Thread Number: 22692
Restoration: The 1974 Frigidaire Imperial |
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Post# 355319   6/7/2009 at 17:08 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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To be filed in the category of "projects I thought would be simple." Come with me on a journey of deteriorating product quality! Pete, some of this may be useful for your Dishmobile, but I notice some differences in the mechanism. So, to begin, there are some spots in the Plastisol that need addressing, due to rust issues. |
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Post# 355321 , Reply# 1   6/7/2009 at 17:09 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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The door doesn't latch properly, and when I look more closely, we can see why. First, the bubble of rust has caused the door to have a tough time latching. We'll need to take a utility knife and remove the Plastisol that does not adhere tightly to the metal. It's easy to see what you have to remediate--if it's loose, it must come off!
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Post# 355322 , Reply# 2   6/7/2009 at 17:11 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355323 , Reply# 3   6/7/2009 at 17:12 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355324 , Reply# 4   6/7/2009 at 17:12 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355325 , Reply# 5   6/7/2009 at 17:13 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355326 , Reply# 6   6/7/2009 at 17:15 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355327 , Reply# 7   6/7/2009 at 17:16 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355328 , Reply# 8   6/7/2009 at 17:17 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355330 , Reply# 9   6/7/2009 at 17:18 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355332 , Reply# 10   6/7/2009 at 17:20 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Now for the sump. Getting at this means removing the wash-arm assembly. To do so, first we remove the bellows (held on with two Philips screws), and lift it off. This exposes the nut and three shims (plus a Teflonesque bearing) that supports the wash-arm on the diffuser/arm-support assembly. Notice the rust around the sump. Doesn't look that bad, does it? Wait. ;-) |
Post# 355337 , Reply# 11   6/7/2009 at 17:35 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355338 , Reply# 12   6/7/2009 at 17:36 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355339 , Reply# 13   6/7/2009 at 17:37 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355341 , Reply# 14   6/7/2009 at 17:39 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355342 , Reply# 15   6/7/2009 at 17:40 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355343 , Reply# 16   6/7/2009 at 17:41 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355344 , Reply# 17   6/7/2009 at 17:41 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355345 , Reply# 18   6/7/2009 at 17:42 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355346 , Reply# 19   6/7/2009 at 17:44 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355349 , Reply# 20   6/7/2009 at 17:51 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Removing all the speed-nuts and such won't allow the mechanism to budge. After much hammer-striking, it's still not going anywhere. The rust in the sump has so compressed the seal in the bottom that it's wrapped up-and-over the plastic of the mechanism mount. Who made this, Kenmore? ;-) I cut away the seal and ring of rust, to discover that the rust is a smidge worse than I'd thought. The white speck in the middle of the rusted area is daylight: |
Post# 355351 , Reply# 21   6/7/2009 at 17:54 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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I've transitioned into Phase II of the restoration process, which is to: - drink beer - contemplate how much I love porcelainized appliances - contemplate how the hell I'm going to get this thing loose ...which is pretty much where it's at. I'm loathe to stick PB Blaster in there, because I've had Bakelite items split in the past wherever it's contacted the plastic, and that would suck hugely. But I don't want to bludgeon it to death with a hammer (okay, actually I do, at this point), and risk breaking it. I'd appreciate any suggestions you might have--maybe heat the mechanism mount? This Plastisol thing is for the birds :-) Thanks for all your help in advance, and I'll look forward to keeping you posted when the restoration enters Phase III--the "actually do something now" phase :-) Pete, does this help you with your parts breakdown at all? Nate |
Post# 355355 , Reply# 22   6/7/2009 at 18:09 (5,433 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 355359 , Reply# 23   6/7/2009 at 18:14 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355371 , Reply# 24   6/7/2009 at 19:15 (5,433 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E)   |   | |
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I heartily concur about Plastisol. I've had a couple of '70s-era G.E. dishwashers with that damn Perma-Tuf interior. Nothing but trouble. One little breach in the coating, or one little place where water worked its way into the edge between Plastisol and the metal underneath, and it was all downhill from there. Appliance parts stores used to sell "repair kits" for those liners; the kits were basically a two-part epoxy tinted green or blue, depending on the colour of your dishwasher's liner. They never quite matched the colour, and never provided a smooth-looking repair. You ended up with this scrofulous-looking spot, and the rust started up again very soon after the so-called "fix." |
Post# 355380 , Reply# 25   6/7/2009 at 19:50 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355393 , Reply# 26   6/7/2009 at 20:19 (5,433 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355411 , Reply# 29   6/7/2009 at 21:01 (5,433 days old) by animasinsulinpu ()   |   | |
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I have that same dishwasher!!! Love it. And it heats the water very fast.Top rack is a little strange though. Isn't there a soft-food disposer in it?.....Bill in Az.... |
Post# 355419 , Reply# 30   6/7/2009 at 21:07 (5,433 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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dishmobiles i have. no soft food disposer at all! it isn't mentioned in my repair manual either but maybe they added it to later models. |
Post# 355706 , Reply# 32   6/9/2009 at 00:13 (5,432 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Everything--the drain impeller, shims, hub--rides free on the motor shaft. The only things affixed are the wash impeller at the top and the seal at the bottom. The wash impeller basically tightens down and sandwiches it all together. That hub underneath the wash impeller should just slide out--mine did, even with rust on the motor shaft :- |
Post# 355707 , Reply# 33   6/9/2009 at 00:13 (5,432 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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Post# 355750 , Reply# 35   6/9/2009 at 09:13 (5,431 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 355870 , Reply# 37   6/9/2009 at 20:47 (5,431 days old) by everythingold (Grand Rapids, Michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 355896 , Reply# 38   6/9/2009 at 22:01 (5,431 days old) by soberleaf ()   |   | |
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i always find a way to "tame" them! with a little help from my friends as Ringo used to sing! |
Post# 356383 , Reply# 39   6/11/2009 at 22:20 (5,429 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ)   |   | |
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I think this dishwasher will be worth the effort :-) Pete, congrats on getting that apart, and I can't wait to hear about the 1-18! I'm wondering about POR-15 for this, but I doubt it can withstand the heat and detergent. I'm opting for JB Weld, a lot of sanding, RTV silicone, and prayer :-) Ben--it's totally worth it! You should hear this thing run. It must generate tremendous pressure--the din is like pressure-washing a barn covered in galvanized sheet metal. Greg said it scored better than the Hotpoint (as does a garden hose) and below a KitchenAid (as does everything) in the Consumer Reports ratings, so... ;-) |