Maytag mav9750 aww User manual

maytag atlantis washer repair spin bearing thats noisy, diy

maytag Atlantis washer repair

mav9750 aww

this is my experience repairing the maytag washer Atlantis mav series 9750 aww, I had to

replace the spin bearing since it was making a jet engine noise when it was spinning out the

water. its not an easy job for my 1st time taking this machine apart, you literally take it all apart

to get to this bearing, but now I can show how to do it with pictures making it easier for you to do

it. even if you have to replace something other than the spin bearing, this how to tutorial will

show you how to get to most of the parts in this machine

one way to test for spin bearing noise is to lift up top part of machine with the lid taped

down, explained below, put it in spin cycle, and quickly place the palms of your hand inside

of basket pushing against opposite ends in the basket to stop it from turning, yes it can be

done because it takes a while before it starts spinning at full speed, if noise has gone away, its

your spinner bearing. do not repeat until you stopped the machine and start over again

email me if you have any questions, remove "<remove>" this part in the email address before

you send

vincom5<remove>@yahoo.com

here is a link for for a breakdown on all the parts of the washing machine

http://www.appliancepartspros.com/partsearch/model.aspx?model_id=47955

you also you can download the maytag washer repair manual

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some specialty tools you will need

a spring tool, they're cheap, buy it, you will need it

spanner wrench, its for removing the hub (see pics below in section on removing hub and seal

nut) they're expensive, $80 to $120 from parts store, search at tool store for better pricing, i

bought a 4pc hook spanner set for $18 on sale at auto princess, its not the right kind of

spanner, but it worked (see pics below in section on removing nut and seal), someone did use

a hammer and chisel to get the hub loose since the hub has indentations on it, or a big set of

locking pliers, you can try these first to see if it works in loosening the hub.

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TAKING APART THE MACHINE

STEP 1: belt removal:

first step is to take off drive belt underneath the machine, its easy, tilt machine back to lean

against a wall, grab the belt and pull it off one of the front pulleys.

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STEP 2: lift the top:

next is to lift the top part of the machine, tape the lid down to the top (not to sides or front

panel), use a putty knife and slide it into the front corner in between the seam of the top and

bottom sections , and push in to release the tabs one at a time, the top will pop up and it has

a hinge in the back that lets you swing the top up out of the way and let it rest on the back wall

the top of machine in its swinged back position leaning against my cabinets, be careful it

could swing back down

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STEP 3; agitator removal:

now you have the top up, its time to remove the agitator, lift off the fabric softener dispenser, its

just snaps on, so just lift it up. now you will see down the middle of agitator and see a screw, use

an socket wrench w/ an extension and remove screw counter clockwise (screw can remain

in agitator opening), then just grab bottom of agitator and lift up. if agitator wont lift off, put

screw back on agitator and do a hot water wash (make sure water is hot by doing a couple of

refills), then move timer to spin so it can drain the hot water out, plastic agitator should soften

up enough to remove, mine came off the 1st try.

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STEP 4: water spout:

now you will have to move the water spout out of the way, you can disconnect the hoses from

the back of the water inlet valve, which is part of the water spout, and disconnect the wires to

to remove it completely, i didn't, there is one screw holding it in place with a tab on the other side,

I removed the screw and pulled it a little forward, and slid it to my left to move it out of my way,

since the hoses are still attached to it, it is flexible enough to move it around to get the inner tub,

the top ring, and outer basket out

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STEP 5: front panel removal :

next we have to remove front panel, it is held by 2 screws on top, and tabs on bottom, once

you remove the screws, the panel swings out and you lift it up off the tabs which are on the

bottom, the front panel in the pic below has already been removed

STEP 6: top ring removal:

now we have to take out the top plastic ring which is attached to the outer tub. it is held in place

with tabs all around it to the outer tub. push down on the top plastic ring above each tab and pull

the tab out a little to release it from the hook , 2 pics below to see what I mean.

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move the water spout out of the way as you remove the ring

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STEP 7: inner tub removal:

we can remove the four bolts holding inner tub (spinner) to the outer tub

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when these 4 bolts are out, the tub will come out, as you move it up move water spout out of the way

STEP 8: o-ring, seal nut, and hub removal:

remove the o-ring on the shaft (not visible in pic below), I used a small knitting needle to get the

o-ring off.

next is the hard part, it was for me, the removal of the seal nut and the hub (pics below), they are

on very tight and its hard to get any leverage in the tub to start turning these parts. the seal nut

is threaded on top of the hub on the shaft. on the seal nut I used a big locking pliers, I locked it

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on, broke some of the plastic splines in doing so, but it doesn't matter, just take it off, the

redesigned hub does not use a seal nut, with the locking pliers locked on the seal nut, I used

a hammer to hit the pliers to turn it in a counter clockwise direction, once you get it to start turning

it should come out easily.

the hub (a big nut) is also threaded on to the shaft, it needs a spanner wrench to remove it, or

very big locking pliers, someone used a hammer and chisel, I used a hook type spanner, not

the proper type, but it worked, and used a hammer to hit the wrench to get it to start turning it in

a counter clockwise direction, once it was loose, it turned freely by hand, remove it off the shaft

(see 3rd pic below).

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the pic below still shows the seal nut in place, remove it first before you start working on the hub

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STEP 9: outer tub removal:

(the next part I thought I could just take out the outer tub without removing the load

balancing springs that hold down the transmission unit to the frame, I was wrong, if your model

has a back access panel, you can get to the springs from there, even the outer basket screws,

my washing machine does not have a back access panel)

normally this part of the disassembly procedure would be to get the springs unhooked and

remove transmission and outer basket out as a whole unit. my model doesn't have a back

access panel and at the time of disassembly I didn't have the spring tool, and didn't think I could

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get at the springs with the basket in my way. with the spring tool it might be possible to get

at the springs to unhook them with the basket in place. so I removed the basket first, there

are screws (6) holding down the basket all around the base on the bottom steel plate (dome),

they are silver in color, (don't remove the black ones, they are the ones holding the legs (braces)

to the dome), and there are 4 screws to remove from inside the tube under the hub.

the transmission unit can pivot around to get more access to the sides and back. if I have to do

this again, I might cut an access panel in the back of the washing machine because it was a

pain putting the screws back on the base of the outer tub. in the first pic below it shows

the transmission and outer tub removed as a whole unit, but it shows the location of the screws,

the next pic below shows my basket while in the machine.

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once all screws are removed, there is a small hose to detach in the back of outer tub, and the

drain hose to detach at bottom of outer basket, use pliers to squeeze clamps, place shallow

pan underneath drain to catch water.

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here is the machine with the outer basket out

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STEP 10: spring removal:

the seal and bearing housing is screwed into dome from underneath with 3 screws, so we have

to unhook the springs to get the transmission unit out. you can use a special tool that helps

in unhooking the springs, it has 2 adjustable settings for different length of springs, its changed

by by sliding it up or down in a channeled groove where it pivots, the bottom end goes into a

notch on the base to help it from slipping, buy it, its only about $10 -$15, which I did to when I

had to reinstall the springs, I used a brake spring removal tool to unhook the springs

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once you unhook the springs, the whole transmission unit will lift up and out, this pic shows

outer tub (basket) still attached.

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STEP 11: dome removal:

there are 3 legs attached to the dome, mark the relationship for reassembly, remove the

screws holding the legs to the dome, 2 for each leg, total of 6 screws to remove

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