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Post# 80501 8/26/2005 at 21:30 (6,810 days old) by Jetcone  (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Well hello from the basement everyone. I started re operating my 1958 Westinghouse Washer tonight. Below you can see it on its side like the service manual recommends and the bottom ,top,& front service panels have been removed and the motor and pump assembly have been taken out as a unit for reoperation. Even though it runs very smooth after 45 years of daily use any machine will run into problems sooner than later, so I always like to head them off with a good cleaning/removal of all old lubricants and a new relube with more modern stable lubes. Any lubricant from the 1950's will have turned to varnish by now so even if your machine sounds great it really isn't working at its peak capacity. As you can see in the up coming photos the motor vents were completely blocked by a mixture of coal dust + lint + kitchen grease. That would be enough to block the cooling airflow and make the motor run hotter than it should thus shortnening its life. Also I got in there and cleaned off the motor start switch which had enough coal grease around it to start shorting to the motor frame. Also the motor bearings were running almost dry so they got a good soaking in TuFOil which is a super lubricant, that actually adhears to the metal surfaces and is used in jet aircraft it performs so well. Many is the original bearing I have brought back to life with TufOil! The Pump appears in good shape BUT when I opened the service panel someone had placed a pie plate below the pump so there must have been some kind of small leak at some point. Unfortunately I can't think of away to test this pump without putting it back into the machine. But it will get a thorough going over and new seals before I put it back in. I do have a new one in stock but I would prefer to use the original equipment as Robert and Greg are very hard judges and they are always peeking under my service panels!!! 
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Post# 80502 , Reply# 1 8/26/2005 at 21:33 (6,810 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Here is a close up of the motor vents | ||
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Post# 80503 , Reply# 2 8/26/2005 at 21:36 (6,810 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Grease Coal Dust have turned to hard varnish | ||
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Post# 80504 , Reply# 3 8/26/2005 at 21:38 (6,810 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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The Outer tub | ||
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Post# 80506 , Reply# 4 8/26/2005 at 21:40 (6,810 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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The Birthday Boy | ||
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Post# 80511 , Reply# 7 8/26/2005 at 21:45 (6,810 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Thanks Brent | ||
| Post# 80512 , Reply# 8 8/26/2005 at 21:47 (6,810 days old) by Brent-Aucoin () | ||
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Happy Birthday Al! That is such a cute, and sweet picture. He looks pissed at you! Give Al a big Birthday kiss for me! How old he is now Jon? 4 years? Brent | ||
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Post# 80517 , Reply# 9 8/26/2005 at 21:56 (6,810 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Well, top priority is HAPPY BIRTHDAY AL!!! You do look quite disgruntled with dad, you have every right to be. I"m sure Dad will make it up to you. Now, on to the washer. It's still heart-warming to know this machine is in your talented,thoughtful, thorough hands. But oye, it was still a bit traumatic for me to see her lying on her side in surgery. I'll buck up and eagerly wait for more pics. Bob | ||
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Post# 80525 , Reply# 11 8/26/2005 at 22:17 (6,810 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Birthday! | ||
| Post# 80541 , Reply# 12 8/26/2005 at 23:08 (6,810 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) | ||
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Oh, yes! Happy Birthday, Al! I hope your mean daddy makes it up to you. Jon--wow. Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 80542 , Reply# 13 8/26/2005 at 23:08 (6,810 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 80556 , Reply# 14 8/27/2005 at 02:01 (6,810 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Poor Aloysius! | ||
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Post# 80560 , Reply# 15 8/27/2005 at 04:04 (6,810 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Wow!!!
