Maytag DG606

[maytagguy]

Hi all!
I recently found a Maytag DG606. When I picked it up today it didn’t work the woman said. And we brought it home and downstairs. Then I took the back panel off! And boy did it have a lot of lint and nastiest stuff! I really wish I took a photo! Getting to the point. I put some oil on the motor and pulleys then tried to start it! But as I pushed the knob in to start it it made this electric humming noise. In looking at the back. It wasn’t moving the drum. So I turned the wheel on the back. With some turning. It started! But then 15 minutes later. I unplugged it. Then it stopped. Plugged it back in. And humming again. Darn. Maybe it needs a new motor? I have oiled all of the things that I can see that were supposed to be oiled!

Let me know! Hopefully it’s something simple!

ThankYou! Cooper!

 

[tazz]

First thing I would do is remove the belts and then try to run it, see if the drum spins freely. on one that I got the drum bearings were very dry and it wouldn't spin, if that's the case the dryer has to come apart to access that, it actually has a wick in there. Try with the belt off first.

 

[maytagguy]

oh no!

This morning. Went down there - took the belt off! The motor just hummed . No spinning

 

[jasonlittle]

It sounds like the starting winding is shot. May not be a bad idea to start looking for a new motor for it.

 

[jasonlittle]

I looked up the dryer and the part number i'm coming up with for the motor is Y302278 / 302278. I have a dryer similar to that and eventually it started struggling to start. The motor would strain to start up and then would usually overheat and shut off before my clothes were dry. I would have to leave it sit for roughly an hour before it would start again.

 

[akronman]

hmm

I've gotten fine motors for MAytag driers from Ebay, still running 6 years later.

 

[combo52]

You Have a Bad Delco Motor

These were the next worst motor to the Westinghouse motors that MT used on these dryers, best were the Emerson next were the GEs, however the GEs often were the loudest ones.

Be sure you have a steel motor pulley, the pot-metal ones were no good because they wore quickly and allowed too much belt slippage.

John L.

 

[maytagguy]

Ok!

Is this the correct item? Otherwise. Can someone tell me which one it is ! Hopefully on amazon.com!

 

[combo52]

No Wrong Motor, you need a motor for a MT HOH dryer, they are NLA so your best bet is a good used one.

 

[maytagguy]

I got the pilot lit. And im wondering how the mechanism works to make the dryer run, because I can’t seem to get it to run continuously. It’ll run for a second then shut off when I push it to start! Wondering what is wrong and how to fix it?

 

[maytag85]

The Maytag DG606 is pretty similar to the one I have, but mine is in avocado green, and I had to do some repainting there was some rust in the inside, and on the rear panel. The only thing I have left to do is solder the wires onto the electronic dry control board since the wires have worked themselves loose, and if they are loose, the dryer won’t shut off properly.

Here’s a photo of my DG606