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Post# 482143 , Reply# 1   12/16/2010 at 18:38 (4,851 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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OH REALLY......WELL... you have 2 sets?? whats up with that? personally i think you should keep the older set the ones with the blue trim on the doors those are so pretty and that one i did feel up it has a good changer. anyway a long time ago greg sent me on a search for a boot for mine its some sort of frigidaire boot that you have to retro fit into the machine. ill do some looking online to see if i can find it again. your gonna have fun with that baby she has to come all the way apart but it does work and whey are wonderful washers. hugs
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Post# 482151 , Reply# 3   12/16/2010 at 19:08 (4,851 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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just had to come off with an attitude ha ha to fun.. if you like the older set thats just fine. mine was dead when i got it too im sure for starts a timer is needed ill have to ask paul where he got his. stick you hand into the drum and turn it it should turn clock wise then try and turn it counter clock wise and see if the drum stops, your checking the prawl in the changer.
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Post# 482277 , Reply# 4   12/17/2010 at 07:34 (4,850 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 482473 , Reply# 6   12/18/2010 at 10:02 (4,849 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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The SF washers were all 30" wide except the SF combos that we have are 32" in width. All the SF washers do use the same water pump kit with slight adjustment to the drive spring length. The original pump bodies were case pot metal and then were changed in the 1950s to black Bakelite plastic,then in the early 1970s they went to white polypropylene plastic I don't know the exact years of these changes.
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Post# 482503 , Reply# 7   12/18/2010 at 13:43 (4,849 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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For clairity; Does this mean a 3 belt westy; ie 5300165317 Q165317 pump fits a slant front washer? It is in these instructions in mentions lengthening the distance when used on a 30" model. |
Post# 482508 , Reply# 8   12/18/2010 at 14:08 (4,849 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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5300165317 pump for Oval potato pulley machines |
Post# 482560 , Reply# 11   12/18/2010 at 19:12 (4,849 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 482561 , Reply# 12   12/18/2010 at 19:12 (4,849 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 482562 , Reply# 13   12/18/2010 at 19:12 (4,849 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 483071 , Reply# 15   12/21/2010 at 00:25 (4,846 days old) by Travis ()   |   | |
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Here are my new babies. The tub won't turn in either direction. :-( It feels so satisfying to match them up. |
Post# 483229 , Reply# 16   12/21/2010 at 17:48 (4,846 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 483235 , Reply# 17   12/21/2010 at 18:24 (4,846 days old) by Travis ()   |   | |
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Ok, I ordered a couple boots and a couple pumps. Chris, where can I get these painted? |
Post# 483237 , Reply# 18   12/21/2010 at 19:05 (4,846 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 483410 , Reply# 19   12/22/2010 at 09:39 (4,845 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 483425 , Reply# 20   12/22/2010 at 10:52 (4,845 days old) by Travis ()   |   | |
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I ordered that Frigidaire boot that was mentioned above. I had chased the Westinghouse boot for a couple years and gave up. |
Post# 483442 , Reply# 22   12/22/2010 at 11:53 (4,845 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 483463 , Reply# 23   12/22/2010 at 13:20 (4,845 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Here are some old boot part numbers and models they fit CLICK HERE TO GO TO 3beltwesty's LINK |
Post# 483469 , Reply# 24   12/22/2010 at 13:29 (4,845 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Another boot is the Q4689; the link to this same site says it fits spacemates CLICK HERE TO GO TO 3beltwesty's LINK |
Post# 483605 , Reply# 29   12/22/2010 at 20:05 (4,845 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 483729 , Reply# 30   12/23/2010 at 10:00 (4,844 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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New Way to wash clothes in 1954! |
Post# 483732 , Reply# 31   12/23/2010 at 10:11 (4,844 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Complete agitation. More from Betty |
Post# 483734 , Reply# 32   12/23/2010 at 10:27 (4,844 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Betty hawking more washers! |
Post# 483778 , Reply# 34   12/23/2010 at 13:37 (4,844 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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ONLY 3.15 dollars per week! |
Post# 483781 , Reply# 35   12/23/2010 at 13:48 (4,844 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)   |   | |
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Post# 483827 , Reply# 36   12/23/2010 at 16:42 (4,844 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 483829 , Reply# 37   12/23/2010 at 17:07 (4,844 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Betty has 2 Stars CLICK HERE TO GO TO 3beltwesty's LINK |
Post# 483831 , Reply# 38   12/23/2010 at 17:16 (4,844 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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The link here has a behind the scenes image before a Westinghouse commercial. Betty got paid about 100K per year in 1950 by westinghouse CLICK HERE TO GO TO 3beltwesty's LINK |
Post# 483832 , Reply# 39   12/23/2010 at 17:24 (4,844 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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about the same stage CLICK HERE TO GO TO 3beltwesty's LINK |
Post# 484193 , Reply# 40   12/25/2010 at 09:33 (4,842 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 484194 , Reply# 41   12/25/2010 at 09:39 (4,842 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 484592 , Reply# 42   12/27/2010 at 15:29 (4,840 days old) by Jeff_adelphi (Adelphi, Maryland, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 484600 , Reply# 43   12/27/2010 at 16:11 (4,840 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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This boot is still at some places as new old stock. They show up on ebay too several times per year. There are pockets of old parts that require hunting. |
Post# 484749 , Reply# 44   12/28/2010 at 11:08 (4,839 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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This is an old picture of my Twins. The dryer is in storage now and the washer is resting for a while but they are fun.
