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

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maybe if i can figure it out later, than i can upload some videos.
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