Dear Gil:
You saved yourself quite a sum by doing the work yourself. I received a
quote of five hundred bucks to repair our Neptune, which was one of the first
ones out. Since the machine had some years on it, we elected to replace it. I
understand that the Neptune was the cause of Maytag going under. That is a
real shame, as Maytag was one of those names that was equivalent to long
lasting high quality American made products. The company name lives on, but
the products are not the same.
We bought a Whirlpool with steam, and while it performs fairly well, my
first wife would prefer to have a new Neptune, as she liked the old one better.
Yours Truly,
Clifford Wilson
----- Original Message -----
From: Gil Laster
To: Blind Handyman
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 5:24 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Maytag Neptune Washer Bearing Problem
Jim,
You mentioned having replaced the control board on your Maytag Neptune washing
machine and now the bearings are roaring. I have a 2002 model. The control
board failed at 14-months and after some fussing Maytag relented and replaced
it for me as a warranty item. The bearings began to roar at 6-years. My wife
had not been very happy with the machine so thinking that I might have to buy a
new washer I did some research on the Internet, bought bearings and a seal,
improvised a bearing puller, and fixed it myself. My wife later admitted that
she was hoping that I would fail. I had never worked on such a machine before.
There was much on-the-job learning. It took me about 24-hours of effort, but I
believe that I could do it again in about 4-hours. The job would have been much
easier with a proper bearing puller, but I was too cheap to rent it at $80.
I will write more details if you or anyone else wants to know more.
- Gil Laster, Charlotte, NC
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