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Post# 45369 , Reply# 1 9/19/2004 at 11:27 (7,158 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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That's too bad about the drain hose, at least it should be easy to fix. Washers really don't like to be moved 1000 miles, but what choice do we have. We just fixed 'um and enjoy them. As for the Hotpoint, that is going to be an interesting challenge. I'm pretty sure this late of a model has a brake and that it could be stuck open or something like that. The earlier machines without a brake had a anti-indexing spring. On occasion, with heavy loads my Hotpoint doesn’t always catch the spring and starts to spin during agitation, so I stop the tub with my hand and help it "catch". Usually works. | ||
| Post# 45393 , Reply# 3 9/19/2004 at 19:32 (7,158 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Sorry to hear...
Sorry to hear about your Wash-in near miss. Would love to see that speed quenn live in action. We have an older laundramat not on the other side of the tracks that I believe still has the solid tub coin-ops running in it. If it were in a safer neighborhood, I might frequent it occassionally to get my fix. MRB | ||
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Post# 45409 , Reply# 5 9/19/2004 at 21:20 (7,158 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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More Info Please
Todd and Jason can you describe the symptoms of the Hotpoint a little better? First of all is it spinning up to full 600rpm? Second, when you push the knob in to stop it when the tub is spinning does the brake work at all or does it take a minute or so to coast to a complete stop? I might be able to get you the right service info to get you started. The brake assembly is not going to be a minor repair, but its one that could be done with the proper instruction. At least all of the brake components are on the outside of the tranny, but they are located with a special cup-like mechanism that is going to need to be disassembled.
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| Post# 45436 , Reply# 6 9/20/2004 at 08:37 (7,158 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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Hotpoint brake Here's what happens. While it's agitating, the tub also spins. When the spin cycle is over, you can hear the brake pads scraping, kinda like a | ||
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Post# 45438 , Reply# 8 9/20/2004 at 08:46 (7,158 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Bare Brake Shoes
I wonder if the brake pads have fallen off the shoes and the scraping sounds were the shoes scraping on the brake drum housing??? Actually I had a similar problem with my first vintage Hotpoint, the clutch pads had fallen off of the clutch shoes. What I had to do was take it apart, and JB-Weld the pads back on the shoes. I get more info for you guys on this tonight.
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| Post# 45439 , Reply# 9 9/20/2004 at 09:02 (7,157 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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That's exactly what it sounds like. The brake solenoid is kicking in but the brake pads themselves are there to stop the tub. | ||
| Post# 45448 , Reply# 10 9/20/2004 at 12:00 (7,157 days old) by jasonl (Cookeville, TN) | ||
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JB weld is your friend I saved $200 on a new carbuerator for my old VW Bug with JB weld. Great stuff and holds up in a pinch. | ||
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Post# 45452 , Reply# 11 9/20/2004 at 13:15 (7,157 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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