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Quiet Trans To post #7 I did quite a bit of maintenance on this machine, the trans has not been opened up though. I also suspect the machine does not have high hours due to the lettering being mostly intact. Here is the thread I started a few weeks ago and show pictures of the refurb work...

Load size Regarding reply #3 I suspected this was a medium sized load and should have set the water level to medium. Still trying to get the hang of sizing loads properly. Seems to me with pants I have to size up on water level. Other items should be sized to the height of the unwashed...

Here is a short video of me washing whites in the A806. It was a medium sized load and used large water height. Turn over is pretty good.

Sound deadening The sound deadening did make a difference on the a806, remember my dryer is a dg808 SOH and there isnt much room between the rotating drum and outer shell. I do have a slight rattle in the door that I need to figure out. The dryer is silent otherwise and works very well.

Rollover Yeah, I made the mistake of the normal load size. If it was that amount of clothes but shirts only or other soft articles I anticipate the rollover would have been great. The beige pants at the beginning are auite stiff. Once I selected extra large load it also rolled over well...

Transmission Enjoyed reading this thread. Are you planning on reinstalling the original transmission after it is rebuilt? Or will you store it for future needs. Do you run the RCA’s more than the Maytags?

Hello everyone, I figured I would give everyone an update on the Maytag A806. It was making a noise that I could not figure out. Ended up being a flat spot on the drive belt. After replacement with genuine maytag belts all is well! This is the list of things done to the a806 so far...

Keep the Maytags! Sell the GE‘s for a profit. Save the maytags they will provide you many many years of trouble free service and in the event they do need maintenance parts are readily available and cheap.

Congrats on the find! How does it run?

Motor glides and lube I believe you are correct. Pulley should be flush with the shaft.

New roller and belts on the way, dryer door repaired I ordered new motor glides on ebay for $5. It will give me an opportunity to clean up the tracks and grease them with poly lube. One of my aw friends in tbe area is bringing over a set of maytag belts to see if the clatter goes away. I’m...

Hypothesis on the noise After studying the machine some more, I think the noise is caused by two things. The belt has a flat spot in it cauisng the motor to jerk on spin up. The motor rollers/glides look like they are shot. It has good spring pressure but the motor it moving up and down...

Some modifications... Tonight I wired in a tub light, being a series 2 this was a feature I determined was a must have! Bought a socket with leads from Ebay, got an old three pole switch at an estate sale, epoxied the bracket to the lid. Used a radio punch to put two round holes in the upper...

Adjusted lug and maybe found the problem I adjusted the lug as per spec and I am not getting any indexing on agitate and the spin braking is about 6-7 seconds to a stop. The noise is still present. I ran it on spin with the pump belt on and the noise is still there. Then decided to see if...

Thanks for the clarification I was confused with the procedure as I have seen both. I suspect it was incorrect when i pulled the cover off and it definitely is incorrect now. I am going to try the slight tension method first as it seems easier with only two hands. I will report back.

Locking lug I am going to recheck the locking lug. I believe it was on wrong when I pulled the pulley and I misunderstood the adjustment. To clarify, I need to turn the pulley clockwise until the tub starts to turn, then position the lug about 1/4-3/8 away from the pulley?

Video of pulley wobbling Please look at this link of the drive pulley wobbling. Perhaps this will shed some light on this. Thanks!

Its the pulley connected to the transmission!!! Transmission pulley is the one that wobbles not the motor or pump pulley. I have said this a few times already.

Its the trans/drive pulley that wobbles! The pump pulley feels tight.

Drain Pump Belt? I just had the machine tilted up and cleaned the belts and pulleys. The trans pulley has a definite wobble to it. The screw is tight. I had the pulley out to inspect the thrust bearing and thought the bearing seems kind of loose. How is that pulley supposed to feel? It does...