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Thread Number: 20944
I'll show that Agitator who's boss!!! |
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| Post# 331748 , Reply# 1 2/22/2009 at 17:12 (5,538 days old) by ttuee2006 () | ||
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The Replacement... Pretty nice no? Picked up on eBay for less than $20 shipped FedEX. It's used, but you can't really tell it, VERY clean. So it's not the bakelite agitator.....so sue me! At least this one's usable! 
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| Post# 331749 , Reply# 2 2/22/2009 at 17:12 (5,538 days old) by ttuee2006 () | ||
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The Tub... With all the bits from the "persuasion" 
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| Post# 331751 , Reply# 3 2/22/2009 at 17:14 (5,538 days old) by ttuee2006 () | ||
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The Tub... After a quick cleaning with the shop-vac. Gotta love vintage appliances too! The orange stuff isn't rust...it's some sort of gunk in the bottom. Probably some sort of slime mold or something. It wipes right out. 
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Post# 331767 , Reply# 4 2/22/2009 at 19:52 (5,538 days old) by frigilux  (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 331794 , Reply# 6 2/22/2009 at 22:34 (5,538 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Been there done that!
I ended up using a 10 pound sledge on the powerfin of a free A-610 that I acquired. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, would budge that damn thing. The lint filter was the same. 3 rounds of boiling water and constant banging/pulling/screaming wouldn't budge the agitator or lint filter loose. I wouldn't worry about the yellowing tub, it'll probably disappear after a few hot washes with household bleach/oxygen bleach. A resurrected Maytag always brings a smile to my face. Good luck! | ||
| Post# 331829 , Reply# 7 2/23/2009 at 05:56 (5,538 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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Fascinating that the owner would not take a small pail/bowl/pot of some kind to bail out the tub. Even lowering the drain hose would have worked. | ||
| Post# 331832 , Reply# 8 2/23/2009 at 06:19 (5,538 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
ha ha | ||
| Post# 331837 , Reply# 9 2/23/2009 at 06:53 (5,538 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston) | ||
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A tip: Once you get the agitator off, put a coating of Vaseline on the post. You will never have trouble getting the agitator off again. Lube is good! Bobby in Boston | ||
| Post# 331952 , Reply# 10 2/23/2009 at 15:41 (5,537 days old) by ttuee2006 () | ||
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Be Careful what you Wish for! Motor showed up today! YAY! Too bad it's a league night....means it won't see action till tomorrow! Murphy loves me.... | ||
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Post# 332003 , Reply# 11 2/23/2009 at 21:25 (5,537 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 332124 , Reply# 13 2/24/2009 at 18:19 (5,536 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Tub Seal
Changing out the tub seal is a fairly easy task. The only problem is that the outer tub lip is known to rust and piece of the rust will come off in chunks. I just ran across this with my 806 last night. 806's and 906 with timed bleach dispenser used their own unique tub. NLA of course. GRRRR!!! If both the tub cover and outer tub lip are fine, straight forward task. Pray it doesn't look like this!
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Post# 332128 , Reply# 14 2/24/2009 at 19:07 (5,536 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Welcome Eric
Well, I had jobs like that but once its all shined up and cranking its first load and you hear that machine humming awahy that is a real sweet moment and sound! If your tub leak is recent then hopefully you'll have alot of metal to work with, Maytag uses their own key/wrench to get that nut off and its been awhile but I remember it being a left hand thread, anybody want to back me up on this?? jet | ||
| Post# 332137 , Reply# 15 2/24/2009 at 19:43 (5,536 days old) by ttuee2006 () | ||
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That was going to be my next question....if anyone knows what kind of wrench I need! I've never take the tub out before, so this is a first for me. | ||
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Post# 332146 , Reply# 16 2/24/2009 at 20:26 (5,536 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Rick | ||
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Post# 332162 , Reply# 17 2/24/2009 at 21:53 (5,536 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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If the original agitator had a crack or hole above the skirt then it would never have the air bubble that normally protects the shaft from coming in contact with water. Don S. and I had to cut a bakelite filter-agitator out of a machine once - we found a hole in the agitator where a foreign object had broken it from underneath. The spline and shaft were cemented onto the agitator drive shaft. After smashing the bakelite to bits, we had to use a dremel to cut away the spline. Lots of work, but worth it! You should be able to get the tub-wrench at most parts suppliers, they are very common. Remember to remove the set-screw before trying to remove the tub nut. | ||
| Post# 332176 , Reply# 19 2/24/2009 at 23:13 (5,536 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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"On the Tub wrench.....will the generic Maytag "Spanner Wrench" that's so readily available on eBay and such work for what I need to do? It seems like the common one with the 4-star looking thing is what I need....I'm not sure of the size though, so I figure I'll check before I buy." Yep, that's the one. | ||
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Post# 332223 , Reply# 20 2/25/2009 at 08:49 (5,536 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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"Set screw"?? | ||
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Post# 332227 , Reply# 21 2/25/2009 at 09:41 (5,536 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Set Screwed! | ||
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Post# 332407 , Reply# 22 2/26/2009 at 11:47 (5,535 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Greg | ||
| Post# 712615 , Reply# 23 11/1/2013 at 15:13 (3,826 days old) by maytaga806 (Howell, Michigan) | ||
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Post# 712677 , Reply# 24 11/1/2013 at 19:44 (3,825 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Maytag Agitator | ||
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Post# 712691 , Reply# 25 11/1/2013 at 21:14 (3,825 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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