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@jwh1tehe this “if I lift the lid it will stop agitating and once I close the lid it immediately goes into the spin cycle draining the water while spinning” is indeed odd. It could be the timer but why would it pick up the lid switch? Interesting. I would go ahead and at least try to replace the timer, but get it from somewhere that has a decent return policy just in case it will not resolve the issue.
This issue has been fixed. Per a suggestion from A. Spruce made to another person for an unidentified Maytag washer on another site: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/discussions… my brother-in-law and I took apart the timer and took a very small file to all the contacts. One particular spot was a bit burned out, with a fair amount of carbon buildup, so we paid particular attention to that spot. Word of warning, at least on the Maytag LAT9593AAW, getting the back off the timer, getting access to all contact surfaces, and getting it all put back together properly was not for the faint of heart. I strongly recommend looking very closely at all aspects of how it is put together (and maybe take some pics) prior to taking it apart. Thanks to @oldturkey03 on this site for encouraging me to keep at it vs. buying a new machine when I fond out the price of a new timer.
I have an A512 (Maytag) of about the same vintage. The motor was overheating and the overload function was shutting down the motor (to save it from burning out). It would usually overheat/shutdown during the spin cycle. I first installed a start-capacitor (inline with the blue wire to the motor). This helped a lot, it would get the motor to cycle on/off during startup to minimize the overheating and current draw. So then I could do light loads without it overloading. I still couldn’t be sure about doing a full load, so I thought I needed a new motor. So I ordered a new motor. The motor wasn’t ever needed. Apparently these motors almost never fail. What failed was contacts inside the relay switch attached to the motor. I got some advice to remove the switch, open it, and examine the contacts. After filing the contacts, I put everything back together, and everything works like new! Hope this is of help to others: ——-
THIS PHOTO WAS NOT MY MOTOR. MY MOTOR IS IDENTICAL, THIS MOTOR WAS FOR SALE ON EBAY (MUCH RUSTIER THAN MY UNIT!) ——- Open the black switch after removing all the spade connectors and the two slotted screws. The switch will open in two halves, with the contacts inside. File the contacts and hope for the best. Good luck with it!
