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Thread Number: 76594
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
The Whirlpool LA5500XTWO Is All Done -- Almost! |
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| Post# 1004478 8/22/2018 at 12:11 (2,073 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
I finished up the 1989 Whirlpool Direct Drive given to me by a friend. I have dubbed her the "The Doris Deluxe" after the my friend's Grandmother.
The most I've ever done in washer repair was to replace a pump on my Mom's Direct Drive. However, this one received a lot more work! The main issue the neutral drain on the transmission. I also installed a new motor coupler and clutch assembly. I adjusted the fill level on the wash tub too. Of course, another major need was a general cleaning. After sitting in barns and garages for the last 20 years, it was filthy. Plus, getting rid of the old lime and calcium build up was a chore too. The other main thing was rust. It had the usual rust under the lid. So I knocked off the rust with a wire brush and treated it and a few other rust spots with POR 15. There was also a little rust on the bottom of the wash tub. It also received the POR 15 treatment. The hardest part was repainting it! The paint job was beyond a little touch up. If I ever do a full paint job again, I'll see if I can't find an auto body shop that will spay it out! The paint job is just OK but not great at all. I just about lost my Jesus last night re-installing the lid. I didn't have enough sense to realize that the lid should be installed BEFORE the lid spring! I'm slow about some things! Because of that, I'll need to touch up a couple of spots. But I did moved my Maytag into the garage so I could put it through its paces and the Doris Deluxe works perfectly! My thanks again for all the help from members of the forum! This post was last edited 08/22/2018 at 13:43 | ||
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Post# 1004481 , Reply# 1 8/22/2018 at 13:15 (2,073 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1004577 , Reply# 2 8/23/2018 at 09:35 (2,072 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Droaning
There are a couple of other issues that I need to address. One is a low droaning during agitation. It's coming from the cabinet vibrating. I'm pretty it's being transferred from the motor and/or transmission to frame and then the cabinet. Nothing like that happens during the spin cycle. It makes me wonder if the suspension pads are worn.
During the spin cycle, it seems to be slightly off balance. Every two or three seconds, it produces a slight tick to the right. I plan to replace the suspension springs and counter balance spring to see if that helps! | ||
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Post# 1004579 , Reply# 3 8/23/2018 at 09:49 (2,072 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Don't bother with any of that. Spin characteristic is not unusual and any oscillations during empty spin will be completely changed when a load of clothes spins. Only reason to replace a spring is if it wears through and breaks. The counterbalance spring sometimes wears through the attachment hole in the base, in which case the fix is to drill a new hole. The pads rarely wear enough to need replacement, unless a given machine has heavy use for years. Are there mastic pads glued to the cabinet interior? Some machines have them to dampen cabinet resonance, some don't. | ||
| Post# 1004583 , Reply# 4 8/23/2018 at 10:34 (2,072 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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ahhh!!! | ||
| Post# 1004625 , Reply# 5 8/23/2018 at 20:00 (2,071 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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mastic pads | ||
| Post# 1004626 , Reply# 6 8/23/2018 at 20:09 (2,071 days old) by IowaBear (Cedar Rapids, IA) | ||
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Post# 1004838 , Reply# 7 8/25/2018 at 17:47 (2,069 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Nice Whirlpool! | ||
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