Quite possibly the timer motor needs attention.

BTW, where is Oakland City?

 I've also been actively looking for a white 806 dryer recently! (good thing we're not in the same neighborhood!).

 The closest I got so far it is a $100 harvest gold HDE-606 so I passed!

Strangely, my white A-806 washer was originally paired with a 606 dryer (I have the sales catalog and instruction manuals for both the washer and the dryer from the former owner) but I'd like to have a 806 dryer!

Also, can anyone tell me if there's a paint code that matches the blue on the control panel, on mine is gone in several places...

Sandy, do you know if the dryer's control knob also changed to clear plastic when the washer's timer knobs did?  I also want one of these dryers in white! I know they have small drums and all but that's the model I want!

I also prefer the metal knob and I'd like the chrome lint filter but that's not what I got!

As I think about it, I may have something that's close to that in a spray can. That would definitively be cheaper than having base coat mixed just for that! Then I could clear it with automotive clear coat (I have that too). The control panel and the porcelain top are the worst parts of this washer. The porcelain isn't chipped but it has quite a few scratches. The cabinet paint is in good shape and even the inside is in very good shape. The porcelain in the tub could be better but it doesn't look too bad now that I cleaned it (it was stained orange/brown by water and the inside of the outer tub was really dirty!)

Here's what the tub looked like when I got it! It got much worse when I filled it with water with all the debris in the water and large insects that were pumper out of outer tub! The good thing is that it works nicely and doesn't leak oil or water!

Sounds like the fabric softener dispensing cup is gone if you're just seeing a single hole. 

BTW, if you need a gas dryer, that would be a DG806.

I'm sure there are people here who can advise on where to get a new timer or have yours fixed.  It does sound like a bad timer is causing the problems you're having.

The part over the lint filter is a fabric softener dispenser. 

BTW, can someone tell me how to decode the serial number on these?

You can email them to me and I'll upload them for you, they need to be resized to 300K but I can do that. Just look at the email address in my profile.

I got all your pictures, I won't post all 27 of them for now but I'll post some. If you want to show something from another picture I didn't post, let me know!   

You should clean out the mouse nest, for sure! You may find it's simply a wire that's chewed in two.

Here's a picture of the timer motor

BTW, it looks like a Kingston 60.  I did replace the plastic gear in one of these in a 1969 Frigidaire dishwasher. 

If the timer motor is bad, you can probably order this brass gear to repair it (other members could tell more as I haven't dismantled my Maytag timer motor). To test it, simply disconnect it from the timer and plug it to 120V to see if the gear still turns.

So our washers are really close in age! Just a bit too young to have the chrome lint filter I guess! 

Brian, I think mine also has the Mallory (from the noise!). So I guess that's when they switched from one to another. I did remove it to get access to the lid switch but I didn't notice the brand...

Brian, I just checked and my timer is a Mallory like yours. Are these interchangeable or does the wiring harness differ when the Kingston is used?

Brian, is the Mallory timer in your Oct 1972 machine a type 1 or type 3? Mine doesn't have a spring-loaded escapement (it moves slowly like a Kingston would do) but it's motor is noisy (it makes constant noise) I guess something is worn in it and/or lacking lubrication but it still works. The Kingston timers that I have don't make as much noise. I do have one Ingraham timer motor that makes a similar noise (not that noisy still) but others that are less noisy.

BTW, I did send a link in a previous post to brass replacement gears for Kingston 60 timer motors. They are quite easy to replace. I replaced the Kingston 60 timer motor in a Frigidaire dishwasher with a new one but I did fix the old motor with a brass gear for future use!

Do you think any action is needed with a noise like this (that's the Mallory type 3 on my A-806)?

Funny you posted that. Earlier tonight, I saw the ad on Craigslist and have already called the seller and he accepted my offer! 

Congratulations!

Are you looking for the whole timer or the timer motor? Have you taken the timer out of your machine and hooked it up to 120V to see what it does? Refer to reply #62 in this thread  I made to Phil about working on timers. From looking at the pics that Phil posted for you in reply #38 you have a Kingston 4499-2 timer. The top view looks pretty bad, but the back view looks better. Even so the timer will most likely need maintenance. It's probably too old and dirty to work properly.

