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Thread Number: 82634
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Pre-War Bendix Restored! |
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| Post# 1067383 4/14/2020 at 18:59 (1,472 days old) by Dgray316 (Elizabeth, Illinois ) | ||
Here is the Bendix Pre-War restored. found new bearings and seal for it. Rebuilt the transmission and motor, water vale rebuilt and new timer. Done all this myself!
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| Post# 1067386 , Reply# 1 4/14/2020 at 19:02 (1,472 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1067387 , Reply# 2 4/14/2020 at 19:13 (1,472 days old) by stricklybojack (South Hams Devon UK) | ||
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Post# 1067388 , Reply# 3 4/14/2020 at 19:15 (1,472 days old) by bigalsf  (Salt Lake City) |
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Awesome job!! That looks really nice! Congrats! | ||
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Post# 1067389 , Reply# 4 4/14/2020 at 19:16 (1,472 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington NC) |
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Way to go!! | ||
| Post# 1067390 , Reply# 5 4/14/2020 at 19:17 (1,472 days old) by Dgray316 (Elizabeth, Illinois ) | ||
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Post# 1067391 , Reply# 6 4/14/2020 at 19:21 (1,472 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 1067396 , Reply# 7 4/14/2020 at 19:31 (1,471 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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Excellent- looks like it just left the factory! | ||
| Post# 1067403 , Reply# 8 4/14/2020 at 20:08 (1,471 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass) | ||
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Bendix That has a porcelain tub.I thought the prewar bendixes had a galvanized tub.Very nice I have a similar one.I am curious to know what holds the soaplid in place mine came off. | ||
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Post# 1067407 , Reply# 9 4/14/2020 at 20:54 (1,471 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 1067409 , Reply# 10 4/14/2020 at 21:05 (1,471 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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| Post# 1067411 , Reply# 11 4/14/2020 at 21:22 (1,471 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1067420 , Reply# 12 4/14/2020 at 21:49 (1,471 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Post# 1067429 , Reply# 13 4/14/2020 at 23:18 (1,471 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1067458 , Reply# 14 4/15/2020 at 04:46 (1,471 days old) by Kenmore58 (Rhode Island) |
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Post# 1067464 , Reply# 15 4/15/2020 at 07:14 (1,471 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 1067466 , Reply# 16 4/15/2020 at 07:50 (1,471 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Post# 1067470 , Reply# 17 4/15/2020 at 08:21 (1,471 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) |
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Well done
Don’t you just love a Bendix !!!
Your very talented and what a great job you’ve done . Here in the UK I’m not sure if we had these very early Bendix machines . The ones I’ve done are from the 1950s !!!! Wonderful to see another treasure restored .! This is the last one I finished . Can you do a video of yours washing ?? Best wishes Darren
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| Post# 1067479 , Reply# 18 4/15/2020 at 10:15 (1,471 days old) by sfh074 ( ) | ||
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Wow .... Very nice job and attention to detail is superb! What did you do for the door gasket? Please detail the bearings and seal you used if these were parts substitutions and how you did the install. | ||
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Post# 1067486 , Reply# 19 4/15/2020 at 10:34 (1,471 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 1067582 , Reply# 20 4/16/2020 at 09:09 (1,470 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Yeah thats my question too Ben, This black tub is not in the pre-war literature. And those knobs are 1940's. The pre-war machines had dimples which were removed around 1940. Pre War machines had chicken beak knobs on top of a metal badge. The soap door was up front not in the rear. And the door hinges were covered in hard rubber. Note the handle style and the chrome bands that held the tub in place. This is a beautiful restoration for sure and it is carrying a pre-war badge on the front. Nice looking machine, nice restoration. For some reason my photos are posting SIDEWISE TODAY --- ROBERT???!!!!
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Post# 1067584 , Reply# 21 4/16/2020 at 09:25 (1,470 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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My machine would have had the galvanized tub originally, however the machine was used and then the owner sent it back to Bendix in 1950 for a full make over she loved it so much and so at that time the tub was replaced by the newer porcelain tub. This is where I got lucky Hubby bought her a new Bendix in 1950 so when this machine was returned it was installed and not used so the tub is brand spanking new. So was the pump etc. ROBERT-- THE PHOTOS ARE SIDEWISE AGAIN !!!
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Post# 1067586 , Reply# 22 4/16/2020 at 09:28 (1,470 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Here is the install manual post 1939.
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| Post# 1067642 , Reply# 23 4/16/2020 at 15:27 (1,470 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 1067646 , Reply# 24 4/16/2020 at 15:40 (1,470 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) |
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Wow | ||
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Post# 1067734 , Reply# 25 4/17/2020 at 06:55 (1,469 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Darren | ||
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Post# 1067741 , Reply# 26 4/17/2020 at 07:35 (1,469 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 1067767 , Reply# 27 4/17/2020 at 10:00 (1,469 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Tumble Action Bendix water heaters
AFAIK, the only B/S/G models that had water heaters were the 1952 G-314/1953 WCG/1954 WDG-H/1955 WEG-H Gyromatics. None of the bolt down models had heaters.
Ben
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Post# 1067905 , Reply# 28 4/18/2020 at 03:26 (1,468 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) |
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Water heaters
In the Uk at the time when the Bendix was being sold most houses in the UK didn’t have a easy supply of hot water . Most homes were heating water from back boilers fuelled by coal fired or solid fuel boilers . Therefore a heater in the bendix was brilliant . The water can be raised from cold to boiling if needed . I know at the time soap powders were not like modern biological brands so the hot water was almost essential
The water can be kept hot with or without the wash action . This is the temperature gauge on the machine Before being restored
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Post# 1068022 , Reply# 29 4/18/2020 at 21:36 (1,467 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 1068046 , Reply# 30 4/19/2020 at 01:15 (1,467 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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Post# 1068584 , Reply# 32 4/22/2020 at 05:45 (1,464 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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The 1953 Combo I had and now Jeff has, has the heater and it was working, of the 4 Combos I had that one was the only working unit. It got the wash so hot you could not keep your hand on the door glass. Amazing machines all around so glad to see all these beautiful restorations going forward.
Mike, fantastic video of Darren's machines. Those are gorgeous, what is the top loader that has the "Drib-La-Matic" action into the tub? And that top loader with the spinning navy tub DROOL. But those Bendix Taps OMG over the top!! I never knew those were made !! The piece de resistance is the enamel tub catching the drips from the Frigidaire spin dryer !!! Darren your clothes are gonna get confused, tumbling one way in the Bendix and the other in the Liberator!! This post was last edited 04/22/2020 at 06:25 | ||
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