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Post# 59905   3/13/2005 at 23:29 (6,955 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Austin and Venus came down Sunday afternoon for a look at the treasure. It's cleaning up beautifully! We got started on the motor start switch situation and immediately ran into four ornery pump plate screws. GRRRrrr. I imagine there'll be plenty more gotchas. Well, even if it takes YEARS to get in proper working order, or never gets done at all, I don't much care. I'll still have it and the Krusher won't, whoohooo!! |
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Post# 59916 , Reply# 1   3/14/2005 at 06:46 (6,954 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Glenn once you are past the pump its like cracking open a Lobster all the meat is at your feet! Jets Tip of the Day: Brush the threads of all pump screws off with a steel brush, then coat them with Loctite before assembly. That will seal the threads from detergent intrusion in the future so you can take the pump off easily later. It never fails with Unimatics you get them all back together humming along nicely for a year and then one day UFN -UGLY FAN NOISE happens and that means dreaded pump disassembly again. |
Post# 59945 , Reply# 4   3/14/2005 at 13:09 (6,954 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 59946 , Reply# 5   3/14/2005 at 13:13 (6,954 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Great pictures you guys! Oh well, sometimes it takes a lot of work and patience before that "maiden washload" can take place, but it makes it all the more fun when it happens. Here is some tips for those screws: The screws are really long and they go all the way up into the motor end bell. Try heating the motor end bell (carefully not to burn any wires or other components) at the point where each of those four screws are screwed into the bell. Next be sure to have a screwdriver with a blade that matches the length of the screw slot as closely as possible. Be sure to lock the middle of the screwdriver with a vice grip and push in really hard on the end of the screwdriver. If there are two of you, one can push and the other can turn. All this should happen after heating the end of the motor bell. When you get the screw to start to turn, turn it back the other way and oscillate the screw back and forth slowly but surly going a little bit further with the left turn with each oscillation. Welcome to working on 50 years old automatics. No you see why some of us have to time for television! |
Post# 59950 , Reply# 6   3/14/2005 at 14:21 (6,954 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Hi Glen I know those rings on the agitator are like hen's teeth to find. Here is tip passed on to me by Jimmy Filter Flo you can try. Use a round-style Hoover vac belt (like for a Hoover Convertible) and stretch it around the agitator. One below the ring and one above should hold it in place for a splashy wash. |
Post# 59967 , Reply# 7   3/14/2005 at 20:02 (6,954 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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I might have a few Hoover Convertible/Eureka upright round belts; I'll see what I can find. As for another important piece of information, I noticed that the tub does not "squeak" at the end of spin. |
Post# 59980 , Reply# 8   3/14/2005 at 20:59 (6,954 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 59982 , Reply# 9   3/14/2005 at 21:02 (6,954 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Well you guys will get that baby in shape,and I am sure it won't take years either. Look how fast you got it cleaned up! And it sure shines like new! Just follow the tips the Frigidaire experts give you and it will be ready for it's first wash before you can say;"up and down and up and down and up and down". Very nice photos also.Thanks for sharing. (: Rick |
Post# 60132 , Reply# 11   3/16/2005 at 09:45 (6,952 days old) by retromom ()   |   | |
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Hey Nelson: Don't forget, mom held the sides together whilst Austin put the screws back in!LOL |