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oil leak in CORONADO wringer washer
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Post# 381215   9/24/2009 at 13:27 (5,325 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

I am the proud owner of a gently-used Coronado wringer washer from the early '70s that has been in storage for over 30 years and has a strange oil leak.....

My uncle bought it brand new but put it into storage when he decided he preferred to wash his duds in the kitchen sink instead! Also, even though he used it only a few times he noticed the leak and stopped using it.

The oil pan underneath is full of icky stuff that has dripped out of the thingy - on the left side of the oil pan you can see where it was attached with a single wing nut to the part above it and also there is a round imprint on the right side of the pan corresponding to the round thing above it.

What kind of oil is this? Where is this oil coming from??? Can I still use the machine??? Do I need to put more oil in it somewhere???

I really REALLY want to use this machine - it is in LIKE NEW condition and would be perfect at the cabin. I plugged it in and it whirrrrrs to life beautifully but the oil spill worries me and I don't want something to seize up....

I am wondering if anyone has any advice on this?

Also can someone direct me to a diagram where I can learn the correct names of the parts of a wringer washer???

(oh-oh.... I have more pictures to show you but how do I add these???? - thank you for your patience I am a newbie!)






Post# 381287 , Reply# 1   9/24/2009 at 22:14 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

ok .... thank you webmaster ... here come the rest of the pictures!

Post# 381289 , Reply# 2   9/24/2009 at 22:15 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

open the lid ....

Post# 381290 , Reply# 3   9/24/2009 at 22:16 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

... look in the tub ...

Post# 381291 , Reply# 4   9/24/2009 at 22:17 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

there's the leakage on the floor ....

Post# 381292 , Reply# 5   9/24/2009 at 22:18 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

yikes... a whole bunch of it in the pan ...

Post# 381294 , Reply# 6   9/24/2009 at 22:23 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

this pan came off when I removed that single wing-nut on the bottom of the thing... can someone educate me as to what the "thing" is ?

Post# 381295 , Reply# 7   9/24/2009 at 22:26 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

crawled in close to see the inside "stuff" .... sure could use a diagram that would identify these components.... I know what the "belt" is 4L330

Post# 381297 , Reply# 8   9/24/2009 at 22:28 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

here is some grease or something.... can I just wipe it clean ??? or is it a something that has to be fixed?

Post# 381298 , Reply# 9   9/24/2009 at 22:29 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

... and some more of it lower down on that ... pole-type-thingy ....

Post# 381299 , Reply# 10   9/24/2009 at 22:31 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

... and here again from another angle ... what IS all that orangey-greasy looking stuff .... the hose looks yucky too!

Post# 381301 , Reply# 11   9/24/2009 at 22:33 (5,324 days old) by coronado_cutie ()        

but otherwise everything else looks perfectly clean and new ... any advice is appreciated! THANK YOU EVERYONE.

Post# 381306 , Reply# 12   9/24/2009 at 23:08 (5,324 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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I believe the pan is there to catch the grease. I have a Maytag wringer and it slowly but surely leaks oil as well. You could rebuild that transmission by taking it apart and cleaning it and refilling it with fresh oil, but its a lot of work.


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