Recent content by hoys

Hello all, I have a DE806 Series 01 in Harvest Wheat. I'm the original owner of the machine and would like to keep it running! The small plastic arm that both rings the bell to notify end of cycle and pull the lever to turn the machine off has broken and I cannot find a replacement part. My...

Very helpful link! My agitator shaft was badly worn like that too. I'll be buying the old style seal and some O-Rings to do this fix! Thank you very much!

I don't know how to find your post to MaytagA710... So would ordering the older style shaft seal and installing it fix my problem?

Last picture for the moment, the matching washer and dryer that has been used daily for the past 36 years! (They are older than I am!) We have had them for so long we even painted the laundry room in a matching color :)

A closer look of the rebuilt and painted transmission. It cleaned up very nicely! I also bought a new support spring to replace one that was very rusted (You can see it in the foreground of this picture)

A closer look at the baseplate and a view of the transmission. I media blasted the tub support arms and motor mounting plates because they were very well rusted and looked very tired. I used Rustoleum grey on the damper, arms, and base plate. The motor mounting plates got a metallic silver...

After replacing parts and painting almost everything underneath to prevent any further rusting.

Uploading some pictures as requested: The washer midway through teardown. Yes, it was very dirty...

It is leaking from underneath the bearing sleeve. In thread #25520 the poster describes using part 0A4298 (the org. shaft seal) to supplement the triple lipped stem for a good seal. I don't see how to use this part in conjunction with the new seal. Would I remove part of the seal that came...

The cost for the rebuild wasn't that much, and was actually cheaper than a new transmission all together. The washer has been my familys DD since the day we bought it and I've never had a complaint about its operation untill it started to rock around and not agitate. I have some before and...

Got it all back together and it is quieter than it ever was! There is a small water leak from the upper tub seal that I need to deal with by readjusting the gasket... After that she should be all good to go!

I recieved most of the parts I was waiting on today. Trying to the O-Ring into the bottom half of the transmission case. I've seen the manual on thread number 22830 and I just cant seem to get it fully seated. Any tips?

I am worried about the agitator shaft. The upper part of the shaft where it rests on the bearing on the top half of the transmission seems to be impregnated with oil, similar to the tub bearing. I'm not 100% sure either way.

Everything is disassembled. Cleaning the baseplate now for painting tomorrow. The rest of the transmission rebuild parts come tomorrow or Saturday. Does anyone want any pictures of the transmission rebuild or the rebuild in general?

Transmission fully disassembled and sent to the machine shop to be cleaned. I figured a few bucks to have them deal with the oily mess is better than me messing up the sinks at home any more than they already are. I was able to remove the piece of the pin from the gear connecting to the...