LAT2600AAE Maytag Washer - Instructions

Lets just say thank god for part select!!!! # 1 By far. This was a one two three job.

Found noise to be belt slapping the base sheet metal, from being too loose. Belt was loose because the drive pulley was worn and one side of pulley was loose! Used allen wrench to loosen the pulley set screw, and pryed off the old pulley. Replace d with new pulley and new belts. Works and sounds like new!

Easily

First of all unplug the washer and turned the water off to the washer. I second removed to back plate from the top control panel. Third using a 10mm nutdriver removed the two screws holding the control panel to the top of the washer, slid the control panel toward the front and flipped it out of it's grooves. Fourth unplug the lid switch. ... Read more Fifth slide the old switch forward, up, and out. Finally replaced the new switch and lined the push button on the switch up with the lid detent switch. Plugged the cable switch back in, turned on the water, and plugged in the power cable. Tested the washer to ensure the switched was lined up correctly. Once the water started coming out. I turned off the machine unplugged the washer and finished reassembling the control panel. All in less than 10 minutes and SAVED myself over $130 for a service call.

Cleaned the cavities. Lubed them with olive oil. Inserted one ball on left side, while holding tension against that side to hold the ball in the lid and top indentations. Applied olive oil to right hand side indentation, and placed the new ball into lid indentation. Put lid down into closure cavity with ball, and with lid vertical, beg ... Read more an pushing it rearward so as toslightly spring metal lid rolled edge and top metal away from one another UNTIL the new ball snapped into the hinge indentation in the machine cover. Done.

Our Maytag (A308) washer is now about 29 yrs old. I put in a PartSelect water valve 3 yrs ago. When it started leaking recently I found the cuplrit to be a flexible hose to the outer basis. The front came off easily (two screws at the bottom) and the hose clamps required some cleaning. I recommend purchasing new clamps. Under 30 minutes ... Read more to get it running again.

Could not repair. The gearbox on the agitator was broken and that kept the agitator from working. Do not assume it is a belt problem on a washer built in 1987.

Ordered part overnight. Came the next day. Tillted the washer foward 3 screw to remove back panel,popped off the knob and intalled new timer. Good for another 8 years!

Pull washer out from wall. Remove front panel (2 Philips head screws), swing bottom of panel out, remove panel. Tilt washer backwards, lean against wall to expose area under washer. Roll off old belts, roll on new belts. Move washer back upright, replace front panel, replace the philips screws, move washer back to original position.

Installed drive and pump belt.. very very simple. only tool required was a screw drive to remove front panel of the washing machine.

Replaced both the drive belt and pump belt in less than 10 minutes. Maytag has the easiest machines to work on.

took front panel off had 2 screws, propped up washer in front, took belts off with hands and put new ones on in reverse order One belt was badly cracked. I am 77 year old female, if I can do it, anybody can. great service on getting belts too. Thank you

Layed the machine on it'sback and put the 2 belts on the pulleys,Very easy ,when you know to put the machine on it's backside!

Partselect.com gave me a very helpful list of parts per symptom. Said that there is an 88% chance that belts were my problem. Since the machine is 200 miles away I ordered two other parts as well. Belts fixed it! Took front cover off (not totally necessary). When the machine is tilted back belts are exposed underneath. Two belts later I w ... Read more as up and running. This site is really great.

Removed the old hoses and screwed on the new hoses.