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Thread Number: 62435
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Bendix 7168 |
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| Post# 850335 11/7/2015 at 16:37 (3,085 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
Has anyone got any experience of changing the door boot on one of these? I picked the machine up a couple of weeks ago and it seems to have an unusual fastening for the boot onto the tub using a split pin. I'm not sure how to tighten the band up if I take it off by removing the pin.
Here's a picture of the pin at the top of the seal. Can't do the multiple photos on the iPad so will add them separately 
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| Post# 850336 , Reply# 1 11/7/2015 at 16:38 (3,085 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850337 , Reply# 2 11/7/2015 at 16:40 (3,085 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850338 , Reply# 3 11/7/2015 at 16:45 (3,085 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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The machine has suffered some damage as one of the top suspension springs had come off by the soap dispenser and this had damaged the dispenser itself. I found a replacement dispenser only to be told it was out of stock and they would let me know when it was back in. Well the new one arrived today. It's a bit different so will have to do some modifications to fit the top but it's better than trying to patch up the old one
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| Post# 850339 , Reply# 4 11/7/2015 at 16:47 (3,085 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850340 , Reply# 5 11/7/2015 at 16:54 (3,085 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850454 , Reply# 6 11/8/2015 at 12:10 (3,084 days old) by reversomatic (east anglia,england,u.k.) | ||
Boot clamp
Hi, Congratulations.It looks to be in good shape,one of the quietest washers of its time.The boot clamp is quite easy to undo/do up.The strap at one end of the clamp passes through the slot in the pin ,so by turning the pin either unwinds,loosening the clamp or winds it up tightening the clamp.Just put a small screwdriver through the eye of the pin to use as a key to turn it.Hope this helps ,kind regards Nige.
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Post# 850623 , Reply# 7 11/9/2015 at 07:11 (3,083 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Bendix
Oh never seen one of those pin screws, the 7147 boot I changed last week had the usual clamp ring and long screw..Did all future Bendix models have this pin system Nigel?
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| Post# 850642 , Reply# 8 11/9/2015 at 09:46 (3,083 days old) by brucelucenta () | ||
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Ever consider pitching the whole machine and buying a new one? | ||
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Post# 850650 , Reply# 9 11/9/2015 at 10:52 (3,083 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Err..
Why? rather defeats the object of this group dont ya think?
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| Post# 850685 , Reply# 10 11/9/2015 at 15:40 (3,083 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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Canned meat
Hi Nige
Thanks for the advice - just like opening a tin of corned beef lol. Good job I didn't remove the pin then. You can see a serated edge on the top of the band itself by the pin but it's not obvious that it turns. Will give it ago and report back. Am excited to get this going as they are really well built and it should be quiet - the pump is quite noisy but it might be better when there is water in it as I took it apart and it was spotless. Mike - I wonder if this method is because this machine has a concrete weight attached so access for a screwdriver is difficult? The Haynes guide doesn't mention this type of fixing but does say that some of the machines with the front weights require them to be removed to change the seal. The pin must be a method to avoid this I guess. S :) | ||
| Post# 850686 , Reply# 11 11/9/2015 at 15:44 (3,083 days old) by Stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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Post# 850787 , Reply# 12 11/10/2015 at 06:21 (3,082 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Bendix
Oh, interesting clamp thread, must check later models to see if they carried it on!! Steve can you post a full top pic to see how far the concrete weight protrudes over the top of the vitreous enamel tub compared to the 7147 earlier model - wonder if it was bigger to do with the faster spin?
Here is the 7147 from top. ps, just noticed the size of those capacitors!! 
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| Post# 850798 , Reply# 13 11/10/2015 at 07:56 (3,082 days old) by keymatic3203 (Cardiff UK) | ||
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Hi Steve great to see you get stuck into another restoration, yes just like a corned beef tin. Interesting this is the clamping method used for the boot on the bendix LT, so maybe a bit of mix and match over the years. Also Steve if you need a boot I may well have a spare. Mathew | ||
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Post# 850818 , Reply# 14 11/10/2015 at 09:47 (3,082 days old) by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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| Post# 850877 , Reply# 15 11/10/2015 at 15:59 (3,082 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850878 , Reply# 16 11/10/2015 at 16:01 (3,082 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850879 , Reply# 17 11/10/2015 at 16:07 (3,082 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850880 , Reply# 18 11/10/2015 at 16:10 (3,082 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850882 , Reply# 19 11/10/2015 at 16:15 (3,082 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850883 , Reply# 20 11/10/2015 at 16:18 (3,082 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850884 , Reply# 21 11/10/2015 at 16:20 (3,082 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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| Post# 850895 , Reply# 22 11/10/2015 at 17:16 (3,082 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth) | ||
Steve Yes I have the seals Austin mentions - I cant see why the one you have bought wouldnt fit as round door machines had been in production since 1982 and surely their all the same.
Be worth checking against the old one to make sure its right - maybe even fit it and see how it goes so you have not wasted your money. Interesting to see the earlier 1000 machine with an enamel tub as our later 1985 version has a stainless steel outer tub, we'd assumed the faster spin TOL machines like these got the stainless tubs for whatever reasons. I'l have a nosey thru the seals at the weekend and see what I can find :D | ||
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Post# 850899 , Reply# 23 11/10/2015 at 17:29 (3,082 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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| Post# 851244 , Reply# 24 11/12/2015 at 16:17 (3,080 days old) by sesteve (London, UK) | ||
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