Replacing a washer motor

The motor on my Matag Dish washer turns very slow and stops once the start-up phase of the motor is complete. All the “Field Service Test” and “Manual Function Checks” and showing normal operation and are actually cycling the motor. I am replacing it and the seal. I have to know though should I also look at the capacitor also. I don’t have a multi meter to check it, but would a fault of the capacitor have shown on the “test”. It is only $10 and I tore into washer already to clean the impellar and food grinder. They were clean and that is when I noticed the motor was stopping about 5 seconds after the start of the operation.

Let me know if I am on the right track or way off base.

Thanks.

Looks like you are on the right track with both motor and capacitor. $10 would not make much diffrence and it will make repair more reliable.

Here are the breakdown diagrams and Pump & motor replacement parts for MAYTAG MDBTT59AWW | AppliancePartsPros.com

Gene.

Thanks Gene,

I appreciate the advice. I was looking at my diagram but it does not have a location for the capacitor. It just says there is one somewhere. Do you have any ideas where it should be. I guess I can track the wires from the motor back to it if I have to unless it is in the door.

Thanks again,
Thad

Thad,

I believe it should be somewhere close to the motor and you can easy find it by tracking the wires.

Here is the Service manual which might help you as well.

Gene.

I placed a post today for replacing a motor in a Maytag. The parts shown here are almost identical to mine, but the Service Manual link doesn’t work. Could you post again, or is IE7 the issue?

Sorry, some links are temporary not working. It’s going to be fixed as soon as possible.

Gene.

Let me ask a general question then. Can the motor/pump assembly for the Maytag be replaced from within the tub, i.e. no uninstallation of the whole DW?

Yes, it can. The instructions are attached to the reply.

Gene.
Wash pump.pdf (257.6 KB)