How hard is it to repair the timer on a Maytag (Whirlpool) washing machine?

[CajunRider]

Call the Maytag man , he is bored

Don't mention that to the Maytag repair man I know. He hates that commercial.

 

[k0ua]

Don't mention that to the Maytag repair man I know. He hates that commercial.

Yep, I worked in a shop that sold Maytag and Whirlpool, and I can assure you the Maytag man had plenty of work.

 

[joefromga]

For 150 you can get a used washer from a repair place or you can trade them yours for a discount. That's too much to spend on a timer that may or may not fix the issue. EBay may have a good one for cheap, though.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My dryer one was real easy to replace. Haven't done washer, but expect it is similar. Watch YouTube videos.

 

[SandburRanch]

Have you ever wondered what makes that screeching scratching sound when rotating those mechanical timers?

About 40 years ago I stopped by my mother-inlaw's house and saw that her and my 10 year old son had one of those timers all apart. On an old towel was a dozen or more tiny triangle shaped pins that are spring loaded when assembled. These are all different lengths and must go back in the original holes.

I got the **** outta there as fast as I could and do you know what ever was wrong and whatever they did fixed that thing.

 

[k0ua]

Have you ever wondered what makes that screeching scratching sound when rotating those mechanical timers?

About 40 years ago I stopped by my mother-inlaw's house and saw that her and my 10 year old son had one of those timers all apart. On an old towel was a dozen or more tiny triangle shaped pins that are spring loaded when assembled. These are all different lengths and must go back in the original holes.

I got the **** outta there as fast as I could and do you know what ever was wrong and whatever they did fixed that thing.

Yep, what one man can do, another man can do.