Maytag 806 new acquisition

[swestoyz]

Nice tub-light upgrade!

Michael, great observations. With a new Maytag/FSP sourced drive belt, new glides, and a cleaned up motor carriage with a fresh coat of poly-lube, and a properly adjusted pump belt, your Maytag will be back in tip-top shape.

One recommendation would be to clean the motor and transmission pulley. They don't need to be shining bright, but you'll want to clean off any rust or belt material that was left behind from the Gates belt.

Ben

 

[good-shepherd]

moving up and down during the spin up.

Something is worn or loose, the carriage shouldn't have that much vertical play.

 

[casciomichael]

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 moving the machines into their permanent home today and plan on saying good riddance and goodbye to my lg (kenmore) front loaders. Someone else will surely love them!

Also fixed the door liner of the dg808 dryer. Not sure of the series of events, but the door knob was replaced with a regular cabinet knob. That knob has no reinforcing boss that supports the space between the metal door and plastic liner. Consequently, the door liner was broken in several places around the knob area. After super gluing the pieces together and some reinforcement with epoxy, it is back to looking sort of normal. Relaced the knob with a new maytag knob, $8 on ebay.

 

[yogitunes]

when you clean up the motor glides and lube....

shouldn't the motor pulley be mounted flush with the motor shaft?...

 

[casciomichael]

Motor glides and lube

I believe you are correct. Pulley should be flush with the shaft.