oldschool
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Moving along with paint
Step one..............the white
Step one..............the white
Maytag A606 drive pulley install and stop lug adjustment
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oldschool
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Paint
Now for the gold
Now for the gold
oldschool
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And Finally Done
Here she is. I didn't want to paint the cabinet. Standard spray bomb paint I felt would scratch and chip much easier than the factory finish. The factory finish wasn't too bad. Alot of scratches and the sides were showing some early stages of pitting. I just used some rubbing compound and high end wax that I use on the cars. Turned out pretty cool. Again when I get sorted through all the pics I took, I'll get them posted.
Here she is. I didn't want to paint the cabinet. Standard spray bomb paint I felt would scratch and chip much easier than the factory finish. The factory finish wasn't too bad. Alot of scratches and the sides were showing some early stages of pitting. I just used some rubbing compound and high end wax that I use on the cars. Turned out pretty cool. Again when I get sorted through all the pics I took, I'll get them posted.
Damn! She looks GREAT!
dnastrau
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WOW!
Nice Job! That console looks NEW!
Nice Job! That console looks NEW!
dnastrau
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Off topic: brake tool
Hi Oldschool:
Were you the member who had posted that they found a Maytag brake tool for $20? If so, did they have more?
Thanks,
Andrew S.
Hi Oldschool:
Were you the member who had posted that they found a Maytag brake tool for $20? If so, did they have more?
Thanks,
Andrew S.
oldschool
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Yep............that was me............. However,
I didn't buy it. (check the attached link for the tool). In my case,for a one time deal, I found another way to spin the brake assembly out. And my method worked quite well upon reassembly. I'm providing a pic of what I did. Please don't beat me up guys, but it worked for me. I WAS VERY GENTLE. I only needed to tap on the drift. There was no need to beat on it to get the brake assembly moving. There are three raised nubs on the top side of the housing. I moved around from one to next until I got movement, put on my leather gloves for a better grip, then muscled it the rest of the way off. I then reversed my method for reassembly. Spun it on until seated then used the drift and hammer to seat the assembly. It's not going anywhere.
Can't tell you if the tool is available or not as again I opted to go another route for removal and reassembly.
I didn't buy it. (check the attached link for the tool). In my case,for a one time deal, I found another way to spin the brake assembly out. And my method worked quite well upon reassembly. I'm providing a pic of what I did. Please don't beat me up guys, but it worked for me. I WAS VERY GENTLE. I only needed to tap on the drift. There was no need to beat on it to get the brake assembly moving. There are three raised nubs on the top side of the housing. I moved around from one to next until I got movement, put on my leather gloves for a better grip, then muscled it the rest of the way off. I then reversed my method for reassembly. Spun it on until seated then used the drift and hammer to seat the assembly. It's not going anywhere.
Can't tell you if the tool is available or not as again I opted to go another route for removal and reassembly.
oldschool
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Thanks for the kind words. Can't say I'm in need of
I do appreciate the offer though Dan. I just wanted to get the old Maytag running again for doing my shop towels. I gave the old Maytag a new name....."RAGTAG". As far as the painting goes, I have shelves of automotive restoration paints. There was a ton of rust on the base pan and springs. The arms supporting the outer tub were pretty bad too. The slide assembly for the motor was jambed up too from rust. I was tempted to either glass bead the tranny housing or spray it with some cast aluminum paint but decided I needed to draw the line somewhere. As I look at the lube stains from the original assembly at the factory on the housing, maybe I should have done something. I just couldn't justify it.. The painting of the rusted areas didn't set me back anything, money wise.
Some of the colors I used were Ford blue, cast iron grey, stainless, black and white.
I do appreciate the offer though Dan. I just wanted to get the old Maytag running again for doing my shop towels. I gave the old Maytag a new name....."RAGTAG". As far as the painting goes, I have shelves of automotive restoration paints. There was a ton of rust on the base pan and springs. The arms supporting the outer tub were pretty bad too. The slide assembly for the motor was jambed up too from rust. I was tempted to either glass bead the tranny housing or spray it with some cast aluminum paint but decided I needed to draw the line somewhere. As I look at the lube stains from the original assembly at the factory on the housing, maybe I should have done something. I just couldn't justify it.. The painting of the rusted areas didn't set me back anything, money wise.
Some of the colors I used were Ford blue, cast iron grey, stainless, black and white.
dnastrau
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Thanks Oldschool...
...as I think Scrubflex wanted to buy a brake tool. That is cheap!
Your brake removal method looks very good!
Your restoration work looks great too!
...as I think Scrubflex wanted to buy a brake tool. That is cheap!
Your brake removal method looks very good!
Your restoration work looks great too!
dnastrau
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One more question
That base and springs look great - did you sand/media blast the rust first or did you use something else?
That base and springs look great - did you sand/media blast the rust first or did you use something else?
surgilator_68
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WOW
That is beautiful!!
That is beautiful!!
Restoration
Great restoration there, you`ve inspired me to look at painting the fascia on my A206 which is rather crummy with work!!
Nothing like bringing a working machine back to full glory!!
Great restoration there, you`ve inspired me to look at painting the fascia on my A206 which is rather crummy with work!!
Nothing like bringing a working machine back to full glory!!