Hi Jon & Al Great work...finally get to see what the inside of Adam Faiths machine was over here... What are the double pulleys for?? wash and spin?? which is which??? Is that the spin brake on the top pulley or a solonoid?? I`m freaking at it lyin down without woolley blankets all around it...LOL The more I see of this machine the more I think Hoover used the design for the slope front keymatic, adding a pulsator meant it was different from Westinghouse and avoiding Patents from Bendix etc.. AND FOR AL, I think we need to bring Ella over with us to cheer him up, now go and give him a big cuddle from all over here. Cheers Mike 
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Post# 80567 , Reply# 16 8/27/2005 at 06:21 (6,809 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Ella
Oh she is a DEAR! Bring her over AL would love her! Everybody this is Mike & TY's baby -- Ella. When she drinks water they have to napkin her moustache as she would leave a trail of drips all over the house. She has the cutest bed right beside the fireplace and next to the kitchen. Louis get over here ASAP! Thank you everybody for the wishes for AL, he gets a hamburger cake today and spent the whole day with daddy at work yesterday. Mike there are cardboard supports under that cabinet the paint on these machines still has its glow coat so I am being very careful with them. Yes this is a two pulley drive the outer pulley is the spin pulley the inner one is the wash. The machine has the round pulley not the potato pulley, I will photo it for you today. I have a potato pulley macihine I got from the same owners sitting out in the driveway that machine has the famous flat-flush door but it is in rough shape it will need alot more work. | ||
| Post# 80574 , Reply# 17 8/27/2005 at 08:15 (6,809 days old) by bethann (Indianapolis) | ||
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Hamburger! Jet! How's about a chuck roast or something! Stick it in the crockpot so he'll have it tonight! Poor lonely Al! This was Marley's B-day last year. I think Bud the kitty was a little bit jealous! 
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Post# 80586 , Reply# 18 8/27/2005 at 10:45 (6,809 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 80621 , Reply# 19 8/27/2005 at 22:01 (6,809 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Jon, You are going to have one prized set when you are done with those. Give Al a big hug and a extra treat from me. Terry | ||
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Post# 80631 , Reply# 20 8/28/2005 at 06:56 (6,808 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh Bethann
I love the steak cake! Marley looks like he doesn't know what to do! Now you've given me ideas for next time. Well like I thought the pump leaks and it has a bad pulley drive that engages the drive wheel on the motor. I have a gemline knockoff in stock so I will replace it today and spend the winter trying to cobble together an original westinghouse pump. I would like this machine to be totally original when it is complete. Anyone out there have a spare westinghouse pump drive wheel? Jet | ||
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Post# 80657 , Reply# 21 8/28/2005 at 10:18 (6,808 days old) by toggleswitch (New York City, NY) |
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Post# 80675 , Reply# 22 8/28/2005 at 13:50 (6,808 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Y know the oil stain had me concerned but...
The oil staining cleaned right up butI can't seem to find where it came from. The pulleys had been lubricated in the past by the owner so I am guessing that was the source since there is no transmission filled with oil. However the belts are free of any oil or grease so it would have to have been flung off the pulleys. The pulleys really look clean too. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............... | ||
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Post# 80717 , Reply# 24 8/28/2005 at 21:10 (6,808 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 80855 , Reply# 25 8/29/2005 at 21:10 (6,807 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Robert
Thats what I was guessing but now it seems the belts are new and very dry. The hubs of all the pulleys look like they have been lubricated liberally in the past but the hubs don't turn fast enough to fling grease. I put a new pump in tonight so she is already for her virgin load!! I want to pass on some smarts on shipping these machines for the club: The sellers were mechanics and had a garage for truck repair so they are pretty knowledgeable about machinery. I was awestruck to find they had taken a precaution to protect the mechanism during moving which also protects the boot on these machines. It is really is quite simple and quick and effective, they bolted a block of wood in under where the orignal rubber shipping bumper was located. This was enough to brace the mechanism agianst all movement,and I have been able to tip the unit over on its side several times with practically no movement of the tub! Take a peek at the pix below its a great way to send your machines off to the movies and not get a ripped boot in the process!! Austin-- gnawty boy! A potato pulley in a 1950's machine! Yes the machine I have is from 1964 and the door swings sidewise. 
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| Post# 81851 , Reply# 26 9/6/2005 at 14:49 (6,799 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm) | ||
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How are the Twins ? Have they made for washday bliss yet? | ||
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Post# 82074 , Reply# 27 9/7/2005 at 15:57 (6,798 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Hey Frontload
There has been a delay in the virgin load! I had to keep the space open by my Lady Kenmore Combo in order to repair the exploded spray solenoid that died last week. Smoke for days came whirling up through cabinet when that thing went up! So the lovely Westy will have to wait another week for its virgin load but I will post pics for the club as soon as it goes through. Its running nice and smooth too! That lube job was the thing to do! Cheers Jet | ||
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