Thread Number: 7039
Jet Cone Removal for 1968 Rollermatic |
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Post# 139029   6/30/2006 at 12:28 (6,481 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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In trying to remove the tub etc. to get my washer cabinet painted, more trouble has arisen. The jetcone nut will not come loose due to the agitate shaft turns as well. Anyone know why and what could I do to fix that problem. I see that the machine has been tampered with before, near the agitate arm. The only reasonable fix I could come up with is to take the agitate arm off, hold the agitate shaft from under the washer with channel lock pliers and then take the jetcone nut off????? Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Steve |
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Post# 139036 , Reply# 2   6/30/2006 at 12:59 (6,481 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 139069 , Reply# 5   6/30/2006 at 17:30 (6,481 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 139070 , Reply# 6   6/30/2006 at 17:30 (6,481 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 139071 , Reply# 7   6/30/2006 at 17:32 (6,481 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Here were some instructions as to what I did: Once the agitator shaft turns, it means the brass keyway inside the spin tube has broken the teeth off of it. The brass keyway is located at the end of the spin tube near the bottom of the washer, and is meant to keep the agitator shaft from turning, which when it turns, would wrinkle and destroy the bellows... Step #1 Do you know how to unscrew the agitate arm from the agitate shaft? That is what must be done next. The agitate arm bearing is about the size of a walnut, and you must grip it with a pair of channel locks and give it a good tug downward to unscrew it. Someone might have to hold the agitator for you to keep it from turning since the keyway is now broken and it spins freely. Step #2 Once the agitate arm is unscrewed from the agitate shaft, you pull up on the Jetcone as far as you can and reach UNDER the Jetcone and unhook the bellows clips with a small flat screwdriver. First the BIG bellows must be unhooked, then the SMALL bellows is unhooked. Step #3 Once the bellows clips are off and the bellows are unhooked, then you can pull the whole Jetcone AND shaft UP thru the washer. At that point, you can put the agitate shaft in a vise and hold it while you unscrew the hold down bolt. Dont feel too bad about this, I have had this happen MANY MANY times, as sometimes its just impossible to get the bolt off without breaking the keyway. The keyway is very important as it keeps the agitator in one position and keeps the bellows from getting all messed up if the agitator turns. The agitator in a Frigidaire is NEVER supposed to turn because it will wrinkle and destroy the bellows.............. Hope this helps.............. even a little bit is progress.. Jimmy |
Post# 139139 , Reply# 9   6/30/2006 at 23:05 (6,480 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 139260 , Reply# 12   7/1/2006 at 15:25 (6,480 days old) by rocky2 (Northwest Indiana)   |   | |
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Did you celebrate with an Agitator Dance? |
Post# 139392 , Reply# 13   7/2/2006 at 09:07 (6,479 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Thanks for all the help and nice gesture. Not nearly complete yet. Have to figure on getting the nut that holds the tub in place off. Jimmy (filterflow) has now given me suggestion and help on that subject matter. I will have Monday 07/03 to work on it, then on vacation to Tampa for the week. I really wanted to get that cabinet to the paint shop before I left. Oh well. Yes, we will do a dance with that jetcone. Steve |
Post# 141766 , Reply# 14   7/12/2006 at 18:24 (6,469 days old) by trainguy (Key West, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 141844 , Reply# 15   7/12/2006 at 22:20 (6,468 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 141845 , Reply# 16   7/12/2006 at 22:22 (6,468 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 141846 , Reply# 17   7/12/2006 at 22:23 (6,468 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 141849 , Reply# 18   7/12/2006 at 22:27 (6,468 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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I may have made some mistakes with Sno Bowl, but hey, I tried. This machine that was donated in my favor, was certainly an iron, calcuim, and hard water deposit. OMG, I cannot tell all how bad this was, behind the scenes. Unbeleivable. My partner Jeff said several times,"Steve, just throw it away and find another one" I aint a quitter, so guess what the answer was. I will post more as time comes along. I will have it up and running in it's glory for the August 5th wash-in. Steve |
Post# 141859 , Reply# 20   7/12/2006 at 22:39 (6,468 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Take a fine paint brush and paint the Sno-bowl all over real lightly so it won't run and try to even everything up. Just rinse it all off at the same time real fast with a sponge so as to be sure none of it is left adhering to the tub walls,etc. |
Post# 141900 , Reply# 21   7/13/2006 at 02:34 (6,468 days old) by filterflo (Chicago Area)   |   | |
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Glad you made some progress Steve, now the next one you tackle wont be so bad! It will go back together a lot easier than it came apart.......Im sure you will have it up and running in no time! |
Post# 141943 , Reply# 23   7/13/2006 at 08:15 (6,468 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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