Good deal Mike great job and nice working with you!

Andy, I think that is what I used, see the pic of my bearing removal tools…..I then tapped in the caged bearing with a brass bushing that was slightly larger OD as that SCE-910 bearing.

“”I am so glad I found this thread, and you, Dick. You're a lifesaver.“” No way…..you and Mike did all the hard work, I was just sitting back having a cup of coffee.

You are almost done.... great job Andy!

Hey Andy,

I’m glad it worked out for you. Yep the 3/8” pulley bolt is torque down to 8 foot pounds/96 inch pounds. I just tighten snug. When I sheared off one of my Spinner Bolts on tear down that was no joy.

Very solid points on reassembly, I wish I would have taken more pics on reassembly.

The person in the other DIY forum was just putting out bad info on the repair you and Mike just completed. “”Need to replace the Outer Tub to get new bearings”” Yea right ….you and Mike shot a big hole thru that statement.

That kind of info might cause an owner to put the machine out at the curb for bulk trash pickup before attempting to even consider a DIY repair. It’s a very good forum but I prefer helping FAV6800A/FAV9800A owners here on this forum.

You and Mike are more then qualified to work any issue this machine can throw at you. Good job and great working with you on the project.

If our paths should ever cross a cold one sounds real good………..Dick

Kyle,
Do you have the FAV6800A/FAV9800A Service manual? If not Google this “”16022808 Revision 0 December 2003”” and you will find.

What are the first two digits of your Serial Number of your FAV6800A or FAV9800A?

Maytag redesigned the Outer Tub I believe starting with Series 12 and above machines. If your machine is a Series 10 or11 you will use standard off the shelf 6207-2RS Bearings. If your machine is a Series 12 or above you can still use 6207-2RS bearings but you will need to shim out I believe the lower Outer Tub bearing on reassembly.

You can get the Tub Seal and Tranny O-Ring from thru this site and verify parts from the exploded parts view of your machine at this site.

P/N below from the front end of this thread.

Qty 1 Tub Seal AP4035323
Qty 1 O-ring seal AP4034167

If you need to replace the Outer Tub Bearings;
Qty 2 6207-2RS Bearing 35x72x17 Sealed (note can be used for Series 12 thru 17 but requires some mod).

If needed the Clutch Pulley I would use for all FAV6800A/FAV9800A series 25001169 it's much cheaper.

A couple of forum members just went thru the Outer Tub rebuild with success. This included replacing the bearings in the Spinner Support assembly which is recommended. I hope we can help you with your machines issues, just shout out...........Dick

Hey Kyle,

“”Found the manual online and printed out the necessary pages, thanks for the information.””

Good deal it’s a reference if you go through this post we hope to fill in some of the blanks.

See my clutch post Maytag Neptune load unbalance. for removal of the clutch and give it good inspection/cleaning and re-lube per that post.

“”Went ahead and ordered the seal replaced and the o-ring. Had noticed that although the tub spins freely, the noise the machine puts out had been increasing over the last few months. Based in this, will order and replace the two outer tub bearings.””

I feel that is worth doing you will breathe another 5 years of life into the machine. Once you remove the Spinner Support on tear down to the bearings you will have a good feel for wash water penetration as Mike showed on his Outer Tub re-build. The two forum members elected to also replace the Spinner Support bearings as I did. That will be the upper bearing 6002DU, replace with a 6002-2RS. The Splined end of the agitator shaft rides in that sealed bearing. And the lower end caged INA SCE-910 caged needle bearing on the square end side/Clutch Pulley side of the agitator shaft.

“Model: FAV6800A
Serial: 10886157EA (How do I tell what series I have from this?)”

1st two digits of your S/N is the series you have a Series 10 Machine. It will use standard 6207-2RS outer tub bearings. I found them for around $15 delivered to the house 18 months ago. Look for best price on the bearings.


“”Last question, the spinner bearing, is there just one of these? Is it the INA SCE-910 caged needle bearing as shown in the post?””

Yep it’s the caged needle bearing on the right and on the left is the 6002-2RS. They are not too hard to press/drive in just take your time.

Please shout out with any questions or concerns. If I don’t respond right away I’m sure two of our most recent forum members will give you a hand........Dick