Product review (4 stars): Perfect Replacement for my Maytag PAV5157AWW
When my 10 year old washing machine stopped running I had a repairman evaluate it and provide an estimate for repair.  On top of the $50 I paid for the service call I was told the drain pump needed to be replaced and was quoted $300 to repair.  I refused to pay $300 to repair my 10 year old washer especially when I could spend just a little more on a newer more modern model.  So I declined the repair and decided to see what the pump cost.  I had nothing to lose since my washer wasn't working anyways.

I and was surprised that the cost was less than $30 shipped which meant that I would have been paying $270 for the labor.  More research on Youtube produced multiple videos that explained that installation was purely a plug and play replacement.  Since I am not completely tool illiterate I decided to give it a try and I ordered the part which took a few days to arrive.  Installation was a breeze and took me more time cleaning up the spilled water from when I removed the hoses than it did to install the darn thing.

We are a family of 5 and do multiple loads every week.  I would estimate that we have run over 100 loads since I replaced the drain pump and we have not had a single problem since.  I do however notice that my washer is spinning much stronger now than it was before I replaced it but that could have been due to the fact that my OEM pump was degrading.