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Thread Number: 67821
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Maytag A606 Stopped Agitating |
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Post# 905320 , Reply# 1 11/3/2016 at 15:00 (2,730 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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can we make sure its not the motor causing the issue.....
you could have the machine laying down if you choose, take the belts off, and spin the center main pulley, one direction it should make the whole tub and tranny spin, the other direction, the tranny should lock, and only the agitator should move......what are you results? your not specific as in what happens when the machine tries to agitate, any noise from the motor at all?...humming?...dead silence? keep us posted | ||
| Post# 905343 , Reply# 3 11/3/2016 at 17:18 (2,730 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 905345 , Reply# 4 11/3/2016 at 17:39 (2,730 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 905347 , Reply# 5 11/3/2016 at 17:47 (2,730 days old) by msmaiden (new england) | ||
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Hi fellow New Englander! We are in NH. My Kitchen Aid dishwasher is model KDC-21A I love appliances that have knobs! When we finally had to replace our old Modern Maid wall oven I searched all of the stores for one that had actual knobs and found only one! It happens to be a Maytag. | ||
| Post# 905391 , Reply# 7 11/4/2016 at 01:46 (2,730 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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Post# 905441 , Reply# 11 11/4/2016 at 10:37 (2,729 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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| Post# 905443 , Reply# 12 11/4/2016 at 11:04 (2,729 days old) by msmaiden (new england) | ||
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Photos I thought you might like to see some photos... By the way, this old beauty even traveled across country with us when we moved here from our home state of CA thirty years ago. She traveled over 3,000 miles in a Ryder rental truck. | ||
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Post# 905444 , Reply# 13 11/4/2016 at 11:09 (2,729 days old) by Combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Non-agitating Maytag | ||
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Post# 905495 , Reply# 14 11/4/2016 at 18:25 (2,729 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Don't go into the transmission!
I did not realize it was a pre-Permanent Press model. | ||
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Post# 905509 , Reply# 16 11/4/2016 at 20:33 (2,729 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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You guys ought to go to Maytag 906 Extravaganza that a member posted a while ago, it is on You Tube too. It will show you just how the Maytags of our vintage runs, top, bottom, inside and out in 4 minutes from fill and final spin. Most of those older Maytags, like my 511, have the same setup. Shows the complete set up and how everything went together, including transmission.
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| Post# 905514 , Reply# 17 11/4/2016 at 23:58 (2,729 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO) | ||
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You mean like this, Tim? I wish that video was made with the '66-'68 (?) older style timer. I just noticed the date code on the motor in that video. It's January 1972, so the machine was probably made sometime in 1972. This post was last edited 11/05/2016 at 02:35 | ||
| Post# 905542 , Reply# 18 11/5/2016 at 09:30 (2,728 days old) by ottoreese (Indianapolis, Indiana ) | ||
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I cant stop whistling that song now! I love that video. :-) | ||
| Post# 905543 , Reply# 19 11/5/2016 at 09:42 (2,728 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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If you can find a replacement timer, your problems most likely will be over. | ||
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Post# 905591 , Reply# 21 11/5/2016 at 19:25 (2,728 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 905592 , Reply# 22 11/5/2016 at 19:34 (2,728 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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Post# 905608 , Reply# 24 11/5/2016 at 22:40 (2,728 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Something to Consider? If you're really attached to the machine, the experts here should be able to advise if you could possibly use the turquoise cabinet and existing control panel on another Maytag with the same specs, so outwardly it would still appear to be the same machine.
It wouldn't be a very complicated operation. The toughest part might be finding a donor Maytag in proper working order.
Or, you could say goodbye to a machine that has been faithful for +/- 50 years and upgrade to a nice previously owned 806 model (pictured) with more capacity and cycle options, but otherwise built to the same high standards that have served you so well.
Whatever you decide, if it means your turquoise machine will be up for grabs, someone here may be interested in it.
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| Post# 905838 , Reply# 26 11/7/2016 at 12:03 (2,726 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Post# 905891 , Reply# 27 11/7/2016 at 17:53 (2,726 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 905894 , Reply# 28 11/7/2016 at 18:28 (2,726 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey) |
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I got a '72...with a Suds Saver!....
you wont be sorry for all it can do!......
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Post# 905897 , Reply# 29 11/7/2016 at 18:31 (2,726 days old) by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 905899 , Reply# 30 11/7/2016 at 18:42 (2,726 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN) |
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| Post# 905922 , Reply# 32 11/7/2016 at 20:57 (2,726 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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Where are you in New Hampshire ?
I have some free time. If your interested, and want the set, I might be able to get them for you for the cost of fuel and a Good Will donation. LOL. It would take me 2.5 hours to get to Athol. Then to you... And then I could stop off at jetcone's house to annoy the hell out of him and go back to the Cape the next day. Let me know. | ||
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Post# 906605 , Reply# 35 11/12/2016 at 00:48 (2,722 days old) by rp2813 (Sannazay) |
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Post# 906622 , Reply# 36 11/12/2016 at 06:30 (2,721 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 906626 , Reply# 37 11/12/2016 at 08:05 (2,721 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Adding Oil To A MT Transmission A lack of oil can cause these transmissions to get very tight if it has really leaked for a long time and has lost almost all of its oil.
The main reason most MTTs size up is the top agitator shaft bearing gets tight from a little water getting in it coupled with the fact that oil does not get into the top agitator shaft bearing very well.
If you want to try to get this washer agitating again without a complete tear-down and rebuilding you can try one or both of these suggestions.
1, turn the washer completely up-side-down for at least a few days and the reaming oil may run into the top agitator shaft bearing, warming up the transmission can help this effort.
2, drill a 1/4" hole in the side of the trans [ if you look at a picture of one of these trans opened up you can see the best place to drill the hole ] and pump 12 ounces of oil in the trans with a little oil pump can, you will have to reseal this hole by tapping and installing a pipe plug. If you do this I would use a much better oil than the MT stuff, go to an auto parts store and get some really good gear oil. When doing this again leave the washer USD for at least a few days and turn the main pulley in the agitation direction by hand to help get the oil worked into the top bearing.
John L. | ||
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Post# 906698 , Reply# 39 11/12/2016 at 18:43 (2,721 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Adding Oil To A MT Transmission | ||
| Post# 906738 , Reply# 40 11/13/2016 at 01:07 (2,721 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.) | ||
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906 Video: That is a great video. Sometimes I play it to just to hear the music. | ||
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