and Lower Tub Seal Kit - The culprit was the BRAND NEW silver sleeve that installs over the transmission shaft and slips between the transmission and the tub seal, this was binding on the NEW Lower Seal. When the tub was installed and buttoned up the basket was binding on this sleeve and if you looked up from the bottom of the tub (from transmission up to the tub) the Lower Tub Seal was actually spinning with the transmission in the spin mode. I Took the Basket and Tub back out and replaced the BRAND New Silver Sleeve with the old sleeve and re-installed basket and tub and buttoned everything back up. BINGO !!! Spin speed went from 50 rpm's up to 589 RPM's. Working perfectly now !!! No Smell of Rubber Burning anymore !!!


Moral of this story......make sure the Brand New Tub Seal slips into the BRAND NEW TUB SEAL SILVER SLEEVE AND ROTATES PERFECTLY WITHOUT BINDING. You would of thought being BRAND NEW THE TOLERANCES WOULD BE PERFECTLY ROUND, THIS WAS NOT THE CASE......... Here is a picture of the out of round BRAND NEW SILVER TUB SLEEVE ..... (The Culprit)

[theoldstoveguy]

Was it a FSP part? (genuine Maytag) I have never seen that.

[Blaiser]

MAYTAG 6-2040130 Tub Bearing Kit, AP4372971

[theoldstoveguy]

Did you by chance hit it down onto the transmission? It should just slip down no force.

[Blaiser]

No I did not. It was really tight coming out the lower bearing but It did not cross my mind. I just took it (The NEW SLEEVE) out to make sure it slid over the transmission smoothly and compared it to the old one for size and fit but did not notice how tight it was until it was too late.

[Blaiser]

I felt a kind of drag on the bearing but thought maybe it was the brake hanging up. I was wrong it was the sleeve that was binding causing the drum to stress while turning. Customer complained that he thought he smoked the motor but I think it was a combination of the belt and motor because the thermal overload shut the motor down. All is perfect right now. I picked up a nice little laser tachometer on the web that reads RPM's and shot the tub before the fix at 50 RPM's and after I replaced the NEW Sleeve with the OLD sleeve it registered 589 RPM's.

[AdirondackBob]

Have seen this. My Dad and I own two laundromats and we have 37 of these total. (MAT12PDBAW- uses same tub bearing and tub seal) As oldstoveguy said, the generic Maytag bearing definately will cause this, but I have had this problem with genuine. From what I can see from the picture, yours indeed appears to be genuine (generic has a slightly different look) What a work horse these washers are though!

[Blaiser]

Yep, If you can control the rust on these steel tubs they'll run for a longgggggggggggggggggg time! Learn something new every day! Dad's been doing this for some 60 years, he can tell you what size screw and bolt on any machine. So I'm pickin his seasoned brain!!