Thread Number: 7358
Frigidaire 1-18 comment/GE question |
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Post# 144743 , Reply# 1   7/24/2006 at 12:43 (6,485 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Congrats on the Frigidaire set, based on the model numbers you gave, they are from 1976-77. Usually only the models nearer the top of the line (TOL)had drum lights - yours is more middle of the line (MOL). Sounds like your GE needs a clutch rebuild/replacement. You should be able to find clutch parts or a whole new clutch for your GE washer without much trouble. The shop where you bought the Frigidaires should be able to get you fixed up or you can order the parts on your own, they are still readily available. I've heard Frigidaire washers called Bouncing Bettys, Thumpers, Jackhammers, on and on. Many service people hated working on Frigidaires. |
Post# 144746 , Reply# 2   7/24/2006 at 13:05 (6,485 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Hi Barry, and yes congrats on the Frigidaire set is in order! Can you post some pictures, we would love to see it? The last GM Frigidaire I believe was in 1980 and the first WCI Frigidaire came out in 1981, but it might have been one year earlier. As for the GE, most likely it is the clutch, but there is a chance that the clacking is a broken brake band inside the bottom of the transmission, I've seen this once before and it did make a clacking sound like you describe. But start with the clutch. Do you know how to work on the GE? |
Post# 144759 , Reply# 4   7/24/2006 at 14:45 (6,485 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)   |   | |
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Barry, See if the repair shop has the paperback/paperbound GE DIY for manual for washer repair. It is a great book and will walk you thru the repair easily with lots of pictures. GE's are very easy to repair, but when it comes to the clutches, you might want to price a brand new replacement one, rather that mess with the clutch shoes and the tiny inner parts. Congrats on your 1-18 set! |
Post# 144769 , Reply# 6   7/24/2006 at 16:39 (6,485 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)   |   | |
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Post# 144792 , Reply# 8   7/24/2006 at 19:28 (6,485 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Can't imagine anyone hating to work on an old Frigidaire. |
Post# 144899 , Reply# 11   7/25/2006 at 08:01 (6,484 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 144910 , Reply# 12   7/25/2006 at 08:39 (6,484 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 144990 , Reply# 15   7/25/2006 at 16:03 (6,484 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 145083 , Reply# 16   7/25/2006 at 22:42 (6,484 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 145085 , Reply# 17   7/25/2006 at 22:46 (6,484 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 145094 , Reply# 18   7/25/2006 at 23:25 (6,484 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Sounds like a few 1-18 washers around here need some new agitate arms! Are the floor joists under the machine starting to splinter? Concrete floor turning to powder? ;-) 5+ years ago, I found a 1-18 from 1978 at a thrift store here, brought it home and after running it for only a few minutes realized that every other 1-18 I'd ever heard had a bad agitate arm. It was the quietest rollermatic I'd ever heard, just the hum of the motor and the swooshing sounds from the water/clothes pulsating! |
Post# 145113 , Reply# 19   7/26/2006 at 00:21 (6,484 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 145247 , Reply# 20   7/26/2006 at 11:29 (6,483 days old) by bwoods ()   |   | |
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Here is the photo I promised. Thanks for the comments/suggestions. Barry |
Post# 145414 , Reply# 21   7/27/2006 at 07:24 (6,482 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 145440 , Reply# 22   7/27/2006 at 09:37 (6,482 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 145537 , Reply# 24   7/27/2006 at 20:19 (6,482 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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