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Post# 127042   5/6/2006 at 17:08 (6,563 days old) by mixfinder ()        

I had friends who had a 1952 Frigidaire. It sat for 8 years, outside, in a barn unused. They moved to a farm with running water and when it was hooked up, it wouldn't start. George took it apart, greased it up and after that, it always turn a few loops before it would start agitating. I noticed in the clip of the Turquoise 58 it did the same thing, to a smaller degree. Is that a sign of some kind of age related problem, wear or lubrication? Most of the Frigidaires I remember, just quit filling and began pumping away?
Kelly





Post# 127043 , Reply# 1   5/6/2006 at 17:13 (6,563 days old) by westytoploader ()        

There was nothing wrong with the machine...in a Frigidaire Unimatic, the tub does turn a little bit before it starts agitating. This is to unwind the clutch torque spring.

Post# 127149 , Reply# 2   5/7/2006 at 07:28 (6,563 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)        

OMG! Can you imagine ALL a (*#%#@*#) Unimatic mechanism would need is a grease job! I (we all) should be so lucky!


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