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Thread Number: 42382
Maytag A806 Oil Leak |
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| Post# 623600 9/9/2012 at 12:11 (4,244 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
I got the A806! I love it! However, it was loosing a little bit of oil, and I noticed it must have been doing this for a while, because it was spun out on the underside of the machine. It's leaking right from the centre screw. I took a picutre (sorry it was before I cleaned it all up, while taking it out of the car)
How should this be addressed? As a side note, anyone selling a matching dryer? The back light on the machine is really cool! 
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Post# 623618 , Reply# 1 9/9/2012 at 13:12 (4,244 days old) by goatfarmer  (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 623619 , Reply# 2 9/9/2012 at 13:15 (4,244 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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A806 Oil Leak There is supposed to be a black rubber cap over the screw, do you still have it?. A slight oil leak on an older MT Washer is almost normal, just clean everything up and keep using it. There is no way to check the oil level in the transmission and even if all the oil leaks out it will not destroy it but instead it will just seize up, if the oil leak is too bothersome you may want to consider replacing the complete transmission. You can still update this washer to the newer more effective orbital transmission and Load Sensor agitator to get better turnover and less clothing ware. | ||
| Post# 623620 , Reply# 3 9/9/2012 at 13:16 (4,244 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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| Post# 623625 , Reply# 4 9/9/2012 at 13:31 (4,244 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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| Post# 623646 , Reply# 5 9/9/2012 at 14:42 (4,244 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
The only way to add oil is to remove the transmission and open it up. At that point, you might as well rebuild it. The old style Helical transmission was just that fun to work on. As far as the agitator is concerned, you have the old style power fin agi. The load sensor agi that John mentioned is what the newer Dependable Care washers used. It's white and is actually two piece with a upper section that looks like a corkscrew or auger...
As far as not spinning well, I'd be looking at the motor carriage or belts. The motor rides on a carriage that is spring loaded so that it naturally keeps tension on the belts. Pull the front cover off to see this. The belts may be contaminated with oil or just plain worn out. Fresh belts come as a set now and are not bad in price. Congrats on a nice machine. The matching dryers show up from time to time as they sometimes lasted longer than the washers. Just keep an eye out. You have some great fellow club members out there in New Jersey land and hopefully will make themselves known to you. RCD | ||
| Post# 624274 , Reply# 6 9/11/2012 at 18:40 (4,242 days old) by marks (Tucker, GA) | ||
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