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'55 Unimatic Tub before and after
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Post# 294574   8/4/2008 at 13:45 (5,733 days old) by tuthill ()        

By request lol ;)




Post# 294576 , Reply# 1   8/4/2008 at 13:46 (5,733 days old) by tuthill ()        

all shiny!

Post# 294593 , Reply# 2   8/4/2008 at 14:39 (5,733 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Looks great, Jed! What did you use to get rid of the rust and mineral deposits? The pulsator seems to be in very good shape, too.

Have you decided what needs repair on this beauty or are you still in the investigation phase?


Post# 294597 , Reply# 3   8/4/2008 at 14:52 (5,733 days old) by golittlesport (California)        

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Fantastic work, Jed! Don't ya just love porcelain enamel?

Post# 294621 , Reply# 4   8/4/2008 at 16:17 (5,733 days old) by tuthill ()        

Basically it just needs to be restored. Pulsation and spin both work perfectly. It needs a new bearing and the transmission needs to be taken apart, cleaned and de-rusted, and fresh oil added.

Post# 294750 , Reply# 5   8/5/2008 at 06:16 (5,732 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        
If the pulsation and spin work perfectly----------

other than to change the oil, why in the WORLD would you want to even so much as open up the mechanism??????????!!!!!!!!

I can see replacing the bellows with a new set, that makes good sense.
Removing the spanner nut that holds the spin bearing can be a nightmare-----especially if you do not have the right tool-----of course Frigidaire had a special tool for this purpose (because they were sadistic). I had to design my own. (Be sure to have some "PBlaster" handy!) Hopefully there is someone near you to borrow one from for a few hours!

I have found that the following bearing works just fine:

SKF Explorer
6006 2RSJEM

You can get one at any new bearing shop for about $40.00. You do need to pull the raceway covers off (I use needle-nose pliers for this) and then wash (I use mineral spirits) that nasty bluse factory grease out of it.

I then give it a dip in some (NON-DETERGENT) Air Compressor oil to prepare it for installation.
When you change the oil be sure to use NON-DETERGENT Air Compressor oil.
I usually get mine at (you should pardon the expression) Wal-Mart aka "ChinaMart".

Best wishes----you have a beautiful machine!


Post# 294763 , Reply# 6   8/5/2008 at 07:20 (5,732 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Wow Jed, that is an amazing restoration of the wash tub!!!!! Porcelain is amazing. It looks like water had sat in that tub for months, possibly more until it all evaporated.

other than to change the oil, why in the WORLD would you want to even so much as open up the mechanism??????????!!!!!!!!

Because by the way it sounds it needs to be properly restored, that mechanism is either totally dry or has some water in it. Proper restoration will make it run well for years to come.


Post# 294818 , Reply# 7   8/5/2008 at 13:59 (5,732 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)        
Boy oh Boy !!!

That agi looks like it's only ever had distilled
water on it for about 10 seconds. Looks as pristine
to me as the prs on Roberts recent cyclafabric !


Post# 294821 , Reply# 8   8/5/2008 at 14:06 (5,732 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        
Robert---

I had no idea you had listened to the mechanism, as nothing was mentioned in this thread.
I always knew there was an advantage to re-operating these mechanisms if one lived close by-------------!



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