2manycats
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What a beautiful combo! Congrats!
finally got my maytag 806 washer & 808 dryer!!!
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beekeyknee
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Yes, after you lightly grease the drive shaft, slide the stop ring down and in place and redistribute some of the Vaseline onto the stop ring. If the agitator has a set screw but it pops in place and stays tight you don't have to use the set screw if you don't want. But you have to make sure that set screw whole is plugged or the water tight seal will be compromised. You could either cut the screw off and tighten it down until the little "O" ring on the screw is up snug against the agitator or you could take it out and plug the whole with some kind of water proof caulk or JB Weld, but if you use JB Weld there probably won't be any way of going back. That stuff turns hard as a rock and would have to be carefully drilled out to use the screw set-up again.
Considering the age of you're machines I wonder if that's a replacement agitator. I don't think they started using set screw agitators until some time in the mid '80's when the orbital trans. came into being or maybe shortly before. Could have been a transitional period, though. I have a Powerfin agitator with a set screw and it pops over a stop ring just fine. If you use the set screw in combination with the stop ring it will dig into the stop ring and the agitator may rotate a bit slightly off center. I guess it's just a personal preference but I prefer not to use set screws if I don't have to. You could experiment with it for awhile and see what works best for you. Hope this helps.
B.
Considering the age of you're machines I wonder if that's a replacement agitator. I don't think they started using set screw agitators until some time in the mid '80's when the orbital trans. came into being or maybe shortly before. Could have been a transitional period, though. I have a Powerfin agitator with a set screw and it pops over a stop ring just fine. If you use the set screw in combination with the stop ring it will dig into the stop ring and the agitator may rotate a bit slightly off center. I guess it's just a personal preference but I prefer not to use set screws if I don't have to. You could experiment with it for awhile and see what works best for you. Hope this helps.
B.
hippiedoll
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thank you:
2manycats.
i am very happy with them.
just trying to get the washer in tip-top shape to start using it as my in-service washing machine.
)
2manycats.
i am very happy with them.
just trying to get the washer in tip-top shape to start using it as my in-service washing machine.
)
beekeyknee
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Oh, Christina. Sorry I misread your post about the agitator not having a set screw.[this post was last edited: 11/17/2014-03:04]
hippiedoll
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thank you:
beekeyknee.
i just read your message about misreading my message about the agitator NOT having a set screw.
i was just reading your message & i knew you had misread my message. but i'm glad that you caught it.
hm hm hm....
thank you again for letting me know to;
yes, lightly grease the drive shaft, slide the stop ring down & into place and to also rub some vaseline onto the stop ring, once it is in position as well.
i am getting pretty excited about getting the 806 into tip-top shape so that i can use it regularly. now i can't wait until the new stop ring arrives.
hm hm hm....
i am soooo greatful that these little setbacks i've been having so far (the stuck agitator, the water injector tube, sleeve & valve, and now the stop ring) have all been minor fixes. and i am so thankful that i have roger that i can call on the phone for his opinion & help and that i have you guys to turn to for advice too!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
)
beekeyknee.
i just read your message about misreading my message about the agitator NOT having a set screw.
i was just reading your message & i knew you had misread my message. but i'm glad that you caught it.
hm hm hm....
thank you again for letting me know to;
yes, lightly grease the drive shaft, slide the stop ring down & into place and to also rub some vaseline onto the stop ring, once it is in position as well.
i am getting pretty excited about getting the 806 into tip-top shape so that i can use it regularly. now i can't wait until the new stop ring arrives.
hm hm hm....
i am soooo greatful that these little setbacks i've been having so far (the stuck agitator, the water injector tube, sleeve & valve, and now the stop ring) have all been minor fixes. and i am so thankful that i have roger that i can call on the phone for his opinion & help and that i have you guys to turn to for advice too!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
)
hippiedoll
Well-known member
ok, final update (i think?).....
