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Thread Number: 95293
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Help - difference between GE Washer clutch part numbers |
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Post# 1199419 , Reply# 1 2/16/2024 at 06:51 by combo52  (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE two speed washer clutches
GE made a lot of changes in those clutches from the time they were introduced till the later ones yours is among the first two speed clutch I believe in 1957
I’ve not tried it but I believe it may be possible to install the later two speed clutch it has a different shift actuator and you might have to figure out how to mount it to do so, if you can put the later clutch in, I think you would be smart to do it because they had worked out a lot a little bugs with it. Personally, I would be very tempted to just throw a one speed clutch in your washer, there’s very little use for the two speeds if you’re not washing a lot of delicate dainty stuff in the machine . Even on later GE we frequently just threw a one speed clutch in when people had problems. Those are readily available still. As to your original question, I could maybe help if you posted good pictures of what you need to fix the old clutch John. | ||
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Post# 1199424 , Reply# 2 2/16/2024 at 07:37 by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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it may be possible to install the later two speed clutch
Yep, it sure is. Did this with the '58.
I would highly recommend getting the WH49X265 kit and using all parts from the kit, with the exception of the carrier plate, or at least I hope the carrier plate is fine and it was the primary/inner drum that the shop broke. This way, you can use the original style solenoid brake shoe on the '57, vs. having to make the changes I did to swap it over to the "finger" style on the '62 and later clutch. Ben www.automaticwasher.org/c...
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Post# 1201266 , Reply# 6 3/10/2024 at 16:23 by Delco1946 (Oregon) |
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Normal speed agitation video CLICK HERE TO GO TO Delco1946's LINK | ||
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Post# 1201267 , Reply# 7 3/10/2024 at 16:24 by Delco1946 (Oregon) |
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First wet test. Aside from clutch noise seems to work well and no leaks! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Delco1946's LINK | ||
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Post# 1201270 , Reply# 8 3/10/2024 at 17:31 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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GE washer two Speed clutches
I would use the new style to speed clutch and try to mount the little shifter solenoid from a newer design one on the motor mounting plate. I don’t think it would be too hard to do.
Just grab a two speed clutch and motor assembly from a newer filter, flow washer And you can see the difference and how to mount the shifter solenoid to work with the newer style clutch on your machine. It’s very hard to rebuild old Worn GE clutches and get them to work quietly. Also the older breaking mechanism they used on your machine was not a very good design, which is why they changed it if somebody accidentally turned it onto low speed while it was running, it burns up the brake shoe. John | ||
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Post# 1201283 , Reply# 10 3/10/2024 at 18:58 by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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In my thread I talk about replacing the brake shoe solenoid mechanism with the tab solenoid shifter bracket. I had enough parts on hand from salvaged clutches to adapt the shifter bracket to the ‘58 motor plate.
I had to go this route as I had damaged my carrier plate, but even when I had tested the machine prior to disassembly it was noisy and ultimately I like the quiet sound of the swapped finger style clutch. Ben | ||
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Post# 1201288 , Reply# 11 3/10/2024 at 19:32 by Delco1946 (Oregon) |
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Thanks Ben! Sorry I missed that. My gosh this washer is becoming a pain in my ass lol. | ||
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Post# 1201348 , Reply# 13 3/11/2024 at 21:11 by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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AFAIK, GE didn't sell the full assembly for the shifter assembly but rather sold each part individually.
I have seen the shifter assembly sold with a full retro kit to swap out a full motor/clutch assembly (WH49X271), however this kit wouldn't work on your '57, unless you bought one just for the shifter. One option you do have is something John mentioned earlier. You could always put a single speed clutch on the washer, or throw your original clutch on it and live with the noise. Ben https://www.ebay.com/itm/283749185795... | ||
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Post# 1201374 , Reply# 14 3/12/2024 at 09:04 by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Later, GE filter, flow to speed clutches
Here’s a picture of the later clutch assembly that was used from 1961 through 1994
The little magnet assembly was available as an entire assembly. That’s normally the only way we ever saw them early on you could buy it piece by piece. I should think it would be fairly easy to use the newer clutch you got, and to buy this little shifter assembly and mount it to the mounting plate of your old 57 GE washer. John L
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Post# 1201666 , Reply# 15 3/16/2024 at 20:49 by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Chris, I take back what I said on 3/11. Tonight I stumbled across the PN that GE later on assigned to the full shifter assembly - WH12X847. There are several out on eBay and available through other vendors.
Ben | ||
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