Refer to thread #50753 to see what I told James to do to his timer to revive it. I have done it but I didn't document it as well as he did. I just told him what to do. Your timer is different, but it can take the same treatment. I've worked on a newer Kingston timer and the same rules apply. You can check thread # 38714 and scroll down to reply #148. It's a long thread that I made some time ago and there is a section on timer restoration. I've learned a lot more since then and now I use Tri-flow spray to restore timers instead of oil infused kerosene. There's a lot of other info there too that you can refer back to in the future if you need to. Thread #25520 is redcarpetdrews post from 2009. It isn't about timers, but it's good information and if you're really going to get into this machine you're going to need it. I searched the archives, used posts like Drew's, combined my own mechanical instincts and created a success. You have to get dirty and commit yourself to bring the machine back to life. You basically have to tear it completely down and build it from the ground up. It will probably take all summer to get the job done and if you are not committed you will never finish.  Sweat, tears, and angry outbursts can and sometimes occur. I hope you're ready. If you are we need better communication with you so we can see what you're doing to be able to help you. If you're able to be a contributing member of AW.org the site will be more useful and you will be able to take full advantage of all of it's features. Posting pictures to the site like Phil did when he helped you helps us see what you're doing so we can advise. I realize you have two new little ones to care for and may not have the time for a project like this right now, but if you do I will try and help you as much as possible and others will usually try and help too.  OK, lecture over.

If the plastic pinion on the motor isn't broken you can put a drop of turbine oil on it, or better yet, if you can find it, some Tri-flow oil. It's good for sewing machines but it is also good on timer pinions and the spray is good for lubricating the timer body after cleaning it in kerosene (with the motor removed). You can probably use the spray on both the timer motor and timer body if you don't want to buy the oil and spray separately.

Here's the information I found about the motor for your timer.

I looked on the Kingston 4499 timer I have. It is installed in a console with wires all around and was hard to read but this is what I could see. The back of the timer motor reads-  Kingston MOD 60-1B(or 8, the digit was hard to see), 120 VAC, 3 watt, F130, Class B.

Black print on the side of the motor reads-  57214, 3005, 1R, 60HZ.

A separate # where the motor mounts to the timer reads 3015. I'm just guessing that is the part number for the escapement and motor assembly together.

The info on the clear plastic escapement cover reads-

Model 276 BEG
B 125 VAC 15A 1/2HP
E* 125 VAC 3A

If your timer motor really is the problem maybe some of the other guys can tell you which of these numbers will be of help to you. I have never had to replace a timer motor yet, so I'm not sure which of these numbers is most important as far as motor replacement goes. I looked in the Maytag Parts Identification Manual that I downloaded from Automatic Ephemera and I didn't see that model timer listed. There are lots of timer motor manufacturers and many motor numbers listed, but I'm not sure which one to look for.  I would guess the numbers on the timer back are the right ones, but I'm not sure. If you can't find the motor by it's self, any 4499-1, 4499-2, or 4499-3 replacement timer will work. I hope this helps you.

If the timer motor is the issue, follow the link I posted in the reply#43 of this thread and see how to replace the plastic gear in the Kingston motor. I did order the brass replacement gear for one of mine and it was easy to replace. It works well now.

BTW, I'm still looking for a DE806 dryer, the one on Craigslist was sold to someone else even if the seller had accepted my offer... The seller was supposed to get back to me, I waited two days then I called back to hear him tell me that it was sold to someone else.

The correct motor for your Kingston timer will have a drive mechanism that looks like this. If it has a metal or plastic gear then it's the wrong one.

Yes. That's what the pinion or drive on the motor looks like on a 4499-2 Kingston timer. The plastic pin that sticks up is off center which gives it an eccentric motion. The pin pushes inside a oblong slot in a plastic bar that moves the bar in and out of the timer to advance the cam or in the case of this timer I believe it's a rotating disk/cam.

David, wasn't it you who recently opened up one of these Kingston timers and replaced some little rivets or something like that?