I used the 5303261132 gray boot on this machine and it worked OK. When I heard they were discontinued a while back, I bought one on ebay for a spare. Wow - that room looks completely different now, what a difference! |
Post# 484861 , Reply# 45   12/28/2010 at 19:41 (4,839 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 484894 , Reply# 46   12/28/2010 at 22:21 (4,838 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 484895 , Reply# 47   12/28/2010 at 22:22 (4,838 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 484904 , Reply# 48   12/28/2010 at 23:20 (4,838 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 484905 , Reply# 49   12/28/2010 at 23:23 (4,838 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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Post# 485015 , Reply# 51   12/29/2010 at 13:56 (4,838 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Ebay prices on this "stuff" can be a lot higher or lower than a parts house. There is a lot of new old stock that pops up and items that have been NLA at parts houses often resurface on Ebay 5 or 10 years later. |
Post# 485068 , Reply# 52   12/29/2010 at 19:41 (4,838 days old) by Travis ()   |   | |
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I nabbed it. I had been watching. |
Post# 485293 , Reply# 53   12/30/2010 at 16:54 (4,837 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Cool; glad another collector got a spare boot! CLICK HERE TO GO TO 3beltwesty's LINK |
Post# 485536 , Reply# 56   12/31/2010 at 17:54 (4,836 days old) by austinado16 ()   |   | |
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Yep, that's the grey boot that I originally used to restore my LB-6. Glad someone here nabbed it! IIRC, my LB-6 has a round pulley. I don't recall seeing it look oval when running. This post was last edited 12/31/2010 at 20:54 |
Post# 485552 , Reply# 60   12/31/2010 at 18:53 (4,836 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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DIAGRAM |
Post# 485943 , Reply# 62   1/2/2011 at 22:08 (4,833 days old) by spin-it ()   |   | |
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What can you tell me about the Westy Tall Tumbler? Looks like a cool machine. What years were they built? Do thet have the same 3 belt drive system and components as the SF? |
Post# 486886 , Reply# 63   1/7/2011 at 00:15 (4,829 days old) by neptunebob (Pittsburgh, PA)   |   | |
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How could you possibly have a Westinghouse washer from 1976 without it being a pile of rust? Every time I have seen one in the garbage I notice that the cabinet is badly rusted to the point of holes - They even earned the name Rustinghouse. It just seems like a poor design with thin metal that trapped moisture that was not improved until the Frigemore came out.
It seems that the 1950s laundromats were much less prone to rust. Or is that because all we see here are restored machines? |
Post# 487158 , Reply# 76   1/7/2011 at 21:52 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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One is suppose to have the washer on its back and place the basket in vertically. Here I just used a 1x2 and pushed the tub down and placed the basket in horizontally |
Post# 487160 , Reply# 77   1/7/2011 at 21:55 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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westy e ring |
Post# 487162 , Reply# 78   1/7/2011 at 22:00 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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The roller bearing needs a good contact type high pressure grease |
Post# 487167 , Reply# 79   1/7/2011 at 22:11 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Here is where I once screwed up. I used a HUB piece that was the old 29 year one and the went through a few clutch springs and a potato pulley too |
Post# 487173 , Reply# 80   1/7/2011 at 22:22 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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the Spin belt was drawn in |
Post# 487182 , Reply# 83   1/7/2011 at 22:57 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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Booting up |
Post# 487190 , Reply# 87   1/7/2011 at 23:26 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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before intalling the door test out the tub lamp! |
Post# 487202 , Reply# 91   1/8/2011 at 00:06 (4,828 days old) by 3beltwesty ()   |   | |
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This is the washer I left off at first, it caused the slinky spring to get goofed up. It took a mess of time to find this missing washer, then once it was on the machine had no issues with the springs |
Post# 487263 , Reply# 92   1/8/2011 at 10:17 (4,828 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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3belt, I learned a lot , my 1957 sounds like it has bad bearings but when I heard your machine I am now thinking its the shaft and not the bearing, it sounds the same!
I will check and see if that shaft fits my 1957 3 belt for a refit! My bearings may be good after all since the original owner replaced them three times in its working life. Love the Mardi Gras colors I have a 1918 Easy painted the same way! |