so the new stop ring arrived today and of course, i've had the vaseline out just waiting for the stop ring to arrive so i could put it to use. i lightly coated the agitator shaft, got the stop ring slid down into it's groove, and continued to rub the vaseline onto the stop ring as well. now the moment of thruth....
so, i positioned the agitator onto the shaft and slid it down as far as it would go and then, i pushed down on the agitator but i couldn't get it to "pop" over the stop ring. i pulled the agitator up and there was some small gobs of vaseline at the openining of the agitator shaft hole. so i wiped that off and took a q-tip and wiped off the splines inside as well. i said, "ok let's give this another try" and positioned the agitator onto the shaft again and tried to push down on it again and nothing.....
well, after like 2 more times and also wiping the agitator shaft with the q-tip as well, i FINALLY got the dang agitator to "pop" over the agitator ring!!! althought it was kinda hard to "pop" the agitator off, over the stop ring. i kept doing it over & over again, turning the agitator position a bit, to make sure that i "pop" the agitator onto the shaft, in different positions. and little by little, it got easier & easier.
it's no where as easy to pop the agitator on & off, on this 806, like it was on the 608 or the 208. those 2 machines were so easy to take the agitator off. the 806 agitator seems to be more finicky at how much vaseline i can put on the agitator shaft!!!
but i'm happy to say that i can now "pop" the agitator on & off, over the new stop ring.
next thing on the list?
to wash some laundry!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL.....
thank you all so much for all your help & advice. i couldn't have done any of this without you guys. so, THANK YOU.
lots of love,
christina
so the new stop ring arrived today and of course, i've had the vaseline out just waiting for the stop ring to arrive so i could put it to use. i lightly coated the agitator shaft, got the stop ring slid down into it's groove, and continued to rub the vaseline onto the stop ring as well. now the moment of thruth....
so, i positioned the agitator onto the shaft and slid it down as far as it would go and then, i pushed down on the agitator but i couldn't get it to "pop" over the stop ring. i pulled the agitator up and there was some small gobs of vaseline at the openining of the agitator shaft hole. so i wiped that off and took a q-tip and wiped off the splines inside as well. i said, "ok let's give this another try" and positioned the agitator onto the shaft again and tried to push down on it again and nothing.....
well, after like 2 more times and also wiping the agitator shaft with the q-tip as well, i FINALLY got the dang agitator to "pop" over the agitator ring!!! althought it was kinda hard to "pop" the agitator off, over the stop ring. i kept doing it over & over again, turning the agitator position a bit, to make sure that i "pop" the agitator onto the shaft, in different positions. and little by little, it got easier & easier.
it's no where as easy to pop the agitator on & off, on this 806, like it was on the 608 or the 208. those 2 machines were so easy to take the agitator off. the 806 agitator seems to be more finicky at how much vaseline i can put on the agitator shaft!!!
but i'm happy to say that i can now "pop" the agitator on & off, over the new stop ring.
next thing on the list?
to wash some laundry!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL.....
thank you all so much for all your help & advice. i couldn't have done any of this without you guys. so, THANK YOU.
lots of love,
christina
hippiedoll
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update...
but first...
DigAPony:
sorry for the delayed response.
as for having spare machines around, i don't. i first got the 208 and when i found the 608, i gave my dad the 208. and when i found the 806, i told my dad he could have the 608, because he wanted a larger tubbed washing machine to be able to wash blankets & things. and since at the time, only had a gas dryer, he is looking into putting in electricity for an electric dryer and he'll be taking the DE308 along with the 608.
now for an update on my 806:
since putting the new stop ring on the agitator shaft, i've been popping the agitator on & off of the shaft and little by little it is getting easier & easier. but i did notice i would find some little, hard, black, rubber bits, when i would pop the agitator off. the bits were around the agitator shaft. not alot. just like one or two bits. i'm thinking it might be bits coming off either the new stop ring? or else maybe there were some bits from the old stop ring, stuck in the stop ring groove, in the agitator shaft?
but i am able to push & pull the agitator on & off, with a pop now, everytime i do it.
also, i did take a video with my phone, of the 806 in action, to share with you all. and i sent the video to my email address. the problem is, i can't figure out how to load it on here? i can open & play the video, through my email. and i saved it to a file on my computer. but i can't find the file to upload it in this thread??
so since i'm not too hip to technology, i'm afraid i can't share the 2 short videos i made, with you, of the 806 washing away(
maybe if i can figure it out later, than i can upload some videos.
