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Larry[_2_]

wrote:
: Hello everyone,
:
:
: About a year ago I had posted that my clothes are being
: consistently torn by out Maytag washer MAV7504EWW 2 1/2 years old now.
: Since the time that I had posted I had replaced the agitator as there
: were no physical defects in the tub itself. The agitator end sits
: about 1/2" in the air from the base of the tub which to me seems
: excessive. I still believe that this is causing my clothes to somehow
: get jammed in between the tub and agitator causing the tears to occur.
: I also found out that there is a little play in the drive shaft which
: is causing the agitator gap to increase even more. I have verified
: that the agitator bolt is secure to the drive shaft to that's not the
: issue.
:
: I also have tried a more delicate speed setting as well as loading
: fewer clothes but still have the same problem. Does anyone have any
: suggestions on what else to try? To me this seems like a design flaw
: on this model.
:
:
: Nick

Nick,

Seems that many others have the same problem. Take a look at these - I
Googled Maytag tears clothes

http://www.fixya.com/support/t207580...ars_in_clothes
http://www.nextag.com/Maytag-Admiral...2/reviews-html
http://www.maytag.com/content.jsp?na...washers_advice
http://www.shopzilla.es/3H--Maytag_A...pe--0__sort--2

Larry