I had purchased a group of ten timers from a seller on eBay because three of them were for an A806, and the price was close to what some folks ask for just one of them. But due to careless packaging several of the Bakelite timer bodies didn't survive shipping, and one the broken ones was an A806 timer. So I took a good body from a lesser timer and swapped all of the A806 switches into it. Here's a link to that thread.

That is so cool how you did that;  the precision and patience that must have took. It was really interesting to watch.

I had no idea that the Kingston timer motors in Maytag washers had a plastic pin like that. I thought they had a metal gear like the one I repaired in my Frigidaire dishwasher. 

Internally, do they use a 10 teeth plastic primary drive gear like the Kingston 60 from Frigidaire dishwasher?

I finally found a 806 dryer. Not exactly the color I wanted but at $25, the price was fine! Now, I'll probably hunt for an equally cheap white lower series and make a white-colored HDE-806!

Can anyone tell me how to remove the top and front panel on the dryer? Is it like the washer and newer large door dryers?

Here's the ad for it...

The seller told me the electronic control worked... The motor and heater do work, so are the panel and drum lights. It was hardwired to the house so I need to install a plug and test it further... 

The drum is clean too. 

"Can anyone tell me how to remove the top and front panel on the dryer?"

There's one pair of bolts that hold the top panel in place. Have a look behind your dryer and you'll see a long L shaped bracket mounted to the underside of the top panels back edge. Remove the two inboard bolts(left arrow), slide the top panel forward until the front clips disengage, then lift it away.

Once you get that far you'll be able to see how the front panel is held in place. It's been a while since I did this but I believe it's fastened to the side panels with screws.

By the way - from the looks of it the shield for the spider isn't installed correctly. It seems to be on top of the lint filter and flipped around backwards, so you might want to look into that right away.

Thanks for the info David. 

I replaced it in it's position. 

I didn't clean inside the cabinet but there wasn't much lint anyway. I'll look for a white one.

The back panel.

My favorite part!

Phil, I have the matching washer, if you feel the need. Shipping might pose a problem, though.

I just finished switching the cabinet parts. So now I have a white Maytag pair!

The DG906 that belongs to my parents came with a white cabinet, but I'm putting it into a harvest gold cabinet taken from a DG406 to match the washer. And now that I think about it, that leaves me with all of the components I'd need to convert my DE806 into a DG806. Since there wasn't any interest in it in the other thread where I tried to give it away that would probably be the best thing for it. Then I'd just keep it to pair up with my HA806. Of course the data plate would be inaccurate then, and being the detail obsessed sort that I am that might keep me up at night, but what the hell. I'll get over it.......at some point........maybe.

Dean, 

Some dryers with the electronic controls like the 606 and 806 didn't use timer motors. I have a timer from the DE407 and I haven't looked at it (it's in a box). I'll try to look at that tomorrow night. 

Maybe others will tell...

This is the dryer that donated it's panels for my DE806

Here's the tag I took from the HDE-806 to installed on the new white panel. 

I finally had the washer next to the dryer in my garage. 

Phil,

It was quite easy. Much easier than repainting the cabinet (and I'm not speaking about the porcelain top...). It took more time to remove the damaged printed wiring diagram and reprinting it to stick at the back of the white control panel than it took to switch all the panels! Too bad the DE-806 wiring diagram wasn't as easy to remove as the one from the DE-407.

Thanks Christina!

You emailed them to me on my Yahoo account? I can't find them. When did you email me?

I don't see it. Try to send it back with less attachments. I'm leaving home in a few minutes but I'll look back tonight!

Phil 

Hi Dean,

I can't find your emails. I have looked in the spam folder too and there's nothing there either... I have recently received emails that were delayed from my contacts but I doubt the delay would be so long...

You could host your pics/videos on Flickr (or on YouTube for the videos if you prefer). That's what I did for your previous set. I made them private so they would be viewed only with the link/embed code. I haven't found a way to embed videos from Flickr on this site but it works for pictures. If I remember well, videos from YouTube can be embedded on this site just by pasting the link in the message box, you don't need the "embed code" from YouTube.

Here's the link to the Flickr website if you want to host pics there.