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Thread Number: 27304
And she wondered why it wouldn't dry/how to blow a hole in your halo: Part II |
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| Post# 419463 3/1/2010 at 00:19 (5,163 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
Some time ago, Dave and I brought home a set of 806's, and the previous owner didn't realize the dryer had a lint filter (see link). After I finally figured out how to get the pulley off the back, Dave took it apart so we could clean and lube the machine. It's very clean inside, so I'm posting a couple of pictures. Quick question though, should there be a felt seal in the front of the machine, or is it just the rear that has felt seals?
Enjoy! CLICK HERE TO GO TO elginkid's LINK 
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| Post# 419464 , Reply# 1 3/1/2010 at 00:22 (5,163 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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| Post# 419465 , Reply# 2 3/1/2010 at 00:23 (5,163 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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| Post# 419466 , Reply# 3 3/1/2010 at 00:24 (5,163 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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| Post# 419467 , Reply# 4 3/1/2010 at 00:26 (5,163 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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Post# 419470 , Reply# 5 3/1/2010 at 00:56 (5,163 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Felt seal in front.... | ||
| Post# 419496 , Reply# 6 3/1/2010 at 09:01 (5,162 days old) by elginkid (Cincinnati, OH) | ||
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Post# 419522 , Reply# 7 3/1/2010 at 10:40 (5,162 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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MT HOH DRYER LINT FILTERS | ||
| Post# 419599 , Reply# 8 3/1/2010 at 14:52 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
While it's torn down that far.... | ||
| Post# 419600 , Reply# 9 3/1/2010 at 14:53 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419601 , Reply# 10 3/1/2010 at 14:53 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419602 , Reply# 11 3/1/2010 at 14:54 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419603 , Reply# 12 3/1/2010 at 14:55 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419604 , Reply# 13 3/1/2010 at 14:55 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419605 , Reply# 14 3/1/2010 at 14:56 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419606 , Reply# 15 3/1/2010 at 14:57 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419607 , Reply# 16 3/1/2010 at 14:57 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419608 , Reply# 17 3/1/2010 at 14:58 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419611 , Reply# 19 3/1/2010 at 14:59 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419612 , Reply# 20 3/1/2010 at 15:00 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419613 , Reply# 21 3/1/2010 at 15:00 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 419614 , Reply# 22 3/1/2010 at 15:01 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 419641 , Reply# 23 3/1/2010 at 16:58 (5,162 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Thanks for posting Dan!
I'll look into oiling that wick and shaft tonight. I already oiled the blower, but the shaft will likely use a bit of lube. Due to being run with a clogged filter and no airflow for so long, the inside of this dryer was completely cooked!
The front felt seals are both NLA according to my local parts store. They have one in stock (the narrower of the two) for, get this, $81.00!!! Talk about a ripoff! I have the part numbers for the front felt seals written down and I'll do some looking and price comparison later this evening after I get home from my mah jongg game. My opinion of Whirlpool just dropped a few more points, Dave | ||
| Post# 419691 , Reply# 24 3/1/2010 at 18:44 (5,162 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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There's only 2 seals on the electric Halos. The front seal and blower seal. The blower felt seal is a very low wearing part and rarely needs replacement. The front seal is the one that needs attention. According to partstore.com, it's still available...at $5.95. It would be a good idea to grab a few at that price since they're officially NLA.
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Post# 419707 , Reply# 25 3/1/2010 at 20:00 (5,162 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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MT HOH FRONT SEALS
The front feldt is easy to make and you glue it in place with hi temp glue. The front seal does not help the function of the dryer in any performance way. Its to help prevent foreign objects from falling on the heater and causing a short or a fire. Usually after a period of the glue fails and the seal falls on the heater and burns and creates an awful smell this usually generated a service call. The HOH electric dryers heating element design was one of the worst ever for durability and safety if you have one keep all metal objects out of the dryer load. When I worked with MT we had many dryers that caught fire and were totally destroyed. The gas dryers were a little safer but only had one gas valve and when it would stick open nothing will stop the full flame from burning. The dryers would get to the end of the cycle the motor would shut off but the burner was still going full speed ahead and would quickly set the nice dry clothes on fire as the flame is right under the drum. I saw this happen more once if you were home and knew how to turn the gas off you could save the dryer and house, I even fixed one such machine because she caught it in time the paint on the front cabinet was all burned but she didn't care. This is way better designed dryers like WP always always had a dual gas valve in case one would stick, all gas dryers since the MT big load dryers came out around 1976 have had dual valves. I also had a 1963 pink Frigidare gas dryer do this once where the burner was under the top. the pink porcelain top turned glossy black when this happened but as it cooled it changed back to pink and was unharmed I just had to replace the main gas valve. If you have an older gas dryer with a constant burning pilot it may be of this design don't leave it running when you leave the area. No gas dryers with electric ignition ever had this problem no matter how old.
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| Post# 419717 , Reply# 26 3/1/2010 at 20:54 (5,162 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
I'll look into oiling that wick and shaft tonight. 
One BIG thing to watch out for... When pulling the drum and spindle to clean/lube the shaft, first take a minute to remove the sensor ring brush or it will fly off into the night and go bye bye or break... This is the little carbon brush that rides on the ring right at the back of the drum. Take a screwdriver and remove the screw where the drum wire meets the plastic holder. Underneath that is a spring and the 'brush'. Also, make sure the o rings go back in like you found them on the shaft...
RCD | ||
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Post# 419835 , Reply# 27 3/2/2010 at 13:07 (5,161 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Update.
The confusion over seals was because the guy at the service counter was looking at the diagram for a DG406. The 2 felt seals in the front must be for gas dryers only.
They are part numbers: 300860 - NLA 311410 - NLA (my parts store has 2 left for $80.00 each). I'll get back to the dryer tonight, Dave | ||
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Post# 421613 , Reply# 28 3/9/2010 at 14:11 (5,154 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Got the new seal for $6.00. | ||
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Post# 421614 , Reply# 29 3/9/2010 at 14:15 (5,154 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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One more thing.
The fabric piece that is glued to the inside of the rear blower housing (through which the blower pulley protrudes through the housing) came off. I have it, I just need to know what to use to glue it back in place. Should I use the same high-temp adhesive I am going to go back and get for the front felt seal? It's part #3-12623 on the parts diagram Dan so kindly scanned and posted.
Thanks, Dave | ||
| Post# 421878 , Reply# 30 3/10/2010 at 18:46 (5,153 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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Dan, do you have a parts list for 806 Washer? | ||
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