Got it!! Used a tad bit of heat on the spinner shaft, and used the female end of a 1/4" socket extension. Pounded out no problem.



Going to go with it, and trust the other posts on this.



This AM, I removed the two last bolts using my 1/2" impact. I was prepared to break the bolts... but, they backed out. Amazing.

Of the 4 broken; I was able to get two more studs removed, being the bolt head broke just under the head. So once the spinner shaft plate thing came off, I was able to use some heat on the plate backside and use vise grips to get TWO of the 4 broken removed. There's still two that are broken off flush with the plate. I tried drilling the bolt, extracting with heat on the backside of the plate... and no go. Broke more extractors then I did good. Those bolts are seized in there good. I think I'll abandon the two, and drill and tap two more in the similar area. 4 of the 6 bolts will hold the majority, with the other two holding and I'll back nut them. Should do the trick I think. :o



Still waiting on some help with this... ANYONE?

EDIT: No worries... made my own. See next post.


Hello? Anyone?

EDIT: never mind... put it back together and called it a day. I'll order, and have on hand for that day we need it.



What a way to spend my labor day :rolleyes:

Apparently... I am wrong. This odd looking bearing that seemed to be both-ways, was apparently my one-way bearing that was shot due to tub seal leakage and the top bearing being locked up (I'm guessing).

Reason is... my machine is continually getting a DC error. It'll push all the clothes to one side and beat itself to death.



I read through these posts, but failed to find my previous thread here;
Maytag Neptune FAV6800AWW - cannot complete "Quick service cycle"

Which clearly Dick explains my model needs the ONE-WAY bearing to function properly.... oh well, another 2hrs once I get the bearing and it truly will be back in business once again. ...just frustrating that I find the info today, as I notice the washing machine beating itself to death.:mad:

Anyone in the Virginia area want one of these machines?

Hello Everyone.

Was able to find my original questions on this post about a water leak and bearing noise back in February of 2011. My model and serial are as follows:
Model: FAV6800A
Serial: 10886157EA

At that time, was able to order the parts and use the information from this post to replace the tub and drive bearings. After the rebuild my washer worked as new.

Fast forward to Sept 2016 and I noticed the bearings were becoming noisy again on the spin cycle. After trying to decide if I wanted to rebuild the washer again, went ahead and purchased all 4 bearing and seals. The parts arrived and last weekend I performed the rebuild. Am very happy to report the washer works perfectly and is very quiet during the wash and spin cycles.

Things that I noticed the 2nd time around:
a. The inside of the washer did not have nearly as much gunk under the clothes spinners or around the transmission. I attribute this to the switch to liquid laundry detergent from the powder we used prior to the rebuild. We also leave the washer lid in the up position when not in use to help dry out the inner workings
b. The o'ring seal did not leak. The small drive bearing and shaft running to the clutch were dry and rust free.
c. The main tub seal to spin bearing seal did not leak. The new design must be more robust than what Maytag originally used.

What surprised me was the upper main tub bearing was completely worn out even though there was not a water leak. I pried off the cover that protects the ball bearing to inspect and found the bearing was very worn with metal mixed in with the grease. The lower bearing was in better shape but needed to be replaced too.

Also, the transmission drive bearing was beginning to wear out. When turned, it had friction for part of the turn, not smooth as would be expected. Note the needle bearing near the clutch was the only bearing in good shape.

With the second failure at the 5 year mark after the rebuild, it appears that the bearing system for the main drum as well as the transmission drive are under-designed. It's really too bad that the design engineers at Maytag didn't pay attention to the fundamentals on this. Both my wife and I like the washer and it does a good job of getting the clothes clean. Most likely, this is the last time I'll perform the rebuild so we'll be looking to purchase new in 2022.

Take care and thanks so much to all of you for the great information listed in this post.

Kyle

Kyle: Is there a video to showto do this Job? How hard is it and how long did it take you?