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Post# 411796   2/1/2010 at 17:43 (5,168 days old) by supersurgilator (Indiana)        

Since I don't have any experience with BD DA machines, does it look like this agitator needs new dogs, or is it simply because it is a BD machine? SOmetimes it tends to jerk back a little more than it should. Just wondered.

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Post# 411812 , Reply# 1   2/1/2010 at 18:27 (5,168 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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That machine from a DA standpoint seems totally normal to me for a belt-drive, and I have A LOT of usage experience with them. My first use of a DA machine came in January 1983 when my mother got her first. I got my own in 1986, and have extensively used two others as well. As a matter of fact, it was AW.org that inspired me to take several non-DA machines out of mothballs to rebuild. Watching those agitators go back and fourth in one piece was almost 'odd' at first.

I will share a video I had put in my private collection from one of my own machines. It will show some of the drag that you're talking about regarding the auger moving backwards on BD DAs. This is not uncommon. The agitation stroke is such that it often 'yanks' the auger back a bit before it slips. This can be fixed to a degree by a little white lithium grease on the top of the agitator where it meets the auger, but is not necessary. There are only two agitator dogs or cams in the BD DAs, and they simply are not at precise as the DDs.

Here's a link to the video:






Post# 411813 , Reply# 2   2/1/2010 at 18:28 (5,168 days old) by dadoes (TX, U.S. of A.)        

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Looks OK to me.


Post# 411818 , Reply# 3   2/1/2010 at 18:43 (5,168 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

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Here's a better video link:

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Post# 411857 , Reply# 4   2/1/2010 at 21:15 (5,168 days old) by supersurgilator (Indiana)        

Thanks for the vid. It just looks different as I am not used to a DA in a BD machine.

Post# 411868 , Reply# 5   2/1/2010 at 22:08 (5,168 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

Thanks for the vids Gordon. I went a bit further and watched Annie (again, and thanks for that one), and the Green Beast. All are looking and sounding well.

Have a good one,
James


Post# 411882 , Reply# 6   2/2/2010 at 00:37 (5,168 days old) by alr2903 (TN)        

The "choppy" belt drive DA machines, iirc was part of the change over to DD, to create the illusion of continuous auger downward action. alr2903

Post# 411897 , Reply# 7   2/2/2010 at 03:37 (5,168 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York)        

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Both video looks fine to me, but the first one needs a little water level adjustment.


Post# 412010 , Reply# 8   2/2/2010 at 16:29 (5,167 days old) by stainfighter (Columbia, SC)        
LOVE the DA vid!

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Wow, what a great video Gordon! Today's GE hydrowave is not as good as your BD machine, in my opinon. What a great daily driver - really moves the clothes AND you get to enjoy the classic sounds of a Kenmore...woo woo woo woo
:)



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