How Do I Replace a Maytag LAT4916AAE Washer Motor?

Pull the Maytag LAT4916AAE washer from the wall to access the power cord and the water supply lines. Unplug the machine from the wall and turn off the hot and cold water lines.

Disconnect the two water supply lines from the rear of the Maytag washing machine. Move the machine to an area that will allow you to lay the machine on its back once you remove the washing machine cabinet.

Remove the two screws from the back sides of the control panel. Rotate the control panel away from the top of the washing machine to expose the wiring connections and the two retaining clips holding the cabinet and the top panel to the back panel.

Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the hole holding the retaining clip into the top of the Maytag washing machine. Push down while pushing the screwdriver toward the front of the machine to pop the clip from the top of the machine.

Squeeze the plastic tabs on the two sides of the wiring harness that connects the control panel to the top of the washing machine. Pull the wiring harness from the connector to release the cabinet.

Stand in front of the machine and grasp both sides of the cabinet. Tilt the cabinet toward you as you slide the cabinet off the base of the machine.

Place one hand on the back of the Maytag washer and the other hand on the front of the exposed tub. Carefully tilt the machine onto its back.

Slide a flat-head screwdriver beneath the two spring-clips holding the pump to the washer motor. Pop the clips off the pump. Rotate the clips 90 degrees to release them from their slots in the motor.

Wiggle the pump off the washing machine motor. Push the pump away from the motor and use the Maytag washing machine frame to hold the pump away from the Maytag motor.

Remove the two screws holding the two clips to the motor. Insert a flat-head screwdriver beneath the clips to pry them off the motor. Rotate the clips 90 degrees to release the clips from the motor plate connected to the washer’s transmission.

Pull the wiring harness from the motor. Lift the motor off the transmission.

Pry the coupler and three-pronged cog from the motor shaft using a flat-head screwdriver. Pull the four rubber grommets from the bottom of the original motor and place them onto the new Maytag washing machine motor.

Push the coupler onto the three-pronged cog attached to the transmission’s drive shaft. Push the three-pronged cog you removed from the original motor onto the shaft of the new Maytag washing machine motor. The cog must sit flush against the motor.

Insert the new motor onto the transmission by lining up the three prongs of the motor cog with the three holes in the coupler you inserted onto the transmission shaft.

Insert the motor clips into the slots on the motor plate beneath the motor. Snap the clips over the motor and secure them with the screws you removed from the original motor. Insert the wiring harness in the connector on the motor.

Wiggle the pump onto the motor. Insert the spring-clips into the slots on the replacement motor and snap them over the top of the pump to secure it to the motor.

Set the Maytag washing machine upright. Replace the cabinet onto the washing machine.

Insert the retainer clips into the slots on the control panel. Push the opposite end of the clips into the openings on the top of the washing machine. Push down on the clips with a slotted screwdriver to lock them in place.

Connect the wiring harness from the control panel to the top of the washer. Rotate the control panel back into place and secure with the screws you previously removed.

Screw the water supply lines to the threaded connectors on the back of the Maytag washer. Plug the washer’s power cord into the wall outlet and push your Maytag machine back against the wall.