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Thread Number: 69821
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Direct drive and other quick short stroke agitation |
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| Post# 927572 , Reply# 1 3/18/2017 at 08:33 (2,590 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida) | ||
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Post# 927578 , Reply# 2 3/18/2017 at 09:44 (2,590 days old) by Yogitunes  (New Jersey) |
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cost is always a factor for business....but for the most part, reliability/quality control....for the most part, DirectDrives are durable...
light weight and quick to assemble had to be a major factor.....even for repairs... this was a major change out for Whirlpool/Sears....and whole new machine, I mean for the most part, they could have dropped the direct drive chassis into a belt drive unit..... but also the new suspension, and pull away body.....lighter metals..... odd how the two part concept of agitation trans and spin drive still existed...but definitely a quicker way to install.... but considering the small compact transmissions like in a filter flo, the stroke could have been slowed down a bit and extended some to take out some of the choppy effect.... could also be part of agitator design, we have all seen where the ramped version of agitators seem to wash and rollover a load better than more straight vane versions in shorter stroke machines.... | ||
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