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Thread Number: 19864
What can you tell me about this Whirlpool washer, please? |
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Post# 318373 12/5/2008 at 22:43 (5,613 days old) by revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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I just brought this home about 3 hours ago, I assume it's 1990's something. I've tested it and everything seems to work (so far) except the "auger" ratchet / clutch / mechanism is worn out. I'd like to know the year and if it was a MOL or TOL model please. I believe it's new enough to be a direct drive machine, but I don't know anything about them. Thank you in advance for your help! Kevin 
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Post# 318374 , Reply# 1 12/5/2008 at 22:44 (5,613 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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The "dash"... | ||
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Post# 318375 , Reply# 2 12/5/2008 at 22:45 (5,613 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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and the data plate... | ||
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Post# 318376 , Reply# 3 12/5/2008 at 22:48 (5,613 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Direct Drive. | ||
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Post# 318380 , Reply# 4 12/5/2008 at 22:59 (5,613 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 318382 , Reply# 5 12/5/2008 at 23:29 (5,613 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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now thats a good camera!!!!! Kevin, the pictures are so clear, in the first pic, you can see the speckle and the perforations in the drum of your new Kenmore F/L machine. Pretty amazing since you were photographing the whirly. arthur/alr2903 | ||
| Post# 318383 , Reply# 6 12/5/2008 at 23:31 (5,613 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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My grandma had a machine very much like this! I thought it was the coolest machine in the world lol. I'd say this is MOL cuz I remember her's had some more water temp options and what not. Nice looking machine. | ||
| Post# 318385 , Reply# 7 12/5/2008 at 23:41 (5,613 days old) by vintagesearch () | ||
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wow i never seen older model whirlpool washer with a extra rinse option cool. ;) | ||
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Post# 318391 , Reply# 8 12/6/2008 at 01:10 (5,613 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 318415 , Reply# 9 12/6/2008 at 08:29 (5,612 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Thank you all!
Thank you for all of the information guys! Now I know it was built in 1989, is direct drive, a middle / upper end model but not TOL. If any of you have more information or comments, please jump in! I am surprised this Whirly has such a short, fast stroke, it looks like it's less then a quarter of a rotation!! DAVE (Volvoguy87). Do you know if the agitator dogs are the same for all auger type agitators in the Whirlpool/Kenmore lines? I should be able to go to Sears to pick them up, yes? I STILL can't believe that I even have a washing machine "collection" and I'm amazed it's growing SO FAST!!! I am picking up ANOTHER washer later this morning AND... in about 2 weeks I will be bringing home a nice White-Westinghouse FL stacked set! But you know the best part about all of these?? They are ALL FREE!!! ARTHUR (arl2903) Thanks, I really like my new camera! It's a Nikon D40 Digital SLR (single lens reflex). I wanted to get camera with better quality and more importantly, superior optics to a "point & shoot" pocket camera. I bought it last April using Bush's "stimulus rebate check". 
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Post# 318437 , Reply# 11 12/6/2008 at 12:00 (5,612 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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The little dogs are the same, but there are different repair kits due to some design changes to other pieces of the auger drive on the agitators over time. The one I bought online (I *did* reference the correct model #) for my KA wasn't quite right, so I had to reuse a couple old pieces that weren't worn. The web designer friend I work with gave her husband a D40 as a Christmas gift. I used it recently when we did pictures of jewelry for a site. It surely is a nice piece. | ||
| Post# 318699 , Reply# 12 12/7/2008 at 20:17 (5,611 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Thanks for the camera info, you guys are better than CU, for product reviews. i like to get a "real world" opinion, so i don't end up with junk. arthur | ||
| Post# 318703 , Reply# 13 12/7/2008 at 20:37 (5,611 days old) by tbolt25 (Kentucky) | ||
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nice washer That is a nice older-model direct drive Whirlpool washer there! | ||
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Post# 318866 , Reply# 15 12/8/2008 at 17:43 (5,610 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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The worn agitator dogs seen to be a VERY common problem. Using the agitator to dissolve detergent is a common thing to do and probably did wear them a bit faster, but they would have worn out eventually anyway I think. I don't have a lot of experience with Direct Drive machines, but work on them for friends at times and I've done a number of these. With that ratio I'd guess that they go bad A LOT. I think it's the fast stroke transmission that causes so many "engage-dissengage" grips by the auger that it wears the dogs very fast as compared to the older belt-drive version. I can tell you in a bit how many models there were ahead of this machine, but I remember this on display at Lowes in 1990 and it was their best Whirlpool washer. The first version of it had the regular Surgilator without the auger. The infinite water level and the second rinse put it pretty high toward the TOL. Did that machine come out of a moist environment? I have not seen rusty tops on DDs very often (again I don't have a lot of exposure to them). G | ||
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Post# 318945 , Reply# 16 12/9/2008 at 00:15 (5,610 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Did that machine come out of a moist environment?
I don't think so, but I don't know for sure either. I would assume it's been here in So Cal since new. Do you know if I could swap agitators in this washer? You know, install one of the other Whirlpool or Kenmore agitators (can't think of the names right now...). But then depending on the design it may not work so well with the short fast stroke. Buy hey, it would be fun to try them out anyway! | ||
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Post# 318978 , Reply# 17 12/9/2008 at 08:48 (5,609 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Do you know if I could swap agitators in this washer?
You can put other direct drive agitators in it, I think they're more or less interchangeable, however the older belt-drive agitators will not work as they require taller agitator shafts. I would also question how long the short-stroke transmission could put up with the drag that a belt-drive agitator would put on it with their larger vanes, etc. That would be an interesting test should one of us figure out a way to make a shaft extension or swap in a taller agitator shaft. | ||
| Post# 319029 , Reply# 18 12/9/2008 at 14:18 (5,609 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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A friend of mine has a Whirlpool DD that needs new dogs, I told her they were inexpensive to buy, and that I could probably replace them for her. Just how easy are they to replace, and do they come with instructions on how to replace them. Jim | ||
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Post# 319032 , Reply# 19 12/9/2008 at 14:41 (5,609 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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Jim - I think they used to come with instructions, however if they don't anymore, there are videos online at youtube that you can search and find a visual DIY. They are very easy to change. A little familiarity with Whirlpool's machines helps, however you have help here if you need it. I'd not hesitate to try it if I were you. Gordon | ||
| Post# 319139 , Reply# 20 12/10/2008 at 12:33 (5,608 days old) by autowasherfreak () | ||
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I'm going to get the model number of the washer and order the parts for her. She said if I fix it she will take me to dinner at our favorite restaurant Olive Garden. | ||
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Post# 319286 , Reply# 21 12/11/2008 at 11:14 (5,607 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Did that machine come out of a moist environment? (part 2)
Gordon, actually, other then the cabinet top chip at the right lid hinge point, there is no rust that I can see. That is only dirt and grunge (I need to clean it up, sorry). Thank you Gordon and to all others for all of the information on this machine, I really appreciate it!! Now all I have to do is start scouring all of the old appliance stores.... but first I need to figure out where they all are! I create a new thread and post other photos once I complete my plumbing project... Thanks again! Kevin | ||
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Post# 320165 , Reply# 22 12/17/2008 at 18:26 (5,601 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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