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Good day to all
This is my first post here and I hope I can find some help
I am the proud owner of a matching set maytag de 606 dryer and a806 washer
Now the dryer is doing fine I fixed it a couple of times already but the washer I'm worried a little bit... According to my better half it's leaking and we should get rid of it... I have moved it from it's location and yes I can see some humidity spots on the floor.
I would llike to open it up and inspect the inside to se if there is anything I can do myself, maybe it's just a couple of washers that need to be replaced,
Does anybody knows how to remove the panel or has any instruction manual to show me pictures of so that I could get an idea on how to proceed?
Also I have noticed similar washer/dryers to mine with backlit consoles, how can I tell if mine is the same?
Thanks for any tip/advice I really love my antique appliances and would really like to keep them as long as I can
Sorry if my post was a litle long....
 
get rid it

NO!! ask him if you should get rid of HIM if HE ever leaks? it could be as easy as the fill flume, a cinch to replace. a couple screws and some clips hold the cabinet closed. a cinch to open up, im sure a member will post with the specifics very soon.
 
There are a couple of places where these washers could leak.

Easiest to fix would be loose hose clamps, such as from drain hose to pump, or tub hose to pump. If the hoses are deteriorated, they might need to be replaced. Similarly for the fill flume.

A less easy to fix source of leakage would be from the bolts that hold the outer tub to the support braces. These have lead washers. Unfortunately, the nuts are between the inner and outer tubs, and in order to tighten these bolts properly, one must remove the agitator and the inner tub, and put a wrench on both the nut and the bolt, so that the nut doesn't just spin and ruin the lead washer. You can tell if the support bolt is leaking from the trail of dried detergent or hard water minerals from the bolt down the outside of the outer tub.

Like was said, it's very easy to pull the front panel off these Maytags to work on them. Just two screws at the bottom, then swing the panel towards you from the bottom, until the two top clips release the panel. A short-handled short shank phillips screwdrives (also known as a "stubbie") will help remove the two screws.

I agree, don't toss a perfectly good older Maytag just because of a minor leak. If the tranny is in good shape, the machine is well worth saving.
 
Thanks for the info
you were right it opens in a snap!
For now everything seems to be fine except that t's reeeeeaaaaaaally dirty in there
I'm going to try and make it run with the panel off so to see if I can see any leaks while it's runing
I also found by removing the control panel cover wher the neon was (the original one was still in) and i will try and replace that too!
Thanks
 
DANGER WILL ROBINSON!!!

ALSO keep your head out of there when it's spinning, or it WILL knock a hole in it! If it is leaking from on top of the transmission then it's a tub seal. Call the Maytag dealer in your area, and spend the money to have it replaced. You'll get another 25 to 30 years out of it. I can guarantee that you won't find anything better in this day and age!Mark
 
Take the front off and watch

Mercy are we men or OSHA inspecters. Take the front off, run a full cycle, pour some water down the dispenser and drink a cup of caffee and watch. Nothng is going to jump out and grab you. If you don't watch you won't know if it happens at fill, drain, pause, the bleach additive, during wash etc etc. If you're that big of stooge you'd go sticking your body parts inside a running machine you deserve any lesson you might receive.
Kelly
 
now, kelly,

some of us are more accident prone then others...me, for instance. The first time I looked under a Maytag (back when they were really Maytags) I did not know that the whole thing spun like mad. Fortunately my friend's mom caught us with our panels down before we had a chance to stand on a chair and turn it on.
Funny, those screws were sure a lot harder to turn forty years ago than they are today.
Sticking body parts inside of a machine...no, am not going there...but tempting...
 
Not everyone has been around vintage washers,and know's their inner workings.If you're not familiar with a Maytag spinning gearcase,you could see water dripping down the center,reach inside to get a closer look,right about the time it starts to spin.major pain!

Can't be too cautious....

kennyGF
 
Wow so many thing can be said about the dangers of an open washing machine....
Well I did run a full cycle with the panel off and didn't seem to see anything as close to a leak, just on hose coming out of the tub felt slightly damp (don't worry I checked after the cycle ended...)
So I guess the floor is just damp for other reasons.... and I suspect the cats litter box...
 
Pet's my dear have nothing to do with the operation and good house keeping of a Maytag A806. Check your frequency at the cat box, as that may be your answer. You said it, not me.
 
Maytag

I had a Maytag 512A Fabric-matic that started to leak. Found out the hose on the outer tub going to the pump had worked loose. All the rocking movemment of the outer tub during the spin cycle apparently caused it. Later after 18 years of use the hose dried out and cracked thus causing another leak. Cost to replace the hose maybe $20.00

Hope this helps!
 
Errant Leaks

Sometimes a bit of water can be misdirected at the fill flange if there is a build up of mineral debris. It can come and go based on water pressure fluctuation and the choice of warm, cold or hot.
Sometimes the leak is the bleach dispenser hose.
Other leaks can be stopped by merely tightening the fill hoses.
Sometimes the drain has slowed a bit and you can have back up from the standpipe if water is being drained in other parts of the house.
Really wild and sloppy wash action, the kind that occurs from blue jeans can allow bits of water to slop over the top of the tub and rip onto the floor.
If the machine is overloaded and clothes are against the flow of water enetering the washbasket, it can splash up and over the top of the tub.
If this is an ongoing problem, there should be a tell tale water line or mark often hightening with mineral, soap or chlorine deposits demonstrating where a repeated problem has occured.
Kelly
 
Mea culpa

After checking and rechecking seems that after all the dampness under the Maytag was caused by other than the Maytag itself....
I could't see any traces of leaks nowere inside the machine itself but just under it...
Sorry for all the trouble
At least I learned lots about my washer in a week than after owning it for 6 years, and now that I put a new light in the control panel it feels like 2001 space odissey everytime we do the laundry...
 
as long as you promise not to let go of your faithful Maytag like some old fling, im sure she will forgive.
 
I don't know, but I am wondering if it's possible that if there is water leaking through the transmission shaft, if it could bypass the inner cabinet and come out on the lower pulley. This can happen with transmission oil leaking out.

I would try putting the maching on a big piece of cardboard - or at least several sheets of newspaper - to see if the dampness recurs with another test cycle. If not, then it's a good guess the machine is fine.
 
Maytag leak

A friend of mine and my brother both had Maytags that started with a mystery leak. They found it was coming from the tub seal where the outer tub and the transmission comes together. Both of them pitched the machines. Per my friend it was too expensive to fix plus neither one of them knew how to work on them. One machine was only about 10 years and the other about 5 years old.
 

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