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Success! I managed to carefully reposition the slip ring away from any contact and checked continuity. Took John's suggestion of using some high temp glue so the ring maintains the correct position. Also as Dave recommended, the reversed the linkage. Now with improved alignment. All...

Thanks. What is the best way to reposition the ring without damaging the felt or the edge of the ring? I notice that I can rotate the ring on the felt. Maybe gently use the flat side of a screwdriver to move it away from the drum? Thx.

Slip Ring After a bit of reading and hopefully some comprehension I'm still struggling to understand how the slip ring works. I've read Mark's posts and will re-read. If I'm getting this correct, the slip ring is isolated from the chassis, drum etc. via the felt ring beneath. Therefore, there...

Thanks Dave. I'm good with my hands but a bit of a babe in the deep end with appliances. My reason for questioning the cap is that K ohm readings across the cap are really erratic. I'm not very familiar with capacitors, although the test charge across them should eventually drop to infinity...

ps... I notice that if I physically move the solenoid bar to the right (as in photo) the dryer goes into cool down mode and shuts off. As for other maintenance, I recall my dad changed the spade connector at the ballast, the blue one. He was checking it out after my mom said that the console...

Further testing Thanks. Yeah the baffle might be the problem. I'll look into it later. I've read another post where you talked about the connections to the circuit board. Mine are actually in decent shape. I've checked all of the connectors on the board as well as the spade connections on...

Maytag KDE 806 Test Results Hi, Following up on my earlier post: During normal operation, the dryer shuts off automatically in the air fluff and damp dry modes. It does not shut off automatically in the Permanent Press and Regular cycles. Previously, the dryer seemed to run excessively long...

Maytag KDE 806 Hi all, I'm having a similar issue. Running tests Mark posted above with the Yellow 12 wire disconnected. Will follow up shortly. Thanks. Dominick AKA Natural Nick

Appliance Restoration It has also been well maintained.

Appliance Restoration John, Thanks for the info regarding appliance restoration. A correction regarding my current dryer. It is and has been in regular use since my parents bought it circa 1969. I'm interested in saving it since it works. The dryer has been in a dry, finished basement and...

Greetings all. I've discovered this site a bit late...but here goes. I have a Maytag KDE 806 that I'd like to sell and from a ID search of the serial number, the best indication is that the dryer was manufactured in November 1969. My parents purchased this with the matching washer new. The...

Maytag Dryer KDE 806 Hi. Thanks for letting me know. Happy New Year, Dominick aka Natural Nick

Maytag Dryer KDE 806 Hi. I was just doing a search for my Maytag dryer and came across Captian Moody's post. I have my kde806 available, however I don't see him as active on the site. Anyone know?