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Thread Number: 22320
QUESTIONS FOR THE 'ROLLERMATIC' EXPERTS!!! |
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Post# 349623 , Reply# 1 5/17/2009 at 21:02 (5,455 days old) by gyrafoam  (Wytheville, VA) |
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DO NOT OIL THE MECHANISM!!!!!!!! DO NOT EVEN MENTION THE WORD "OIL" TO THE MECHANISM!!!!!!! Will be a good idea to get a new set of bellows. Be sure to run some hot water down the drain hose and into the pump. Let it stand a while before starting the machine up. Keep us appraised of what is happening. Happy washday! | ||
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Post# 349624 , Reply# 2 5/17/2009 at 21:03 (5,455 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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Oh, and you will want to check-out all the hoses. You may need to replace them. | ||
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Post# 349626 , Reply# 3 5/17/2009 at 21:07 (5,455 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA) |
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You will know it if it needs bearings.If the spin bearing needs replacement it will really be loud. If you want to lubricate anything on the motor it should be the start-switch! Check your e-mail. | ||
| Post# 349631 , Reply# 4 5/17/2009 at 21:32 (5,455 days old) by soberleaf () | ||
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about the oil?????? are the bearings lubricated for life then? | ||
| Post# 349755 , Reply# 8 5/18/2009 at 09:39 (5,454 days old) by everythingold (Grand Rapids, Michigan) | ||
Having done a bearing job, I know that when a rollermatic sounds like a 747 during agitation, it is not necessarily the bearing. The agitator shaft can build up corrosion and cause the noise. Another question: do the tranie's ever go? I know they can, but I've never seen a bad one. Perhaps it is because the tranie is stationary? Also, why the change from a direct drive on the '65 to a belt on the 1-18's? matt
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| Post# 349762 , Reply# 9 5/18/2009 at 10:08 (5,454 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA) | ||
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Change to belt on the 1-18s Didn't they do that so they could put in a deeper tub? They had to get the motor out from under the tub to make room. | ||
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Post# 349866 , Reply# 10 5/18/2009 at 19:10 (5,454 days old) by joelippard (Hickory) |
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Rollermatic Info
I'll emphasize what Gyrafoam had to say about oiling. Keep any oil away from those precious rollers, they are impregnated internally. I've yet to see a bad tranny on one either, maybe just the need for a roller replacement every 30-40 years!!! Drain it how you choose but I don't think you're going to get any more water out of the other tub than the pump does, the outer tub is long pumped dry before the final spin cycle ends. My suggestion is to leave it open a day after you wash in it. I do that on all my machines.. From my understanding the change to the belt drive was for multiple reasons. They did in fact need the extra room for the bigger tub. I've been told the belt drive was an "improvement" and I'd say that it probably is easier to work on but I've never done tranny work on my 1-18 or my DD Rollermatic. I sincerely hope you enjoy it soberleaf. I had my eye on it as well but one came up closer to me. There is nothing like The Frigidaire! and each of the varieties has it's own specialness about it. I love the splashyness and the high spin speed of my Rollermatic, and I also love the huge capacity of the 1-18, until I got the solid tub model I didn't realize just how gargantuan the 1-18's capacity is. Congratulations! Joe | ||
| Post# 349947 , Reply# 13 5/18/2009 at 22:28 (5,454 days old) by norfolksouthern () | ||
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Yes! Yes! DO post soberleaf! Thanks! NorfolkSouthern | ||
| Post# 349948 , Reply# 14 5/18/2009 at 22:30 (5,454 days old) by soberleaf () | ||
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i'm going to finish it tonite and it will be posted in the next hour | ||
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Post# 350306 , Reply# 15 5/20/2009 at 08:05 (5,452 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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From someone who has worked on TONS of these
I second the Gyra-motion: "DO NOT EVEN MENTION THE WORD "OIL" TO THE MECHANISM!!!!!!! " The bearings are lubed for life until they start screaming. There are only two bearings in that mechanism at the top and bottom of the spin shaft, mounted in the tranny casting about 3 inches apart. They can be replaced easily if you are experienced with bearings. You won't get a drier tub by gravity drain, the best you can do there is always leave the lid up between washings. Or install a hair dryer to blow the outer tub at the end of cycle. Thats something Robert would do!! But he charges a fortune!! ON ROLLERMATICS Rumble througout spin is a bad bearing. Squeaking on spin up is a badly worn or adjusted clutch. ON 1-18's Squeaking on spin up is usually a poorly adjusted belt or worn belt. When you change the bellows you can smartly put 3 drops of Lubit-8 Teflon Oil used in Jet Engines, around the agitate shaft to relube the bronze oil bearing at the top of the spin tube, this will years to the life of the machine. | ||
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