;o)
but first...
DigAPony:
sorry for the delayed response.
as for having spare machines around, i don't. i first got the 208 and when i found the 608, i gave my dad the 208. and when i found the 806, i told my dad he could have the 608, because he wanted a larger tubbed washing machine to be able to wash blankets & things. and since at the time, only had a gas dryer, he is looking into putting in electricity for an electric dryer and he'll be taking the DE308 along with the 608.
now for an update on my 806:
since putting the new stop ring on the agitator shaft, i've been popping the agitator on & off of the shaft and little by little it is getting easier & easier. but i did notice i would find some little, hard, black, rubber bits, when i would pop the agitator off. the bits were around the agitator shaft. not alot. just like one or two bits. i'm thinking it might be bits coming off either the new stop ring? or else maybe there were some bits from the old stop ring, stuck in the stop ring groove, in the agitator shaft?
but i am able to push & pull the agitator on & off, with a pop now, everytime i do it.
also, i did take a video with my phone, of the 806 in action, to share with you all. and i sent the video to my email address. the problem is, i can't figure out how to load it on here? i can open & play the video, through my email. and i saved it to a file on my computer. but i can't find the file to upload it in this thread??
so since i'm not too hip to technology, i'm afraid i can't share the 2 short videos i made, with you, of the 806 washing away
(maybe if i can figure it out later, than i can upload some videos.
;o)
Congrats Christina on your new set. I think I'm the guy that kept calling Luke for updates on the sale. I live in Phoenix and procrastinated on calling as I had to rent a truck to pick up in tucson. Now I know for future.
Best of luck,
Chris
Best of luck,
Chris
hippiedoll
Well-known member
awww....
thank you chris. that is much appreciated. you must of definitely been the guy in phoenix that kept calling luke for updates on the sale.
luke was a really nice guy and a man of his word.
i know what you mean about "procrastinating" because i did the same thing too. i seen the listing posted here by phil, and i thought $200, that pretty steep for me. so i didn't give the ad a 2nd thought. but as time went on, i kept thinking,
"if i don't at least call the seller & see if they are still available (and if they are) go & check them out, it's going to drive me crazy, not knowing if they were in good condition or if they had been abused or what".
so, i decided to find the ad and when i did, luke had just reduced the price from $200 to $150 and that's when i KNEW i had to at least go and check them out! i mean, i paid $50 for the 208 & $40 for the 608. if i ended up getting this set, that would make it $75 for a 806! so i called to see if they were still available. and luckily they were. i don't think you had called about them yet.
it was only after me & luke got our schedules organized & could arrange for me to go check them out, that luke told me that someone in phoenix had called about the set too.
and after checking them out & deciding i wanted them, i sealed the deal with luke by giving him a deposit until i could get the rest of the money. of course, i did ask him if he would sell them separately but he said "no deal. they were being sold as a set". and i was like "ok twist my arm, i'll take the dryer too".
LOL....
you know, luke said to me "there's a guy in phoenix who's been calling about these too. i didn't think there would be much interest in a washing machine." or something to that effect.
thank you again for the good luck wishes chris. i guess no matter what, this set was going to end up with either a "mommy" or "daddy" named chris, huh??
hm hm hm....
i do wish you the best of luck in your search as well chris. i hope that you too will find your 806 washer & 806 or 808 dryer set too!!!
thanks again chris
& i'll be keeping my fingers crossed & eyes peeled for you....
