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GE 3-speed clutch... |
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Post# 292797   7/26/2008 at 21:18 (5,745 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Hey guys, Finally had some time to do some work on the GE. Thanks to Ben (swestoyz) I was able to learn a bit about how the 3-speed clutch works. I pulled the machine out, removed the backing, and did some testing to see what the clutch was doing. (I included a picture of Ben's clutch since I don't have a picture of mine. They are the same though.) I can't say that I totally understand how this mechanism works. It looks like the solenoids only engage when a slower agitation/spin speed is needed. I know that, generally speaking, GE washers would initially engage in slow agitation and then normal once the tub has indexed. Mine goes right to normal speed. Medium agitation works just fine on this machine as well as normal/fast. Looking at the solenoids attached to the clutch, I realized that only one seems to energize (medium). The solenoid on the left in the picture seems to be dead. It does nothing. humph! The good news is the rubber tips are in very good shape so perhaps the slower speeds weren't used very much to begin with. The issue now is going to be where to find another solenoid or get this one repaired. I'd sure love to have 3 speeds again!!! I'm open to any suggestions! Thanks guy! Jon |
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Post# 292819 , Reply# 1   7/26/2008 at 23:45 (5,745 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 292822 , Reply# 2   7/27/2008 at 00:24 (5,745 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 292856 , Reply# 4   7/27/2008 at 11:13 (5,745 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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That's very interesting. I remember someone mentioning having a 4-speed model sometime way back on here. So I guess this machine uses the 3 faster speeds (high, medium-high, and medium-low)? Does a 2 speed clutch work pretty much the same? Just has one solenoid? The only thing that confuses me are the machines going directly into the selected speed. Both of my grandmothers had GE's at one point. One had this 3-speed model and the other had a mid-80's Hotpoint 2-speed model. Both of them agitated on gentle while the tub indexed. Once the tub locked they lurched into normal speed. If medium was selected it went directly to that speed (no slow speed). Robert's video of his '58 solid tub does exactly what I'm talking about. It's in the General Electric wing of the cyber-museum. Detergent being Dispensed (1.3mb) Now...where can I find a 4 speed machine??? hehe Thanks Steve! Jon |
Post# 292859 , Reply# 5   7/27/2008 at 11:35 (5,745 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Post# 293021 , Reply# 8   7/28/2008 at 00:02 (5,744 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Geez!!! I thought I had seen every machine in that darn warehouse!!! You know I would have taken it. Oh well... I'll just have to take your word on the whole indexing tub thing until I get mine fixed. Then we'll see what happens I guess. As long as it works and gets the stains out of my "manties" I'm happy. :-) fltcoils, You make it sound so easy! *grin* If I don't get another solenoid from Ben then I'll have to take the route you suggested. I thought about swapping wires like you said so I may try it. I was too scared to screw something up. If it comes to doing more than that I may see about an electrician who wants to mess around with it or something. Either way I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Jon |
Post# 293023 , Reply# 9   7/28/2008 at 00:20 (5,744 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 293093 , Reply# 10   7/28/2008 at 09:55 (5,744 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Did you visit John's Warehouse? |
Post# 293223 , Reply# 11   7/28/2008 at 21:15 (5,743 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA)   |   | |
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