Thread Number: 62755  /  Tag: Vintage Dryers
Help needed - Trying to find dryer door gasket
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Post# 853206   11/22/2015 at 23:13 (3,048 days old) by sarjam ()        

I am new to vintage sets and have been able to purchase a Montgomery Ward Signature 860 set. Both pieces work great.
That being said, the only thing I need is the dryer door gasket. It seems the more I search, the more confused I end up lol.
Does anyone know the part number and where to get it?






Post# 853235 , Reply# 1   11/23/2015 at 07:43 (3,047 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Dryer Door Seal For A Norge Built Dryer

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The Part# is easy to get, just look it up with the model# of the dryer, the problem is that it will be hard to find anyone that has one.

 

The other issue is that from your picture there is nothing wrong with the door seal on your dryer, if the door is not closing as well as you like the door latch is probably worn.

 

Also keep in mind that these Norge built dryers always leak [ hot steamy linty air ] every where, this is normal and if you fix the leak at the door seal the dryer will actually take longer to dry and use more power.


Post# 853286 , Reply# 2   11/23/2015 at 14:22 (3,047 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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That gasket looks fine.


Post# 853354 , Reply# 3   11/23/2015 at 20:19 (3,047 days old) by sarjam ()        

Well that saves me a bunch of time! Thank you.
That is exactly the problem- dries great, just get the hot air leaking from around the door.


Post# 853368 , Reply# 4   11/23/2015 at 21:29 (3,047 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
That proves

Its a Norge, they dry great, but use a different method than other dryers, there is a giant fan in the back that blows air thru the drum, rather than pulling it thru as nearly all other dryers do, it dries great, but if there is a opening, or crack, out comes lint, they didn't get the nickname The Flockerator for nothing!!


Post# 853455 , Reply# 5   11/24/2015 at 11:12 (3,046 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)        
Pics!

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These Montgomery Ward Norge washers and dryers are interesting, but tended not to age too gracefully. My folks had a set when I was growing up, but I haven't seen another since. Please take some pics, I'd like to see what your machines look like.

Dave


Post# 853528 , Reply# 6   11/24/2015 at 19:59 (3,046 days old) by sarjam ()        

Here you go, I can post more if you would like

Post# 853531 , Reply# 7   11/24/2015 at 20:12 (3,046 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Wow!!  Top of the Line or the models right under TOL.  Congratulations!!!


Post# 853532 , Reply# 8   11/24/2015 at 20:14 (3,046 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
nice pair!

had a 1980 monkey ward dryer much like yours-door did leak air and lint as stated,also had to clear lint from the motor about every other year or motor would overheat and stop during drying cycle.Dryer lasted to 1998 when motor seized.

Post# 853580 , Reply# 9   11/25/2015 at 06:48 (3,046 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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Nice set!


Post# 855894 , Reply# 10   12/9/2015 at 21:47 (3,031 days old) by sarjam ()        
Ok, maybe someone knows...

Does anyone know if it is possible to adjust the handle? I understand these are prone to leaking air around the door etc, but my wife is finding dryer sheets that made it past the door lol.
My first response was to not use dryer sheets, but since I have been married for 20 years and have learned that she will not settle 😀 i am actually going to have to attempt a repair.
I see 2 screws on the inside of the door, but wanted to check before I mess it up any further.

Thanks,

Bob


Post# 855908 , Reply# 11   12/9/2015 at 23:46 (3,031 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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These are the machines that were listed on Burlington Craigslist? I have tried to contact the seller twice and never got a reply, I thought it was a fake ad!

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They were also advertised in Tennessee!
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Post# 855924 , Reply# 12   12/10/2015 at 05:36 (3,031 days old) by sarjam ()        

Same ones, but the prior owner would not have listed in Tenn - that post looked fake.

Post# 855926 , Reply# 13   12/10/2015 at 06:10 (3,031 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

There is one possible solution to putting some body back into the door gasket or lead in your Eberhard Farber as they used to say. You can take the door apart to get to the gasket and remove it from its mounting. Then you take the plastic material called caulk saver which comes in ropes of various diameters and, using the one that mostly fills, but does not overfill the tube of the gasket, you push it through then reinstall the gasket and reassemble the door. It will provide a tighter seal at the door, but as others have stated, the dryer is going to blow lint out the other places with air leaks and with better sealing at the door, you will be able to discover them.

Post# 856045 , Reply# 14   12/10/2015 at 18:51 (3,030 days old) by sarjam ()        
And so the plot thickens....

I adjusted the door latch, much better. The gasket does in fact seem to be fine. The air leak is actually coming from gap between the door bottom and the lint trap. Not exactly sure how to fix this one lol

Post# 856095 , Reply# 15   12/11/2015 at 03:40 (3,030 days old) by brucelucenta ()        

I have found that actually grabbing the door and twisting it a little bit in the direction it needs to seal at will also help. It really is a flawed design. The gas dryers of that vintage and even the older ones had a tendency to catch on fire because of all the lint build up. That was the demise of my parent's old '57 gas dryer.



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