1972 Maytag HA806 set from Reno

[beekeyknee]

I finished the 806 set the Drew gave  me last spring. I finished the dryer early last summer and the washer last fall. Bear with me while I post. Thanks.

 

1: Bushing in spider that holds drum shaft. Wick removed for cleaning.

3: Wick removed, cleaned in kerosene and mashed between paper towels to dry.

4: Wick reinstalled.

5: New "O" rings installed in front of both bushings and area soaked with turbine oil.

6: Drum reinstalled in spider and fiber washers and snap rings reinstalled.

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[beekeyknee]

1: Info on paint can states it cures completely when heat is applied.

2: Insulators, stand offs and thermostats from drum cover.

 

I had to do part of this work in my living room because the garage wasn't cleaned out yet.

 

[beekeyknee]

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[beekeyknee]

13: I had to test it in the hallway because the other dryer was still hooked up. Fine work shop, eh?

 

[beekeyknee]

On to the washer.

 

4: Thought I'd better make another diagram. This machine has a few more wires than the 1979 model, plus I'm gonna do a modification. 

5: The escapement's in good condition. Just a bit of wear on the torsion spring gear. But that's normal. I've seen much worse.  

6: Kerosene bath.

7: Parts collecting in my good dishes!

14: Thought I'd open this up to see what's inside. There was a staple stuck in the rubber impeller.

16: The tub clamp cleaned up nicely.

 

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[beekeyknee]

 

2: Maytag rubber part stew, anyone? Yum.

3: Thought I'd take apart the brake and clean it. I used these parts to do it. It needed some cleaning and I discovered it needed a new

    brake spring when I was in there. Luckily I had a new one. The tub wouldn't brake and would index during agitation, so I knew that

    was it. I hadn't done this before and it was interesting. James Pate did this a year or two ago and used a roller bearing between the

    washers to help with unscrewing the brake. I just used grease and more pressure since I didn't have a bearing handy.

5: I have quite a few of these gaskets.  If any of you want to take your brake apart let me know. I can spare several.

9: I dropped this ballast on the concrete and of course it landed upside down and broke the little wire coming from the winding to one

    of the terminals. I glued the terminal board down, placed a thin piece of cardboard under the broken wire, scrapped the varnish off   the wire, placed the two broken pieces close together and put a tiny drop of solder on them    and then covered the area in epoxy. I got

    continuity again, so it still works. See the little grey bump on the lower left-hand side? That's were the repair is.

12: Hydrochloric fumes, anyone?

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[goatfarmer]

Looks great!

 

[beekeyknee]

1: Pinion gear has very little wear. All of the machine is like that. Wonder why?

    The grey coating is POR-15.

13: I marked the tub with an orange wax pencil so I could put it back in the way it came out. It's centered with the counter

      balance weight.

19: Is the switch I installed to pause the timer motor.

 

The damper pads got replaced too, of course. I forgot to put that picture in.

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[beekeyknee]

Thanks, Kenny. This is kinda trying my patients. My pics are scattered around and it's taking forever. Sorry everyone. Getting close to being done.

 

[beekeyknee]

 

1:  A convenient hole to run the wires for the added switch.

2 - 4: Coming back together.

5:  Checking tub cover height.

6:  First electric check.

Finished pair and some decorating.

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[beekeyknee]

That's not potato salad on that shelf.

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[beekeyknee]

A video of me doing a test run in the garage last fall. Thanks for your patients. I'm getting fatigued and it's showing. I'm washing the rags I used working on the machine in the video. That's where all the grease is coming from.  Cool machines, Drew. I'm glad I didn't part them.

 



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[d-jones]

Brian - Your attention to even the littlest details is inspiring. Your efforts here perfectly illustrate the old saying that anything worth doing is worth doing right. And while I'm at it, thanks for taking the time to provide all of this excellent documentation. Very nicely done!

 

[beekeyknee]

Thanks, David. I think making the post was harder than doing the restore. lol. I don't think I was prepared. I got the idea of painting the concrete rim from you.

 

[pulltostart]

Holy Cow!

What a beautiful pair and a wonderful restoration!  Way to go, Brian.

 

BTW, doesn't everyone keep their potato salad in the laundry room?

 

lawrence

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

Brian, what a beautiful job! Your posts taught me so much about these awesome machines. Thank you for sharing!

 

[sel8207]

how to mark tube with counter balance weight

Questions about how you marked tub with orange marker to line up with counter balance weight? This is just before you pull it out of the outer tub? It must line up with weight? What happens if it's pulled out without being marked and it's put back in, in a different place than it originally was? Would this cause vibration? Les.

 

[gansky1]

Is there onion in your potato salad?

Excellent work and tireless attention to detail!  Very good post, it was fun following along.

 

We need to get together again soon - it's been too long since your stop-by on the way to Drew's.

 

Enjoy your new set, they're beautiful.

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Wowwie!

Brian, are you sure those are the same machines? Holy Moly! Another orphaned set finds the best home ever! I'm glad you didn't part them out either. Awesome job and perfect documentation of it. Enjoy them in good health, Brother!

RCD

 

[hippiedoll]

OH WOWZERS!!!

awesome restoration job on that 806 set there beekeyknee!!!
they look brand new. you really outdid yourself on that set there.

just BEAUTIFUL!!!

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