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Thread Number: 90704
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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| Post# 1152076 , Reply# 1 6/23/2022 at 00:27 (670 days old) by bazzybtec (Churchill Queensland Australia) | ||
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Also the local machine repair shop has said i need to replace the bearings and the center shaft seals however i don't know what the part numbers or even where to find those parts in the machine. | ||
| Post# 1152113 , Reply# 2 6/23/2022 at 08:00 (669 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1152135 , Reply# 4 6/23/2022 at 09:26 (669 days old) by DADoES  (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 Bearings (upper and lower, with seals) are inside the tub centerpost to support the spin tube. There was a remover tool, otherwise find a way to pound them out. There's also a tool to install the new centerpost bearings into proper position, otherwise you have to devise some other way to do that. Lubrication (turbine oil) of the bearing cavities is required when reassembling the components. The top centerpost seal is set in place after assembling and oiling. There are also bearings inside the spin tube that support the agitator shaft. I've not seen those sourced separately, they're already in place on a new spin tube. Did anyone else notice the heating element in Pic 1 above? | ||
| Post# 1152150 , Reply# 5 6/23/2022 at 11:55 (669 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1152222 , Reply# 7 6/23/2022 at 21:26 (669 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Your link is for a SmartDrive-design Cabrio, completely different design. Photo 1 = bearing puller & installer tools; removal of lower centerpost bearing. Photo 2 = (cutaway) install upper & lower bearings, done simultaneously with the one tool. | ||
| Post# 1152227 , Reply# 8 6/23/2022 at 22:23 (669 days old) by bazzybtec (Churchill Queensland Australia) | ||
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ok i am unable to find that tool available anywhere. is there any other way of getting that bearing out? It seems that there is one at the top and at the bottom so there is no way of getting anything inside the space that will be wide enough to pull it out. the inserter looks easy enough to make something up. | ||
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Post# 1152229 , Reply# 9 6/23/2022 at 22:33 (669 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Removing WP BD Center Post Bearings I have almost never used the remover tool even though I have at least 4 of them.
We just use an old agitator shaft and insert it in the center post and take a heavy hammer and pound the old bearing and seals out, did hundreds of rebuilds this way over the years.
The installer tool is much more useful however, but you can also devise ways to pound the bearings in if you are careful.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1152238 , Reply# 10 6/23/2022 at 23:56 (669 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1152242 , Reply# 11 6/24/2022 at 00:24 (669 days old) by bazzybtec (Churchill Queensland Australia) | ||
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Could a large spindle of washers of varying sizes on a threaded rod be used in place of this installation tool? then use a nut welded to a metal brace that can go across the tube at the top be used so as you turn the threaded shaft it pulls tighter pulling the bearing into place. | ||
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Post# 1152272 , Reply# 12 6/24/2022 at 09:48 (668 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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There's an oil seal that fits beneath the upper bearing, and both bearings are intended to be at specific depth positions in the centerpost. The installer tool mandrels are formed accordingly to set the bearings and seal. Note also that the full interior of the centerpost is to be wire-brushed/cleaned before installing the new bearings so there's no residual debris to fall onto the lower bearing. Perhaps you should search for service documentation on the procedure if you don't already have it. | ||
| Post# 1152348 , Reply# 13 6/24/2022 at 20:59 (668 days old) by bazzybtec (Churchill Queensland Australia) | ||
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ok so i really need the proper tool to do the installation. I am probably better to not pull out the old bearings if i don't have access to the tool to put the new ones in correctly. I also don't have the service procedure for replacing the bearings. I was unable to obtain them either. all i could fins was for modern machines and they are different | ||
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Post# 1152363 , Reply# 14 6/24/2022 at 21:42 (668 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1153982 , Reply# 16 7/11/2022 at 08:35 (651 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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