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Thread Number: 58470
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
1960's era Kenmore washer not spinning correctly |
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| Post# 810338 , Reply# 1 2/20/2015 at 20:13 (3,345 days old) by ladyk (Tacoma) | ||
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Worn out or out of adjustment basket drive could be the problem. | ||
| Post# 810842 , Reply# 2 2/23/2015 at 20:28 (3,342 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass) | ||
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slow spin When the belt was replaced if the transmission was dropped down it could have been re-installed misaligned causing the spin tube to bind up. | ||
Post# 810896 , Reply# 3 2/24/2015 at 08:20 (3,341 days old) by Lorainfurniture  (Cleveland ) |
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Don't you have to reset/ adjust the brake when changing the belt? Someone correct me if I'm wrong as these machines are waaaaay before my time | ||
| Post# 811012 , Reply# 4 2/25/2015 at 05:02 (3,341 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Post# 811026 , Reply# 5 2/25/2015 at 06:52 (3,340 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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 This sounds like what happened during the seemingly never-ending restoration of the '66 Inglis - when I finally got a new transmission into the machine, I was not able to get the machine to spin properly. In this case, I made a big mistake in reassembling the tub brake yoke - I put the spring under the yoke instead of above it. Once I put it back in the right place, the washer would spin again correctly. I did have one further issue due to incorrect belt tension, but again, once it was adjusted, all was fine.
Adjusting belt tension on a Whirlpool belt-drive machine is done by loosening the motor mounting bolts just enough to allow the motor to 'swing' enough to tighten (or loosen) the belt.
Hope this helps!! | ||
| Post# 811077 , Reply# 6 2/25/2015 at 13:48 (3,340 days old) by arris (Rochester New York) | ||
Could be wrong
I could be wrong, but after loosening up the tranny for say a belt install, aren't you supposed to hand tighten the tranny mounting bolts while on it's side or front, and then move to the upright position and then fully tighten them, this way everything lines back up ??? Could it be the turbine fluid has leaked from around the bearings and possibly it's dry if it had been sitting for so long, or maybe oil dripped on to the clutch while the repair guy left it laying on it's side for a week,which would cause the clutch to slip. I wonder how much experience the repair guy has on belt drive washers. Wonder if he reinstalled the T bearing correctly ??
Gordon and/or John ????? | ||
| Post# 811092 , Reply# 7 2/25/2015 at 15:55 (3,340 days old) by Blackstone (Springfield, Massachusetts) | ||
Tightening Belt | ||
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