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Hotpoint Empress Help! |
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Post# 678730 , Reply# 1   5/11/2013 at 12:54 (3,995 days old) by fido ()   |   | |
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ChesterMike is probably the person to advise on this but usually you take out the gearbox from underneath, complete with shaft. |
Post# 678731 , Reply# 2   5/11/2013 at 13:01 (3,995 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Hello there it may not be this but a similar thing happened to the smaller countess a relative owned. Perhaps it was laid on its side to deliver to you? The oil may have leaked. If you remove back panel you will see somewhere a small octagonal plastic nut that is high up on the gear box of its the same as the countess. Remove this nd pump some gearbox oil in. Leave it to sit over night and try it again. It may be more complicated but let's hope not !
Richard |
Post# 678751 , Reply# 3   5/11/2013 at 14:55 (3,995 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Hi Kevin,
Sorry to hear your having trouble with your Empress :( I have just had a look in my Hotpoint manuals, and I personally think it maybe either the drive gear or connecting rod. The worm gear may have worked its way loose hence the agitator is stuck and the wringer drive not working, also if the connecting rod which connects the main drive gear to the segment gear has come loose this would also have the same effect. I had a similar problem with my first countess, however i took the tub out with gearbox attached, as looking at the tub supporting nuts inside the tub they were never gonna budge. I took the base plate off the gear box and sure enough the connecting rod had come off due to one of the cir-clips working itself loose. One mistake i did learn was not to try and see the gearbox in action as with the gearbox inverted the stator was kept in and burnt out the winding..easy to replace, but also good to see the gearbox working. Wish i had filmed it now. I have the manual with exploded diagram if you need a copy. Good Luck Keith |
Post# 679145 , Reply# 5   5/13/2013 at 16:06 (3,993 days old) by ricky5050 (Durham Britain)   |   | |
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Post# 679229 , Reply# 6   5/14/2013 at 01:13 (3,992 days old) by fido ()   |   | |
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Kevin, your photo link didn't work but on this site you don't need to put up photos via Photobucket anyway, you can upload them from your PC. CLICK HERE TO GO TO fido's LINK |
Post# 679240 , Reply# 7   5/14/2013 at 03:00 (3,992 days old) by keymatic (London / UK)   |   | |
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Hi Kevin,
Good luck with it, as Richard mentioned..I would probably go for car engine oil, it has a good durability. The tub & gearbox are quite easy to get out, although you may need an extra pair of hands has it will probably be heavier than the countess. I think there are 4/5 bolts holding the tub/gearbox to the main frame in the cabinet. Any probs let us know Keith |