Scrounging Washer Motor

Bill · 2006-10-18T15:54:52+00:00

A month or so back our Maytag Neptune washer went tits up ...again... and we finally decided to get something else. After I had figured out that it was a bearing problem I had decided to fix it at some point to use as either a spare or 2nd washer, three kids and lots of dirty clothes could have used a 2nd washer. Finally got around to working on it and started out with problems removing the old bearings so googled a bit for a solution and also looked up the cost of the seals and new bearings. I've decided that 130 plus bucks for bearings and seals isn't worth it neither is my time and energy with a good chance that I'd break the drum that the bearings are mounted in getting them out, that and with the track record of this washer something else will probably burn out/seize up/melt down or burn a component off the circuit board soon after I fix the bearing. Since I just replaced the motor and control board several months ago I was thinking that I might want to salvage them to use in something but I don't have a clue as to how it can be driven. Has anyone out there used such a motor for a project? I'm sure its not a standard universal but not sure if its some kind of stepper or straight DC type. Does anyone know if I could run and control it using the control board that it hooks to? I was thinking that the upper control board that hooks into the motor control board might just use some kind of logic to tell the motor board how to run the motor but I'm not sure. I'll play around with it a bit but I have to get the washer out of my shop and finish up the my middle daughters bed that I promised her I'd have done by Christmas so if I can't figure out how it works soon I'll just toss the whole thing. God, I wish I had more storage, I know its something I'll probably never get to use but I hate throwing out things and I'm not even a depression baby like my dad :) Bill

Oct 18, 2006 42 Replies

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Eric R Snow 19 years ago

The problem is that you were riding the wrong Taurus. You probably bought it at the wrong dealership. Clee Motors sells the Clee-Taurus. I'm sure both you and your wife would be happy if you were riding a Clee-Taurus. ERS

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Ned Simmons 19 years ago

That's what Colonel Angus drives...

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Ken Sterling 19 years ago

'Nother keyboard/monitor shot.......... Ken.

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