Brand: Maytag
Model Number: LAT9334AAM
Main Symptom: Spin cycle
What happens & when: Well, belt failed, replaced belts. Constantly clicked off upon spin start, saw smoke from motor, replaced motor, still begins spin, click off after 2-3 seconds Will run with drum belt off, no binding in drum (anywhere) I suspect timer, but I’m a disabled vet, I can’t afford to guess and be wrong.
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If you have the drive belt attached but the drain pump belt removed, is the motor able to spin the basket?
BTW, I did spin everything by hand and there is NO binding in ANYTHING. When the basket begins to spin, no odd noises and it is up to speed almost instantly when the overload kicks in. I am hoping the old motor drawing too much current damaged the overload circuit in the timer. I’m too far into this to buy a used one (which likely comes with its’ own set of issues) and these new ones with the computer boards that fail in 3-7 years are throw away pieces of junk. This, so long as parts are available? Indestructible, has paid for itself dozens of times over as I had two boys (football/wrestling/weight lifting etc) and I was a mechanic my entire life/owned my own shop until my military disabilities cau8ght up to me and forced me to sell what I spent my entire life building.
I REALLY need a win right now! IF I should change the pump too? I’ll do it. I just need this thing working and yesterday.
I greatly appreciate all help. I need this fixed as in a couple of month, I am not going to be able to do ANYTHING, and that’s going to be my life for at least a year.
Much appreciated.
Kirk
Since the drain pump pulley rotated freely, it would not be a concern. Unless the outlet has reverse polarity, the timer would not be affected by the current of the motor as it operates everything on the neutral side. If the outlet does not have reverse polarity, the only things I can think of that would cause the motor to overload would be the transmission drive shaft lifting the brake up enough to fully disengage it when the motor rotates in the spin direction. The pulley would rotate counter clockwise, causing the shaft to lit up against the brake spring, lifting the brake rotor and shoe off of the drum. Were you able to rotate the pulley counter clockwise by hand and get the spin basket to rotate? The wiring diagram attached is for this model and for reference.