;o)
thank you chris. that is much appreciated. you must of definitely been the guy in phoenix that kept calling luke for updates on the sale.
luke was a really nice guy and a man of his word.
i know what you mean about "procrastinating" because i did the same thing too. i seen the listing posted here by phil, and i thought $200, that pretty steep for me. so i didn't give the ad a 2nd thought. but as time went on, i kept thinking,
"if i don't at least call the seller & see if they are still available (and if they are) go & check them out, it's going to drive me crazy, not knowing if they were in good condition or if they had been abused or what".
so, i decided to find the ad and when i did, luke had just reduced the price from $200 to $150 and that's when i KNEW i had to at least go and check them out! i mean, i paid $50 for the 208 & $40 for the 608. if i ended up getting this set, that would make it $75 for a 806! so i called to see if they were still available. and luckily they were. i don't think you had called about them yet.
it was only after me & luke got our schedules organized & could arrange for me to go check them out, that luke told me that someone in phoenix had called about the set too.
and after checking them out & deciding i wanted them, i sealed the deal with luke by giving him a deposit until i could get the rest of the money. of course, i did ask him if he would sell them separately but he said "no deal. they were being sold as a set". and i was like "ok twist my arm, i'll take the dryer too".
LOL....
you know, luke said to me "there's a guy in phoenix who's been calling about these too. i didn't think there would be much interest in a washing machine." or something to that effect.
thank you again for the good luck wishes chris. i guess no matter what, this set was going to end up with either a "mommy" or "daddy" named chris, huh??
hm hm hm....
i do wish you the best of luck in your search as well chris. i hope that you too will find your 806 washer & 806 or 808 dryer set too!!!
thanks again chris
& i'll be keeping my fingers crossed & eyes peeled for you....
;o)
hippiedoll
Well-known member
update...
well, i've got the 808 dryer moved into the backroom, off the kitchen, where we have our newer whirlpool & 806 maytag washers & newer whirlpool dryer.
and i've even got the 808 in it's place, with the power cord positioned behind the refrigerator, ready to be plugged in!!
now the only thing i have leftm is to buy 2 90 degree elbow connections & some dryer venting tube and the 808 dryer will be able to be used!!!
hm hm hm.....
thank you roger for helping me bring the 808 inside, out of the cold...
;o)
well, i've got the 808 dryer moved into the backroom, off the kitchen, where we have our newer whirlpool & 806 maytag washers & newer whirlpool dryer.
and i've even got the 808 in it's place, with the power cord positioned behind the refrigerator, ready to be plugged in!!
now the only thing i have leftm is to buy 2 90 degree elbow connections & some dryer venting tube and the 808 dryer will be able to be used!!!
hm hm hm.....
thank you roger for helping me bring the 808 inside, out of the cold...
;o)
rogera608s
Well-known member
Christina,
I am glad we got the machines inside before the big snow storm on New Year's eve.
R
I am glad we got the machines inside before the big snow storm on New Year's eve.
R
riskygamble
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They're gorgeous! Congrats! 
hippiedoll
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thank you's......
rogera608s:
i know!!!
thank you so much for all your help & everything roger!!! without you, i would be sooo lost!!!
i didn't even know that it snowed? my friend barely told me about it today!
i am definitely glad all the machines are in the backroom for now.
again thank you so much for your help roger!!!
)
riskygamble:
thank you so much. i am very happy with the washer so far, and can't wait to get the dryer going. which should be real soon!!! i just have to buy a couple of 90 degree elbows and tube to set up the exhaust vent and the dryer is ready to go!!
;o)
rogera608s:
i know!!!
thank you so much for all your help & everything roger!!! without you, i would be sooo lost!!!
i didn't even know that it snowed? my friend barely told me about it today!
i am definitely glad all the machines are in the backroom for now.
again thank you so much for your help roger!!!
)riskygamble:
thank you so much. i am very happy with the washer so far, and can't wait to get the dryer going. which should be real soon!!! i just have to buy a couple of 90 degree elbows and tube to set up the exhaust vent and the dryer is ready to go!!
;o)
philr
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Christina, don't forget to post pics once both machines are reunited and ready to be used together!
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