Another Maytag A206 Question

[beekeyknee]

Yeah, I think that's wrong. This could be my fault for not addressing the drive lug setting in my trans. rebuild post. I wish I would have addressed this. I hope it hasn't caused too many people trouble.

Take the screw and the washer off the end of the drive shaft. Spin the pulley slowly on the end of the drive shaft in a clockwise direction until it stops or you feel resistance. Hold it there. With the pulley held in that stopped position as mentioned before, put the drive lug on the end of the shaft with the lug to the left or counterclockwise of the pulley lug. The space between the two lugs should be about 3/8 to 1/4 inch apart. The drive lug is flat on one side and a little rounded on the other. Put the flat side toward the pulley and the rounded side toward you. Then put the washer on the screw and screw it into the bottom of the drive shaft. Now you can let go of the pulley. Put the rubber cap back on.

Put some solvent or cleaner on a rag or paper towel and clean down inside the grooves on all the pulleys. Make sure your belts are clean and dry too. Put them back on. Your drive lug adjustment should be correct now.

 

[smokey2367]

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the info--I'll try again. It is certainly not any fault of yours. I've poked around on this site & others for information on different areas of the work I was doing. Since I'm really new at this it's my own fault for not following the instructions I do have!

Thanks for taking the time to help me so much!

Doug

 

[smokey2367]

I was just putzing around the workshop tonight and got out the tub cover--that's going to be fun.  Is the tub cover supposed to sit on the lip of the outer tub or is it supposed to go down over the lip?  I know there is supposed to be a clearance so the spin tub doesn't rub against the tub cover.  Either way I think that's going to be one of the more difficult steps. 

 

[redcarpetdrew]

A while back QSD_DAN and I did a "how to" thread on doing a tub bearing and seal on a Maytag. See if this helps...

RCD

http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?25520

 

[beekeyknee]

Reply # 152 in thread # 38714 is how I did it. I've also used two heavy plastic coat hangers placed 180 degrees apart and sandwiched between the basket and the tub cover for adjustment. And I've just eyed it with the washer top down and pushed the tub cover into the collector tub until I got about a 1/4 inch space between the washer cover and the tub cover. You have to make sure it doesn't move when you're putting the tub gasket and clamp on or it will be all out of whack.

The tub cover's supposed to slip down inside the collector tub.

 

[smokey2367]

Thanks Brian & Red Carpet Drew -- that helps a lot. I'll give it a try this weekend.

Doug